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Question # 16

A penetration tester was able to gain unauthorized access to a hypervisor platform. Which of the following vulnerabilities was most likely exploited?

Options:

A.  

Cross-site scripting

B.  

SQL injection

C.  

Race condition

D.  

VM escape

Discussion 0
Question # 17

An organization is evaluating the cost of licensing a new solution to prevent ransomware. Which of the following is the most helpful in making this decision?

Options:

A.  

ALE

B.  

SLE

C.  

RTO

D.  

ARO

Discussion 0
Question # 18

The marketing department set up its own project management software without telling the appropriate departments. Which of the following describes this scenario?

Options:

A.  

Shadow IT

B.  

Insider threat

C.  

Data exfiltration

D.  

Service disruption

Discussion 0
Question # 19

During a routine audit, an analyst discovers that a department uses software that was not vetted. Which threat is this?

Options:

A.  

Espionage

B.  

Data exfiltration

C.  

Shadow IT

D.  

Zero-day

Discussion 0
Question # 20

A security analyst investigates an incident in which a PowerShell script was identified as a potential Io

C.  

Which of the following will best help the analyst identify an attempt to compromise the system?

Options:

A.  

SNMP logs

B.  

Firewall logs

C.  

EDR logs

D.  

IPS logs

Discussion 0
Question # 21

Which of the following will most likely lead an organization to revise its change management policy?

Options:

A.  

An engineer adds a new feature to the production service.

B.  

A production server continuously runs at its maximum load.

C.  

Software is migrated to a cloud that offers increased flexibility in its updates.

D.  

A legacy server lacks support for new regulatory requirements.

Discussion 0
Question # 22

A systems administrator wants to prevent users from being able to access data based on their responsibilities. The administrator also wants to apply the required access structure via a simplified format. Which of the following should the administrator apply to the site recovery resource group?

Options:

A.  

RBAC

B.  

ACL

C.  

SAML

D.  

GPO

Discussion 0
Question # 23

Which of the following should be used to ensure an attacker is unable to read the contents of a mobile device ' s drive if the device is lost?

Options:

A.  

TPM

B.  

ECC

C.  

FDE

D.  

HSM

Discussion 0
Question # 24

While investigating a possible incident, a security analyst discovers the following log entries:

67.118.34.157 ----- [28/Jul/2022:10:26:59 -0300] " GET /query.php?q-wireless%20headphones / HTTP/1.0 " 200 12737

132.18.222.103 ----[28/Jul/2022:10:27:10 -0300] " GET /query.php?q=123 INSERT INTO users VALUES( ' temp ' , ' pass123 ' )# / HTTP/1.0 " 200 935

12.45.101.121 ----- [28/Jul/2022:10:27:22 -0300] " GET /query.php?q=mp3%20players I HTTP/1.0 " 200 14650

Which of the following should the analyst do first?

Options:

A.  

Implement a WAF

B.  

Disable the query .php script

C.  

Block brute-force attempts on temporary users

D.  

Check the users table for new accounts

Discussion 0
Question # 25

A few weeks after deploying additional email servers, a company begins to receive complaints that messages are going into recipients’ spam folders. Which of the following needs to be updated?

Options:

A.  

CNAME

B.  

SMTP

C.  

DLP

D.  

SPF

Discussion 0
Question # 26

A company purchased cyber insurance to address items listed on the risk register. Which of the following strategies does this represent?

Options:

A.  

Accept

B.  

Transfer

C.  

Mitigate

D.  

Avoid

Discussion 0
Question # 27

Which of the following threat vectors is most commonly utilized by insider threat actors attempting data exfiltration?

Options:

A.  

Unidentified removable devices

B.  

Default network device credentials

C.  

Spear phishing emails

D.  

Impersonation of business units through typosquatting

Discussion 0
Question # 28

Which of the following best describes the practice of researching laws and regulations related to information security operations within a specific industry?

Options:

A.  

Compliance reporting

B.  

GDPR

C.  

Due diligence

D.  

Attestation

Discussion 0
Question # 29

A security analyst locates a potentially malicious video file on a server and needs to identify both the creation date and the file ' s creator. Which of the following actions would most likely give the security analyst the information required?

Options:

A.  

Obtain the file ' s SHA-256 hash.

B.  

Use hexdump on the file ' s contents.

C.  

Check endpoint logs.

D.  

Query the file ' s metadata.

Discussion 0
Question # 30

Which of the following solutions would most likely be used in the financial industry to mask sensitive data?

Options:

A.  

Tokenization

B.  

Hashing

C.  

Salting

D.  

Steganography

Discussion 0
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