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SY0-301 Part 4

Question 1 of 50

1

An administrator wants to setup their network with only one public IP address even thou there are 10 users
internally who needs access. Which of the following would allow for this?

Select one of the following:

  • DMZ

  • VLAN

  • NIDS

  • NAT

Explanation

Question 2 of 50

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Which of the following would be the MOST secure choice to implement for authenticating remote connections?

Select one of the following:

  • LDAP

  • 802.1x

  • RAS

  • RADIUS

Explanation

Question 3 of 50

1

Which of the following is the BEST way to reduce the number of passwords a user must remember and
maintain?

Select one of the following:

  • Kerberos

  • CHAP

  • SSO

  • MD5

Explanation

Question 4 of 50

1

Which of the following can be used as a means for dual-factor authentication?

Select one of the following:

  • RAS and username/password

  • RADIUS and L2TP

  • LDAP and WPA

  • Iris scan and proximity card

Explanation

Question 5 of 50

1

Which of the following type of attacks requires an attacker to sniff the network?

Select one of the following:

  • Man-in-the-Middle

  • DDoS attack

  • MAC flooding

  • DNS poisoning

Explanation

Question 6 of 50

1

Which of the following redundancy solutions contains hardware systems similar to the affected organization, but
does not provide all of the equipment needed for redundancy?

Select one of the following:

  • Hot site

  • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

  • Warm site

  • Cold site

Explanation

Question 7 of 50

1

Which of the following security policies is BEST to use when trying to mitigate the risks involved with allowing a
user to access company email via their cell phone?

Select one of the following:

  • The cell phone should require a password after a set period of inactivity

  • The cell phone should only be used for company related emails

  • The cell phone data should be encrypted according to NIST standards

  • The cell phone should have data connection abilities disabled

Explanation

Question 8 of 50

1

Which of the following algorithms is the LEAST secure?

Select one of the following:

  • NTLM

  • MD5

  • LANMAN

  • SHA-1

Explanation

Question 9 of 50

1

A technician needs to detect staff members that are connecting to an unauthorized website. Which of the
following could be used?

Select one of the following:

  • Protocol analyzer

  • Bluesnarfing

  • Host routing table

  • HIDS

Explanation

Question 10 of 50

1

Which of the following is an example of security personnel that administer access control functions, but do not
administer audit functions?

Select one of the following:

  • Access enforcement

  • Separation of duties

  • Least privilege

  • Account management

Explanation

Question 11 of 50

1

Which of the following is used to perform denial of service (DoS) attacks?

Select one of the following:

  • Privilege escalation

  • Botnet

  • Adware

  • Spyware

Explanation

Question 12 of 50

1

Which of the following is an exploit against a device where only the hardware model and manufacturer are
known?

Select one of the following:

  • Replay attack

  • Denial of service (DoS)

  • Privilege escalation

  • Default passwords

Explanation

Question 13 of 50

1

Which of the following tools will allow the technician to find all open ports on the network?

Select one of the following:

  • Performance monitor

  • Protocol analyzer

  • Router ACL

  • Network scanner

Explanation

Question 14 of 50

1

Which of the following should a technician recommend to prevent physical access to individual office areas?
(Select TWO).

Select one or more of the following:

  • Video surveillance

  • Blockade

  • Key card readers

  • Mantrap

  • Perimeter fence

Explanation

Question 15 of 50

1

After issuance a technician becomes aware that some asymmetric keys were issued to individuals who are not
authorized to use them. Which of the following should the technician use to revoke the keys and informs others
they are no longer trusted?

Select one of the following:

  • Recovery agent

  • Certificate revocation list

  • Key escrow

  • Public key recovery

Explanation

Question 16 of 50

1

Which of following can BEST be used to determine the topology of a network and discover unknown devices?

Select one of the following:

  • Vulnerability scanner

  • NIPS

  • Protocol analyzer

  • Network mapper

Explanation

Question 17 of 50

1

Which of the following BEST describes the term war driving?

Select one of the following:

  • Driving from point to point with a laptop and an antenna to find unsecured wireless access points

  • Driving from point to point with a wireless scanner to read other user emails through the access point

  • Driving from point to point with a wireless network card and hacking into unsecured wireless access points

  • Driving from point to point with a wireless scanner to use unsecured access points

Explanation

Question 18 of 50

1

When is the BEST time to update antivirus definitions?

Select one of the following:

  • At least once a week as part of system maintenance

  • As the definitions become available from the vendor

  • When a new virus is discovered on the system

  • When an attack occurs on the network

Explanation

Question 19 of 50

1

Why would a technician use a password cracker?

Select one of the following:

  • To look for weak passwords on the network

  • To change a user passwords when they leave the company

  • To enforce password complexity requirements

  • To change user passwords if they have forgotten them

Explanation

Question 20 of 50

1

What would be a requirement before a technician begin his penetration test?

Select one of the following:

  • When the technician suspects that weak passwords exist on the network

  • When the technician is trying to guess passwords on a network

  • When the technician has permission from the owner of the network

  • When the technician is war driving and trying to gain access

Explanation

Question 21 of 50

1

Which of the following is the MOST secure alternative for remote administrative access to a router?

Select one of the following:

  • SSH

  • Telnet

  • rlogin

  • HTTP

Explanation

Question 22 of 50

1

Users are utilizing thumb drives to connect to USB ports on company workstations. A technician is concerned
that sensitive files can be copied to the USB drives. Which of the following mitigation techniques would address
this concern? (Select TWO).

Select one or more of the following:

  • Disable the USB root hub within the OS

  • Install anti-virus software on the USB drives

  • Disable USB within the workstation BIOS

  • Apply the concept of least privilege to USB devices

  • Run spyware detection against all workstations

Explanation

Question 23 of 50

1

A technician is testing the security of a new database application with a website front-end. The technician
notices that when certain characters are input into the application it will crash the server. Which of the following
does the technician need to do?

Select one of the following:

  • Utilize SSL on the website

  • Implement an ACL

  • Lock-down the database

  • Input validation

Explanation

Question 24 of 50

1

An administrator in a small office environment has implemented an IDS on the network perimeter to detect
malicious traffic patterns. The administrator still has a concern about traffic inside the network originating
between client workstations. Which of the following could be implemented?

Select one of the following:

  • HIDS

  • A VLAN

  • A network router

  • An access list

Explanation

Question 25 of 50

1

Which of the following is the primary purpose of a CA?

Select one of the following:

  • LANMAN validation

  • Encrypt data

  • Kerberos authentication

  • Issue private/public keys

Explanation

Question 26 of 50

1

A user is attempting to receive digitally signed and encrypted email messages from a remote office. Which of
the following protocols does the system need to support?

Select one of the following:

  • SMTP

  • S/MIME

  • ISAKMP

  • IPSec

Explanation

Question 27 of 50

1

Antivirus software products detect malware by comparing the characteristics of known instances against which
of the following type of file sets?

Select one of the following:

  • Signature

  • Text

  • NIDS signature

  • Dynamic Library

Explanation

Question 28 of 50

1

Which of the following is a reason why a company should disable the SSID broadcast of the wireless access
points?

Select one of the following:

  • Rogue access points

  • War driving

  • Weak encryption

  • Session hijacking

Explanation

Question 29 of 50

1

An administrator notices that former temporary employee's accounts are still active on a domain. Which of the
following can be implemented to increase security and prevent this from happening?

Select one of the following:

  • Run a last logon script to look for inactive accounts

  • Implement an account expiration date for temporary employees

  • Implement a password expiration policy

  • Implement time of day restrictions for all temporary employees

Explanation

Question 30 of 50

1

Which of the following algorithms have the smallest key space?

Select one of the following:

  • IDEA

  • SHA-1

  • AES

  • DES

Explanation

Question 31 of 50

1

Which of the following is the MOST recent addition to cryptography as a standard for the US Government?

Select one of the following:

  • AES

  • DES

  • 3DES

  • PGP

Explanation

Question 32 of 50

1

Which of the following allows for notification when a hacking attempt is discovered?

Select one of the following:

  • NAT

  • NIDS

  • Netflow

  • Protocol analyzer

Explanation

Question 33 of 50

1

When dealing with a 10BASE5 network, which of the following is the MOST likely security risk?

Select one of the following:

  • An incorrect VLAN

  • SSID broadcasting

  • A repeater

  • A vampire tap

Explanation

Question 34 of 50

1

Which of the following allows a technician to scan for missing patches on a device without actually attempting to
exploit the security problem?

Select one of the following:

  • A vulnerability scanner

  • Security baselines

  • A port scanner

  • Group policy

Explanation

Question 35 of 50

1

Which of the following uses a key ring?

Select one of the following:

  • AES

  • DES

  • PGP

  • RSA

Explanation

Question 36 of 50

1

Using an asymmetric key cryptography system, where can a technician get a third party to vouch for the identity
of the key pairs generated?

Select one of the following:

  • A certificate authority

  • IETF

  • A key escrow service

  • A recovery agent

Explanation

Question 37 of 50

1

Which of the following allows a file to have different security permissions for users that have the same roles or
user groups?

Select one of the following:

  • Mandatory Access Control (MAC)

  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

  • Discretionary Access Control (DAC)

  • Rule-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Explanation

Question 38 of 50

1

Which of the following would be BEST to use to apply corporate security settings to a device?

Select one of the following:

  • A security patch

  • A security hotfix

  • An OS service pack

  • A security template

Explanation

Question 39 of 50

1

A technician suspects that one of the network cards on the internal LAN is causing a broadcast storm. Which of
the following would BEST diagnose which NIC is causing this problem?

Select one of the following:

  • The NIDS log file

  • A protocol analyzer

  • The local security log file

  • The local firewall log file

Explanation

Question 40 of 50

1

A CEO is concerned about staff browsing inappropriate material on the Internet via HTTPS. It has been
suggested that the company purchase a product which could decrypt the SSL session, scan the content and
then repackage the SSL session without staff knowing. Which of the following type of attacks is similar to this
product?

Select one of the following:

  • Replay

  • Spoofing

  • TCP/IP hijacking

  • Man-in-the-middle

Explanation

Question 41 of 50

1

After a system risk assessment was performed it was found that the cost to mitigate the risk was higher than
the expected loss if the risk was actualized. In this instance, which of the following is the BEST course of
action?

Select one of the following:

  • Accept the risk

  • Mitigate the risk

  • Reject the risk

  • Run a new risk assessment

Explanation

Question 42 of 50

1

A small call center business decided to install an email system to facilitate communications in the office. As part
of the upgrade the vendor offered to supply anti-malware software for a cost of 5,000 per year. The IT manager
read there was a 90% chance each year that workstations would be compromised if not adequately protected. If
workstations are compromised it will take three hours to restore services for the 30 staff. Staff members in the
call center are paid $90 per hour. If determining the risk, which of the following is the annual loss expectancy
(ALE)?

Select one of the following:

  • $2,700

  • $4,500

  • $8,100

  • $7,290

Explanation

Question 43 of 50

1

A small call center business decided to install an email system to facilitate communications in the office. As part
of the upgrade the vendor offered to supply anti-malware software for a cost of 5,000 per year. The IT manager
read there was a 90% chance each year that workstations would be compromised if not adequately protected. If
workstations are compromised it will take three hours to restore services for the 30 staff. Staff members in the
call center are paid $90 per hour. If the anti-malware software is purchased, which of the following is the
expected net savings?

Select one of the following:

  • 9000

  • 2,290

  • 2,700

  • 5,000

Explanation

Question 44 of 50

1

A flat or simple role-based access control (RBAC) embodies which of the following principles?

Select one of the following:

  • Users assigned to roles, permissions are assigned to groups, controls applied to groups and permissions acquired by controls

  • Users assigned permissions, roles assigned to groups and users acquire additional permissions by being a member of a group

  • Roles applied to groups, users assigned to groups and users acquire permissions by being a member of the group

  • Users assigned to roles, permissions are assigned to roles and users acquire permissions by being a
    member of the role?

Explanation

Question 45 of 50

1

Frequent signature updates are required by which of the following security applications? (Select TWO).

Select one or more of the following:

  • Antivirus

  • PGP

  • Firewall

  • PKI

  • IDS

Explanation

Question 46 of 50

1

Social engineering, password cracking and vulnerability exploitation are examples of which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • Vulnerability assessment

  • Fingerprinting

  • Penetration testing

  • Fuzzing

Explanation

Question 47 of 50

1

Configuration baselines should be taken at which of the following stages in the deployment of a new system?

Select one of the following:

  • Before initial configuration

  • Before loading the OS

  • After a user logs in

  • After initial configuration

Explanation

Question 48 of 50

1

Which of the following describes the difference between a secure cipher and a secure hash?

Select one of the following:

  • A hash produces a variable output for any input size, a cipher does not

  • A cipher produces the same size output for any input size, a hash does not

  • A cipher can be reversed, a hash cannot

  • A hash can be reversed, a cipher cannot

Explanation

Question 49 of 50

1

To evaluate the security compliance of a group of servers against best practices, which of the following BEST
applies?

Select one of the following:

  • Get a patch management report

  • Conduct a penetration test

  • Run a vulnerability assessment tool

  • Install a protocol analyzer

Explanation

Question 50 of 50

1

Which of the following is a problem MOST often associated with UTP cable?

Select one of the following:

  • Fuzzing

  • Vampire tap

  • Crosstalk

  • Refraction

Explanation

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