Which type of malware can copy itself and infect a computer without the user’s consent or knowledge?
virus
Trojan horse
rootkit
backdoor
What type of self-replicating program copies itself to other computers on a network without any user intervention and consumes bandwidth and computer resources?
worm
What malware looks like a useful or desired executable program but is in reality program that is supposed to cause harm to your computer or steal information from your computer?
What malware collects a user’s personal information or details about your browsing habits without your knowledge?
spyware
What malware gives administrator-level control over a computer system?
What software component comes with Windows Vista and Windows 7 to defend against spyware?
Windows Firewall
Windows Defender
UAC
Windows Anti-virus
What do you call a message warning you to delete an essential Windows file?
virus hoax
keylogger
What server can be used to install Windows updates for your organization?
SCOM
WSUS
IIS
WDS
What do you call multiple Windows updates that have been packaged together as one installation and are well tested?
service packs
cumulative packs
critical update
optional update
What Windows feature notifies you when something tries to make changes to your computer without your knowledge?
NAT
What host firewall is included with Windows 7?
Microsoft Protector
Microsoft Safety Net
What do you call unsolicited junk email?
spam
j-mail
junkettes
Infected mail
What email validation system is designed to stop spam that uses source address spoofing?
Foremost Relay System
Sender Policy Framework
Spam Checking Networking
Spoof Checker
What do spammers and hackers look for when they want to send email through your network?
open SMTP servers
open web servers
open POP3 servers
open FTP servers
Which tab in Internet Explorer settings would you use to delete history and cookies?
General
Privacy
Security
Advanced
Which Internet Explorer zone is the least secure?
Internet zone
local intranet zone
trusted sites zone
restricted sites zone
What technique is used to send you to a fake, but realistic-looking, website to verify your account information?
spoofing
smurfing
man-in-the-middle
phishing
Which of the following terms indicates that information is to be read only by those people for whom it is intended?
confidentiality
integrity
availability
accounting
What technology is not used to implement confidentiality?
encryption
access controls
auditing
authentication
Which of the following makes sure that data is not changed when it not supposed to be?
Which of the following is not a response when dealing with a risk?
avoidance
mitigation
transfer
patching
What do you call the security discipline that requires that a user is given no more privilege necessary to perform his or her job?
defense in depth
reduction of attack surface
risk transfer
principle of least privilege
What do you call the scope that hacker can use to break into a system?
attack surface
risk mitigation
What method used by a hacker relies on the trusting nature of the person being attacked?
social engineering
risk avoidance
What is the best way to protect against social engineering?
stronger encryption
stronger authentication
employee awareness
What is needed to highly secure a system?
lots of time
more money
system update
disabled administrator account
What is the first line of defense when setting up a network?
physically secure the network
configure authentication
configure encryption
configure an ACL
Which concept determines what resources users can access after they log on?
access control
What is used to provide protection when one line of defense is breached?
What is used to identify a person before giving access?
What is used to verify that an administrator is not accessing data that he should not be accessing?
What type of device can be easily lost or stolen or can be used for espionage?
processors
RAM chips
removable devices
servers
What is a physical or logical device used to capture keystrokes?
USB flash drive
PDA
Smartphone
In dealing with risks, which response is done by buying insurance to protect your bottom line if such a disaster or threat is realized?
risk acceptance
What type of device isolates a network by filtering the packets that can enter it?
firewall
bridge
gateway
switch
What seven-layer model is often used to describe networking technologies and services?
OSI
TCP/IP
IPX/SPX
DIX
On which OSI layer do routers function?
1
2
3
4
On which OSI layer do TCP and UDP function?
What OSI layer do switches and bridges use?
What port does SMTP use?
21
23
25
443
What port does LDAP use?
389
3389
What type of firewall filters packets based on IP address and ports?
packet-filtering
circuit-filtering
application-level
stateful
What type of firewall is also known as a proxy server?
What type of firewall looks at the previous conversations to determine if a packet should enter a network?
What Microsoft technology can verify that a client has the newest Windows updates and has an updated antivirus software package before being allowed access to the network?
IPSec
NAP
SCCM
What technology can you use to isolate a network of servers so that they cannot interact with other servers?
router
VLAN
What type of device looks at a packet and forwards it based on its destination IP address?
Which type of routing protocol sends the entire routing table to its neighbors?
distance vector
link state
scalable driven
infinity
Which type of system detects unauthorized intruders and then takes action to stop them from proceeding?
IDS
IPS
What type of server would you install that would be used to trap a hacker?
honeypot
What special area serves as a buffer area between the Internet and the internal network and can be used to hold web servers that are accessed from the Internet?
DMZ
PLC
How many firewalls would you use to create a sandwich DMZ?
You have several Internet web servers that need to communicate with a SQL server. Where would you place the SQL server?
internal network
Internet
isolated VLAN
Which of the following servers would you not place on the DMZ?
Internet web server
email relay servers
email mailbox servers
proxy servers
What technology allows a user at home to connect to the corporate network?
VPN
Which IPsec protocol provides integrity protection for packet headers, data, and user authentication but does not encrypt the data load?
AH
ESP
IKE
LDAP
What is the process of identifying an individual?
authorization
What do you call the process in which a user is identified via a username and password?
What is the process of giving individual access to a system or resource?
What is the process of keeping track of a user’s activity?
authoring
What process prevents someone from denying that she accessed a resource?
sniffing
nonrepudiation
Which of the following is a secret numeric password used for authentication?
security token
digital certificate
digital signature
PIN
What type of electronic document contains a public key?
biometrics
PAN
What item, about the size of a credit card, allows access to a network and its resources?
smart card
biometric
What type of authentication method identifies and recognizes people based on physical traits such as fingerprints?
digital certificates
WEP
RADIUS
What authentication type is the default for Active Directory?
NTLM
Kerberos
MS-CHAP
MS-CHAPv2
What directory service is used with Windows domains?
Active Directory
E-Directory
PAM
What type of server runs Active Directory?
member server
file server
domain controller
NTLAN server
When you access permissions to a folder, you should first grant permissions to __________ rather than users.
groups
computers
collections
organizational units
When you create a local user on a computer running in Windows 7, where is the user account stored?
SAM
SQL database
Which type of group can be granted rights and permissions?
security
distribution
authorizing
What authorizes a user to perform certain actions in Windows such as logging on or performing a backup?
right
permission
accessible
key
When you grant access to print to a printer, what are you granting?
Where are users and permissions stored for an NTFS folder?
access log
access file
registry
ACL
What type of permissions are assigned directly to a file or folder?
explicit
inherited
encompassing
overriding
What is the process of converting data into a format that cannot be read by another user?
locking
keying
registering
Which authentication sends the username and password in plain text?
CHAP
PAP
SPAP
In Windows, what do you use to enable auditing?
group policies
NTFS permissions
A user receives a phone call from a person who claims to represent IT services and then asks that user for confirmation of username and password for auditing purposes. Which security threat does this phone call represent?
anonymous keylogging
DDoS
Which two security precautions will help protect a workplace against social engineering? (Choose two.)
ensuring that each use of an access card allows access to only one user at the time
ensuring that all operating system and antivirus software is up to date
encrypting all sensitive data stored on the servers
performing daily data backups
registering and escorting all visitors to the premises
What are two typical physical security precautions that a business can take to protect its computers and systems? (Choose two.)
Perform daily data backups.
Replace any software firewalls with a hardware firewall.
Implement biometric authentication.
Ensure that all operating system and antivirus software is up to date.
Disable the autorun feature in the operating system.
Which physical security technology can hold user authentication information, include software license protection, provide encryption, and provide hardware and software authentication that is specific to the host system?
biometric authentication
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
card key access
two-factor security
It has been noted that the computers of employees who use removable flash drives are being infected with viruses and other malware. Which two actions can help prevent this problem in the future? (Choose two.)
Set virus protection software to scan removable media when data is accessed.
Configure the Windows Firewall to block the ports that are used by viruses.
Enable the TPM in the CMOS settings.
Repair, delete, or quarantine the infected files.
In which situation would a computer technician use the fixmbr command at the command prompt of a Windows XP computer to resolve a security issue?
when unauthorized users have changed the CMOS settings and the CMOS password must be reset
when a virus has damaged the master boot record of the system disk
when a virus has damaged the boot sector of the system disk
when the folder permissions for user members of a group are incorrect
All users working with a particular Windows 7 computer are able to install unauthorized software. In addition to educating the users about correct security behavior, which action should also be performed to solve this issue?
Set the user folder permissions to Deny.
Disable the users’ accounts.
Change the user file permissions to Read Only.
Enable UAC on the computer.
You want to dispose of a 2.5 terabyte hard drive that contains confidential financial information. What is the recommended procedure to achieve this?
Use data wiping.
Drill through the HDD.
Smash the platters with a hammer.
Immerse the HDD in a weak solution of bicarbonate of soda.
What is the most effective way of securing wireless traffic?
WPA2
SSID hiding
wireless MAC filtering
Which two items are used in asymmetric encryption? (Choose two.)
a token
a TPM
a private key
a DES key
a public key
Which two characteristics describe a worm? (Choose two.)
hides in a dormant state until needed by an attacker
infects computers by attaching to software code
executes when software is run on a computer is self-replicating
travels to new computers without any intervention or knowledge of the user
Which type of security threat uses email that appears to be from a legitimate sender and asks the email recipient to visit a website to enter confidential information?
adware
stealth virus
Which three questions should be addressed by organizations developing a security policy? (Choose three.)
How should future expansion be done?
What are the possible threats to the assets of the organization?
What is to be done in the case of a security breach?
When do the assets need protecting?
What assets require protection?
What insurance coverage is required?
What does a malware detection program look for when running a scan?
a service pack
patterns in the programming code of the software on a computer
mirror sites
patches that prevent a newly discovered virus or worm from making a successful attack
Port triggering has been configured on a wireless router. Port 25 has been defined as the trigger port and port 113 as an open port. What effect does this have on network traffic?
Any traffic that is using port 25 going out of the internal network will also be allowed to transmit out port 113.
All traffic that is sent into port 25 to the internal network will also be allowed to use port 113.
All traffic that is sent out port 25 will open port 113 to allow inbound traffic into the internal network through port 113.
Any traffic that comes into port 25 allows outgoing port 113 to be used.
Which two characteristics of network traffic are being monitored if a network technician configures the company firewall to operate as a packet filter? (Choose two.)
packet size
physical addresses
protocols
packet speed
ports
What is the primary goal of a DoS attack?
to facilitate access to external networks
to prevent the target server from being able to handle additional requests
to scan the data on the target server
to obtain all addresses in the address book within the server
Which question would be an example of an open-ended question that a technician might ask when troubleshooting a security issue?
Have you scanned your computer recently for viruses?
What symptoms are you experiencing?
Did you open any attachments from a suspicious email message?
Is your security software up to date?
Which action would help a technician to determine if a denial of service attack is being caused by malware on a host?
Install rogue antivirus software on the host.
Log on to the host as a different user.
Disable ActiveX and Silverlight on the host.
Disconnect the host from the network.
A technician is troubleshooting a computer security issue. The computer was compromised by an attacker as a result of the user having a weak password. Which action should the technician take as a preventive measure against this type of attack happening in the future?
Ensure the security policy is being enforced.
Check the computer for the latest OS patches and updates.
Scan the computer with protection software.
Verify the physical security of all offices.
A user has reported that a computer web browser will not display the correct home page even if the default page is reset. What is the likely cause of this problem?
A virus has damaged the boot sector of the system disk.
The computer has been infected with spyware.
UAC has been disabled on the computer.
Folder permissions have been changed from Deny to Allow.