Fundamentals of Information Security [State Exam | Part 1]

What is a potential risk when using a free and open wireless hotspot in a public location?

• Too many users trying to connect to the Internet may cause a network traffic jam.

• The Internet connection can become too slow when many users access the wireless hotspot.

• Network traffic might be hijacked and information stolen.

• Purchase of products from vendors might be required in exchange for the Internet access.

How does a security information and event management system (SIEM) in a SOC help the personnel fight against security threats?

• by integrating all security devices and appliances in an organization

• by analyzing logging data in real time

• by combining data from multiple technologies

• by dynamically implementing firewall rules

Which statement best describes a motivation of hacktivists?

• They are part of a protest group behind a political cause.

• They are curious and learning hacking skills.

• They are trying to show off their hacking skills.

• They are interested in discovering new exploits.

If a SOC has a goal of 99.999% uptime, how many minutes of downtime a year would be considered within its goal?

• Approximately 5 minutes per year.

• Approximately 10 minutes per year.

• Approximately 20 minutes per year.

• Approximately 30 minutes per year.

Why do IoT devices pose a greater risk than other computing devices on a network?

• Most IoT devices do not require an Internet connection and are unable to receive new updates.

• IoT devices cannot function on an isolated network with only an Internet connection.

• Most IoT devices do not receive frequent firmware updates.

• IoT devices require unencrypted wireless connections.

Users report that a database file on the main server cannot be accessed. A database administrator verifies the issue and notices that the database file is now encrypted. The organization receives a threatening email demanding payment for the decryption of the database file. What type of attack has the organization experienced?

• man-in-the-middle attack

• DoS attack

• Ransomware

• Trojan horse

Which organization offers the vendor-neutral CySA+ certification?

• IEEE

• CompTIA

• (ISC)²

• GIAC

What was used as a cyberwarfare weapon to attack a uranium enrichment facility in Iran?

• DDoS

• SQL injection

• PSYOPS

• Stuxnet

Which personnel in a SOC is assigned the task of verifying whether an alert triggered by monitoring software represents a true security incident?

• SOC Manager

• Tier 2 personnel

• Tier 3 personnel

• Tier 1 personnel

Which statement describes cyberwarfare?

• Cyberwarfare is an attack carried out by a group of script kiddies.

• It is a series of personal protective equipment developed for soldiers involved in nuclear war.

• It is simulation software for Air Force pilots that allows them to practice under a simulated war scenario.

• It is Internet-based conflict that involves the penetration of information systems of other nations.

In the operation of a SOC, which system is frequently used to let an analyst select alerts from a pool to investigate?

• syslog server

• registration system

• ticketing system

• security alert knowledge-based system

What name is given to an amateur hacker?

• red hat

• script kiddie

• black hat

• blue team

Which personnel in a SOC are assigned the task of hunting for potential threats and implementing threat detection tools?

• Tier 1 Analyst

• SOC Manager

• Tier 2 Incident Reporter

• Tier 3 SME

What utility is available on a Windows PC to view current running applications and processes?

• nslookup

• ipconfig

• Control Panel

• Task Manager

A user logs in to Windows with a regular user account and attempts to use an application that requires administrative privileges. What can the user do to successfully use the application?

• Right-click the application and choose Run as root.

• Right-click the application and choose Run as Priviledge.

• Right-click the application and choose Run as Administrator.

• Right-click the application and choose Run as Superuser.

A technician can ping the IP address of the web server of a remote company but cannot successfully ping the URL address of the same web server. Which software utility can the technician use to diagnose the problem?

• nslookup

• tracert

• netstat

• ipconfig

Where are the settings that are chosen during the installation process stored?

• in the recovery partition

• in flash memory

• in the Registry

• in BIOS

What technology was created to replace the BIOS program on modern personal computer motherboards?

• CMOS

• MBR

• RAM

• UEFI

What function is provided by the Windows Task Manager?

• It provides an active list of TCP connections.

• It maintains system logs.

• It selectively denies traffic on specified interfaces.

• It provides information on system resources and processes.

Which type of Windows PowerShell command performs an action and returns an output or object to the next command that will be executed?

• scripts

• functions

• cmdlets

• routines

What would be displayed if the netstat -abno command was entered on a Windows PC?

• all active TCP and UDP connections, their current state, and their associated process ID (PID)

• only active TCP connections in an ESTABLISHED state

• only active UDP connections in an LISTENING state

• a local routing table

Refer to the exhibit. A cyber security administrator is attempting to view system information from the Windows PowerShell and recieves the error message shown. “The requested operation requires elevation.”
What action does the administrator need to take to successfully run the command?

• Run the command from the command prompt.

• Install latest Windows updates.

• Restart the abno service in Task Manager.

• Run PowerShell as administrator.

Refer to the exhibit. A cybersecurity analyst is investigating a reported security incident on a Microsoft Windows computer. Which tool is the analyst using?

• Event Viewer

• PowerShell

• Task Manager

• Performance Monitor

For security reasons a network administrator needs to ensure that local computers cannot ping each other. Which settings can accomplish this task?

• firewall settings

• MAC address settings

• smartcard settings

• file system settings

Consider the path representation in Windows CLI C:\Users\Jason\Desktop\mydocu.txt. What does the Users\Jason component represent?

• file directory and subdirectory

• current file directory

• file attribute

• storage device or partition

What term is used to describe a logical drive that can be formatted to store data?

• partition

• track

• sector

• cluster

• volume

What is the purpose of entering the netsh command on a Windows PC?

• to create user accounts

• to test the hardware devices on the PC

• to change the computer name for the PC

• to configure networking parameters for the PC

A technician is troubleshooting a PC unable to connect to the network. What command should be issued to check the IP address of the device?

• ipconfig

• ping

• tracert

• nslookup

Refer to the exhibit. Which Microsoft Windows application is being used?

• Event Viewer

• PowerShell

• Task Manager

• Performance Monitor

What is the purpose of using the net accounts command in Windows?

• to start a network service

• to display information about shared network resources

• to show a list of computers and network devices on the network

• to review the settings of password and logon requirements for users

Why would a network administrator choose Linux as an operating system in the Security Operations Center (SOC)?

• It is easier to use than other operating systems.

• It is more secure than other server operating systems.

• The administrator has more control over the operating system.

• More network applications are created for this environment

Which Linux command can be used to display the name of the current working directory?

• chmod

• pwd

• ps

• sudo

Consider the result of the ls -l command in the Linux output below. What are the file permissions assigned to the sales user for the analyst.txt file?

ls –l analyst.txt
-rwxrw-r-- sales staff 1028 May 28 15:50 analyst.txt

• write only

• read, write, execute

• read, write

• read only

A Linux system boots into the GUI by default, so which application can a network administrator use in order to access the CLI environment?

• file viewer

• package management tool

• terminal emulator

• system viewer

The image displays a laptop that is acting as the SSH client that is communicating with an SSH server.
Refer to the exhibit. Which well-known port number is used by the server?

• 23

• 22

• 21

• 25

How is a server different from a workstation computer?

• The server works as a standalone computer.

• The server is designed to provide services to clients.

• The workstation has fewer applications installed.

• The workstation has more users who attach to it.

What is the main purpose of the X Window System?

• to provide a customizable CLI environment

• to provide a basic framework for a GUI

• to provide remote access to a Linux-based system

• to provide a basic set of penetration testing tools

Which Linux command is used to manage processes?

• kill

• grep

• chrootkit

• ls

Why is Linux considered to be better protected against malware than other operating systems?

• fewer deployments

• integrated firewall

• customizable penetration and protection tools

• file system structure, file permissions, and user account restrictions

What term is used for operating system updates?

• patches

• new releases

• penetration testing

• packages

What term describes a set of software tools designed to increase the privileges of a user or to grant access to the user to portions of the operating system that should not normally be allowed?

• penetration testing

• package manager

• rootkit

• compiler

What is the well-known port address number used by DNS to serve requests?

• 60

• 110

• 25

• 53

Which type of tool allows administrators to observe and understand every detail of a network transaction?

• malware analysis tool

• packet capture software

• ticketing system

• log manager

Which command can be utilized to view log entries of NGINX system events in real time?

• sudo journalctl –u nginx.service -f

• sudo journalctl –f

• sudo journalctl –until "1 hour ago"

• sudo journalctl –u nginx.services

What is the purpose of a Linux package manager?

• It provides access to settings and the shutdown function.

• It is used to compile code that creates an application.

• It is used to install an application.

• It provides a short list of tasks a particular application can perform.

Which user can override file permissions on a Linux computer?

• only the creator of the file

• any user that has 'group' permission to the file

• any user that has 'other' permission to the file

• root user

Which Linux file system introduced the journaled file system, which can be used to minimize the risk of file system corruption in the event of a sudden power loss?

• ext2

• ext3

• NFS

• CDFS

What is the method employed by a Linux kernel to create new processes for multitasking of a process?

• creating interdependent processes

• dynamic processes

• pipelining

• forking

What is a purpose of apt-get commands?

• to configure an appointment for a specific date and time

• to configure and manage task (to-do) lists

• to update the operating system

• to apportion and configure a part of the hard disk for file storage

How is a DHCPDISCOVER transmitted on a network to reach a DHCP server?

• A DHCPDISCOVER message is sent with a multicast IP address that all DHCP servers listen to as the destination address.

• A DHCPDISCOVER message is sent with the broadcast IP address as the destination address.

• A DHCPDISCOVER message is sent with the IP address of the default gateway as the destination address.

• A DHCPDISCOVER message is sent with the IP address of the DHCP server as the destination address.

A high school in New York (school A) is using videoconferencing technology to establish student interactions with another high school (school B) in Russia. The videoconferencing is conducted between two end devices through the Internet. The network administrator of school A configures the end device with the IP address 209.165.201.10. The administrator sends a request for the IP address for the end device in school B and the response is 192.168.25.10. Neither school is using a VPN. The administrator knows immediately that this IP will not work. Why?

• This is a link-local address.

• This is a loopback address.

• There is an IP address conflict.

• This is a private IP address.

What is a socket?

• the combination of the source and destination sequence numbers and port numbers

• the combination of a source IP address and port number or a destination IP address and port number

• the combination of the source and destination sequence and acknowledgment numbers

• the combination of the source and destination IP address and source and destination Ethernet address

What part of the URL, http://www.cisco.com/index.html, represents the top-level DNS domain?

• www

• http

• index

• com

Refer to the exhibit. A cybersecurity analyst is viewing captured ICMP echo request packets sent from host A to host B on switch S2. What is the source MAC address of Ethernet frames carrying the ICMP echo request packets?

• 08-CB-8A-5C-D5-BA

• 00-D0-D3-BE-79-26

• 00-60-0F-B1-D1-11

• 01-90-C0-E4-55-BB

Refer to the exhibit. A cybersecurity analyst is viewing captured packets forwarded on switch S1. Which device has the MAC address 50:6a:03:96:71:22?

• PC-A

• router DG

• DSN server

• router ISP

• web server

Which term is used to describe the process of placing one message format inside another message format?

• encoding

• multiplexing

• encapsulation

• segmentation

Which PDU format is used when bits are received from the network medium by the NIC of a host?

• frame

• file

• packet

• segment

In NAT translation for internal hosts, what address would be used by external users to reach internal hosts?

• outside global

• outside local

• inside local

• inside global

Refer to the exhibit. PC1 issues an ARP request because it needs to send a packet to PC2. In this scenario, what will happen next?

• SW1 will send an ARP reply with the PC2 MAC address.

• PC2 will send an ARP reply with its MAC address.

• RT1 will send an ARP reply with its Fa0/0 MAC address.

• RT1 will send an ARP reply with the PC2 MAC address.

• SW1 will send an ARP reply with its Fa0/1 MAC address.

Refer to the exhibit. What is the global IPv6 address of the host in uncompressed format?

• 2001:0DB8:0000:0000:0BAF:0000:3F57:FE94

• 2001:0DB8:0000:0BAF:0000:0000:3F57:FE94

• 2001:DB80:0000:0000:BAF0:0000:3F57:FE94

• 2001:0DB8:0000:0000:0000:0BAF:3F57:FE94

What is the purpose of the routing process?

• to provide secure Internet file transfer

• to convert a URL name into an IP address

• to forward traffic on the basis of MAC addresses

• to encapsulate data that is used to communicate across a network

• to select the paths that are used to direct traffic to destination networks

Which application layer protocol uses message types such as GET, PUT, and POST?

• SMTP

• POP3

• DHCP

• HTTP

• DNS

Which transport layer feature is used to guarantee session establishment?

• UDP sequence number

• TCP 3-way handshake

• TCP port number

• UDP ACK flag

What is the prefix length notation for the subnet mask 255.255.255.224?

• /26

• /27

• /28

• /25

Which TCP mechanism is used to identify missing segments?

• sequence numbers

• FCS

• acknowledgments

• window size

What is the purpose of ICMP messages?

• to provide feedback of IP packet transmissions

• to monitor the process of a domain name to IP address resolution

• to inform routers about network topology changes

• to ensure the delivery of an IP packet

What happens if part of an FTP message is not delivered to the destination?

• The message is lost because FTP does not use a reliable delivery method.

• The part of the FTP message that was lost is re-sent.

• The FTP source host sends a query to the destination host.

• The entire FTP message is re-sent.

What is the primary purpose of NAT?

• conserve IPv4 addresses

• allow peer-to-peer file sharing

• enhance network performance

• increase network security

Why does a Layer 3 device perform the ANDing process on a destination IP address and subnet mask?

• to identify the network address of the destination network

• to identify the host address of the destination host

• to identify the broadcast address of the destination network

• to identify faulty frames

Refer to the exhibit. Using the network in the exhibit, what would be the default gateway address for host A in the 192.133.219.0 network?

• 192.135.250.1

• 192.133.219.0

• 192.133.219.1

• 192.31.7.1

Which OSI layer header is rewritten with new addressing information by a router when forwarding between LAN segments?

• Layer 2

• Layer 3

• Layer 4

• Layer 7

Which protocol provides authentication, integrity, and confidentiality services and is a type of VPN?

• MD5

• AES

• ESP

• IPsec

Which protocol or service is used to automatically synchronize the software clocks on Cisco routers?

• SNMP

• NTP

• DHCP

• DNS

Which wireless parameter is used by an access point to broadcast frames that include the SSID?

• passive mode

• security mode

• channel setting

• active mode

What is the role of an IPS?

• to detect patterns of malicious traffic by the use of signature files

• to filter traffic based on defined rules and connection context

• to filter traffic based on Layer 7 information

• to enforce access control policies based on packet content

What does the TACACS+ protocol provide in a AAA deployment?

• AAA connectivity via UDP

• compatibility with previous TACACS protocols

• authorization on a per-user or per-group basis

• password encryption without encrypting the packet

Which parameter is commonly used to identify a wireless network name when a home wireless AP is being configured?

• ESS

• SSID

• ad hoc

• BESS

What information within a data packet does a router use to make forwarding decisions?

• the destination service requested

• the destination IP address

• the destination host name

• the destination MAC address

Which protocol creates a virtual point-to-point connection to tunnel unencrypted traffic between Cisco routers from a variety of protocols?

• GRE

• IPsec

• OSPF

• IKE

What is true concerning physical and logical topologies?

• Physical topologies display the IP addressing scheme of each network.

• Logical topologies refer to how a network transfers data between devices.

• The logical topology is always the same as the physical topology.

• Physical topologies are concerned with how a network transfers frames.

Which layer of the hierarchical design model is a control boundary between the other layers?

• access

• network

• distribution

• core

Which protocol or service allows network administrators to receive system messages that are provided by network devices?

• NTP

• NetFlow

• SNMP

• syslog

What is a function of a proxy firewall?

• uses signatures to detect patterns in network traffic

• drops or forwards traffic based on packet header information

• connects to remote servers on behalf of clients

• filters IP traffic between bridged interfaces

What is the function of the distribution layer of the three-layer network design model?

• aggregating access layer connections

• providing high speed connection to the network edge

• providing secure access to the Internet

• providing direct access to the network

Which LAN topology requires a central intermediate device to connect end devices?

• star

• ring

• bus

• mesh

Which device can control and manage a large number of corporate APs?

• switch

• WLC

• router

• LWAP

For which discovery mode will an AP generate the most traffic on a WLAN?

• active mode

• mixed mode

• passive mode

• open mode

What is a feature of the TACACS+ protocol?

• It utilizes UDP to provide more efficient packet transfer.

• It hides passwords during transmission using PAP and sends the rest of the packet in plaintext.

• It encrypts the entire body of the packet for more secure communications.

• It combines authentication and authorization as one process.

What is the only attribute used by standard access control lists to identify traffic?

• source MAC address

• protocol type

• source IP address

• source TCP port

What type of malware has the primary objective of spreading across the network?

• virus

• worm

• Trojan horse

• botnet

Why would a rootkit be used by a hacker?

• to gain access to a device without being detected

• to do reconnaissance

• to reverse engineer binary files

• to try to guess a password

Which type of hacker is motivated to protest against political and social issues?

• cybercriminal

• script kiddie

• vulnerability broker

• hacktivist

What is a characteristic of a Trojan horse as it relates to network security?

• Extreme quantities of data are sent to a particular network device interface.

• An electronic dictionary is used to obtain a password to be used to infiltrate a key network device.

• Too much information is destined for a particular memory block, causing additional memory areas to be affected.

• Malware is contained in a seemingly legitimate executable program.

What is a botnet?

• a group of web servers that provide load balancing and fault tolerance

• an online video game intended for multiple players

• a network that allows users to bring their own technology

• a network of infected computers that are controlled as a group

Which type of Trojan horse security breach uses the computer of the victim as the source device to launch other attacks?

• DoS

• FTP

• data-sending

• proxy

What is the primary goal of a DoS attack?

• to prevent the target server from being able to handle additional requests

• to scan the data on the target server

• to facilitate access to external networks

• to obtain all addresses in the address book within the server

What is a main purpose of launching an access attack on network systems?

• to prevent other users from accessing the system

• to scan for accessible networks

• to gather information about the network

• to retrieve data

What causes a buffer overflow?

• launching a security countermeasure to mitigate a Trojan horse

• attempting to write more data to a memory location than that location can hold

• sending repeated connections such as Telnet to a particular device, thus denying other data sources

• sending too much information to two or more interfaces of the same device, thereby causing dropped packets

• downloading and installing too many software updates at one time

A company pays a significant sum of money to hackers in order to regain control of an email and data server. Which type of security attack was used by the hackers?

• DoS

• spyware

• Trojan horse

• ransomware

What is the term used to describe an email that is targeting a specific person employed at a financial institution?

• spam

• spyware

• vishing

• target phishing

• spear phishing

Which access attack method involves a software program that attempts to discover a system password by the use of an electronic dictionary?

• packet sniffer attack

• denial of service attack

• buffer overflow attack

• brute-force attack

• port redirection attack

• IP spoofing attack

In what way are zombies used in security attacks?

• They are infected machines that carry out a DDoS attack.

• They are maliciously formed code segments used to replace legitimate applications.

• They target specific individuals to gain corporate or personal information.

• They probe a group of machines for open ports to learn which services are running

An attacker is using a laptop as a rogue access point to capture all network traffic from a targeted user. Which type of attack is this?

• port redirection

• trust exploitation

• buffer overflow

• man in the middle

Which type of security attack would attempt a buffer overflow?

• ransomware

• reconnaissance

• DoS

• scareware

What is a significant characteristic of virus malware?

• Virus malware is only distributed over the Internet.

• Once installed on a host system, a virus will automatically propagate itself to other systems.

• A virus is triggered by an event on the host system.

• A virus can execute independently of the host system

A senior citizen receives a warning on the computer that states that the operating system registry is corrupt and to click a particular link to repair it. Which type of malware is being used to try to create the perception of a computer threat to the user?

• DoS

• scareware

• phishing

• adware

What is the motivation of a white hat attacker?

• fine tuning network devices to improve their performance and efficiency

• taking advantage of any vulnerability for illegal personal gain

• studying operating systems of various platforms to develop a new system

• discovering weaknesses of networks and systems to improve the security level of these systems

What is a ping sweep?

• a network scanning technique that indicates the live hosts in a range of IP addresses.

• a query and response protocol that identifies information about a domain, including the addresses that are assigned to that domain.

• a software application that enables the capture of all network packets that are sent across a LAN.

• a scanning technique that examines a range of TCP or UDP port numbers on a host to detect listening services

What is the term used when a malicious party sends a fraudulent email disguised as being from a legitimate, trusted source?

• Trojan

• vishing

• phishing

• backdoor

Which security threat installs on a computer without the knowledge of the user and then monitors computer activity?

• spyware

• viruses

• worms

• adware

Which technology is an open source SIEM system?

• Wireshark

• StealWatch

• Splunk

• ELK

What network attack seeks to create a DoS for clients by preventing them from being able to obtain a DHCP lease?

• IP address spoofing

• DHCP starvation

• CAM table attack

• DHCP spoofing

Which protocol would be the target of a cushioning attack?

• DHCP

• HTTP

• ARP

• DNS

Which network monitoring capability is provided by using SPAN?

• Network analysts are able to access network device log files and to monitor network behavior.

• Statistics on packets flowing through Cisco routers and multilayer switches can be captured.

• Traffic exiting and entering a switch is copied to a network monitoring device.

• Real-time reporting and long-term analysis of security events are enabled.

Which type of DNS attack involves the cybercriminal compromising a parent domain and creating multiple subdomains to be used during the attacks?

• shadowing

• amplification and reflection

• tunneling

• cache poisoning

What is the result of a passive ARP poisoning attack?

• Confidential information is stolen.

• Network clients experience a denial of service.

• Data is modified in transit or malicious data is inserted in transit.

• Multiple subdomains are created.

Which term is used for bulk advertising emails flooded to as many end users as possible?

• spam

• adware

• brute force

• phishing

Which capability is provided by the aggregation function in SIEM?

• reducing the volume of event data by consolidating duplicate event records

• searching logs and event records of multiple sources for more complete forensic analysis

• presenting correlated and aggregated event data in real-time monitoring

• increasing speed of detection and reaction to security threats by examining logs from many systems and applications

Which protocol is attacked when a cybercriminal provides an invalid gateway in order to create a man-in-the-middle attack?

• HTTP or HTTPS

• ICMP

• DNS

• DHCP

Which network monitoring tool can provide a complete audit trail of basic information of all IP flows on a Cisco router and forward the data to a device?

• SPAN

• Wireshark

• NetFlow

• SIEM

Which protocol is exploited by cybercriminals who create malicious iFrames?

• HTTP

• ARP

• DNS

• DHCP

Which SIEM function is associated with speeding up detection of security threats by examining logs and events from different systems?

• forensic analysis

• retention

• correlation

• aggregation

In which TCP attack is the cybercriminal attempting to overwhelm a target host with half-open TCP connections?

• reset attack

• session hijacking attack

• port scan attack

• SYN flood attack

In which type of attack is falsified information used to redirect users to malicious Internet sites?

• ARP cache poisoning

• DNS amplification and reflection

• DNS cache poisoning

• domain generation

Which network monitoring tool saves captured packets in a PCAP file?

• Wireshark

• SIEM

• SNMP

• NetFlow

Which cyber attack involves a coordinated attack from a botnet of zombie computers?

• ICMP redirect

• MITM

• DDoS

• address spoofing

How is optional network layer information carried by IPv6 packets?

• inside an options field that is part of the IPv6 packet header

• inside the Flow Label field

• inside the payload carried by the IPv6 packet

• inside an extension header attached to the main IPv6 packet header

What type of attack targets an SQL database using the input field of a user?

• Cross-site scripting

• SQL injection

• buffer overflow

• XML injection

What network monitoring technology enables a switch to copy and forward traffic sent and received on multiple interfaces out another interface toward a network analysis device?

• port mirroring

• NetFlow

• SNMP

• network tap

A web server administrator is configuring access settings to require users to authenticate first before accessing certain web pages. Which requirement of information security is addressed through the configuration?

• availability

• confidentiality

• integrity

• scalability

What component of a security policy explicitly defines the type of traffic allowed on a network and what users are allowed and not allowed to do?

• password policies

• identification and authentication policies

• remote access policies

• acceptable use policies

What is the principle of least privilege access control model?

• User access to data is based on object attributes.

• Users are granted rights on an as-needed approach.

• Users are granted the strictest access control possible to data.

• Users control access to data they own.

Which statement describes a difference between RADIUS and TACACS+?

• RADIUS is supported by the Cisco Secure ACS software whereas TACACS+ is not.

• RADIUS encrypts only the password whereas TACACS+ encrypts all communication.

• RADIUS separates authentication and authorization whereas TACACS+ combines them as one process.

• RADIUS uses TCP whereas TACACS+ uses UDP.

What is the purpose of mobile device management (MDM) software?

• It is used to create a security policy.

• It is used to implement security policies, setting, and software configurations on mobile devices.

• It is used by threat actors to penetrate the system.

• It is used to identify potential mobile device vulnerabilities.

What service determines which resources a user can access along with the operations that a user can perform?

• authentication

• biometric

• authorization

• accounting

• token

A company has a file server that shares a folder named Public. The network security policy specifies that the Public folder is assigned Read-Only rights to anyone who can log into the server while the Edit rights are assigned only to the network admin group. Which component is addressed in the AAA network service framework?

• automation

• accounting

• authentication

• authorization

In threat intelligence communications, what set of specifications is for exchanging cyberthreat information between organizations?

• Trusted automated exchange of indicator information (TAXII)

• Structured threat information expression (STIX)

• Automated indicator sharing (AIS)

• Common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE)

A company is experiencing overwhelming visits to a main web server. The IT department is developing a plan to add a couple more web servers for load balancing and redundancy. Which requirement of information security is addressed by implementing the plan?

• integrity

• scalability

• availability

• confidentiality

Which AAA component can be established using token cards?

• authorization

• authentication

• auditing

• accounting

Which method is used to make data unreadable to unauthorized users?

• Encrypt the data.

• Fragment the data.

• Add a checksum to the end of the data.

• Assign it a username and password.

How does BYOD change the way in which businesses implement networks?