SANS CYBER SECURITY TERMS EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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AccessmControlm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEnsuresmthatmresourcesmaremonlymgrantedmtomthosemusersmwhomarementitledm
tomthem.
AccessmControlmListm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmmechanismmthatmimplementsmaccessmcontrolmformamsystemmresourcembymli
stingmthemidentitiesmofmthemsystemmentitiesmthatmarempermittedmtomaccessmthemresource.m(ormrefer
redmtomasmACL)
AccessmControlmServicem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmsecuritymservicemthatmprovidesmprotectionmofmsystemmresourcesmagainstmu
nauthorizedmaccess.mThemtwombasicmmechanismsmformimplementingmthismservicemaremACLsmandmti
ckets.
AccessmManagementmAccessm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemmaintenancemofmaccessminformationmwhichmconsistsmofmfourmtasks:macc
ountmadministration,mmaintenance,mmonitoring,mandmrevocation.
AccessmMatrixm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUsesmrowsmtomrepresentmsubjectsmandmcolumnsmtomrepresentmobjectsmwithm
privilegesmlistedminmeachmcell.
,AccountmHarvestingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemprocessmofmcollectingmallmthemlegitimatemaccountmnamesmonmamsystem.
ACKmPiggybackingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThempracticemofmsendingmanmACKminsidemanothermpacketmgoingmtomthemsame
mdestination.
ActivemContentm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmProgrammcodemembeddedminmthemcontentsmofmamwebmpage.mWhenmthempage
mismaccessedmbymamwebmbrowser,mthemembeddedmcodemismautomaticallymdownloadedmandmexecut
edmonmthemuser'smworkstation.mEx.mJava,mActiveXm(MS)
ActivitymMonitorsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAimmtompreventmvirusminfectionmbymmonitoringmformmaliciousmactivitymonmams
ystem,mandmblockingmthatmactivitymwhenmpossible.
AddressmResolutionmProtocolm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmprotocolmformmappingmanmInternetmProtocolmaddressmtomamphysicalmmachi
nemaddressmthatmismrecognizedminmthemlocalmnetwork.mAmtable,musuallymcalledmthemARPmcache,mismu
sedmtommaintainmamcorrelationmbetweenmeachmMACmaddressmandmitsmcorrespondingmIPmaddress.m
ARPmprovidesmthemprotocolmrulesmformmakingmthismcorrelationmandmprovidingmaddressmconversion
minmbothmdirections.m(ARP)
AdvancedmEncryptionmStandardsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnmencryptionmstandardmbeingmdevelopedmbymNIST.mIntendedmtomspecifyman
munclassified,mpublicly-disclosed,msymmetricmencryptionmalgorithm.
Algorithmm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmfinitemsetmofmstep-by-stepminstructionsmformamproblem-
solvingmormcomputationmprocedure,mespeciallymonemthatmcanmbemimplementedmbymamcomputer.
,Appletm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmJavamprograms;manmapplicationmprogrammthatmusesmthemclient'smwebmbrowse
rmtomprovidemamuserminterface.
AdvancedmResearchmProjectsmAgencymNetworkm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmpioneermpacket-
switchedmnetworkmthatmwasmbuiltminmthemearlym1970smundermcontractmtomthemUSmGovernment,mle
dmtomthemdevelopmentmofmtoday'smInternet,mandmwasmdecommissionedminmJunem1990.m(ARPANET)
AsymmetricmCryptographym-mCORRECTmANSWERmPublic-
keymcryptography;mAmmodernmbranchmofmcryptographyminmwhichmthemalgorithmsmemploymampairmo
fmkeysm(ampublicmkeymandmamprivatemkey)mandmusemamdifferentmcomponentmofmthempairmformdifferen
tmstepsmofmthemalgorithm.
AsymmetricmWarfarem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemfactmthatmamsmallminvestment,mproperlymleveraged,mcanmyieldmincredible
mresults.
Auditingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTheminformationmgatheringmandmanalysismofmassetsmtomensuremsuchmthingsma
smpolicymcompliancemandmsecuritymfrommvulnerabilities.
Authenticationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemprocessmofmconfirmingmthemcorrectnessmofmthemclaimedmidentity.
Authenticitym-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemvaliditymandmconformancemofmthemoriginalminformation.
Authorizationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemapproval,mpermission,mormempowermentmformsomeonemormsomethingmt
omdomsomething.
, AutonomousmSystemm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOnemnetworkmormseriesmofmnetworksmthatmaremallmundermonemadministrative
mcontrol;msometimesmreferredmtomasmamroutingmdomain;massignedmamgloballymuniquemnumber.m(AS
N)
Availabilitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemneedmtomensuremthatmthembusinessmpurposemofmthemsystemmcanmbemmet
mandmthatmitmismaccessiblemtomthosemwhomneedmtomusemit.
Backdoorm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmtoolminstalledmaftermamcompromisemtomgivemanmattackermeasiermaccessmtomt
hemcompromisedmsystemmaroundmanymsecuritymmechanismsmthatmareminmplace.
Bandwidthm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCommonlymusedmtommeanmthemcapacitymofmamcommunicationmchannelmtomp
assmdatamthroughmthemchannelminmamgivenmamountmofmtime.mUsuallymexpressedminmbitsmpermsecon
d
Bannerm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTheminformationmthatmismdisplayedmtomamremotemusermtryingmtomconnectmtom
amservice.mThismmaymincludemversionminformation,msystemminformation,mormamwarningmaboutmauth
orizedmuse.
BasicmAuthenticationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemsimplestmweb-
basedmauthenticationmschememthatmworksmbymsendingmthemusernamemandmpasswordmwithmeachmr
equest.
BastionmHostm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHasmbeenmhardenedminmanticipationmofmvulnerabilitiesmthatmhavemnotmbeenm
discoveredmyet.
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION 2026!!!
AccessmControlm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEnsuresmthatmresourcesmaremonlymgrantedmtomthosemusersmwhomarementitledm
tomthem.
AccessmControlmListm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmmechanismmthatmimplementsmaccessmcontrolmformamsystemmresourcembymli
stingmthemidentitiesmofmthemsystemmentitiesmthatmarempermittedmtomaccessmthemresource.m(ormrefer
redmtomasmACL)
AccessmControlmServicem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmsecuritymservicemthatmprovidesmprotectionmofmsystemmresourcesmagainstmu
nauthorizedmaccess.mThemtwombasicmmechanismsmformimplementingmthismservicemaremACLsmandmti
ckets.
AccessmManagementmAccessm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemmaintenancemofmaccessminformationmwhichmconsistsmofmfourmtasks:macc
ountmadministration,mmaintenance,mmonitoring,mandmrevocation.
AccessmMatrixm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUsesmrowsmtomrepresentmsubjectsmandmcolumnsmtomrepresentmobjectsmwithm
privilegesmlistedminmeachmcell.
,AccountmHarvestingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemprocessmofmcollectingmallmthemlegitimatemaccountmnamesmonmamsystem.
ACKmPiggybackingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThempracticemofmsendingmanmACKminsidemanothermpacketmgoingmtomthemsame
mdestination.
ActivemContentm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmProgrammcodemembeddedminmthemcontentsmofmamwebmpage.mWhenmthempage
mismaccessedmbymamwebmbrowser,mthemembeddedmcodemismautomaticallymdownloadedmandmexecut
edmonmthemuser'smworkstation.mEx.mJava,mActiveXm(MS)
ActivitymMonitorsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAimmtompreventmvirusminfectionmbymmonitoringmformmaliciousmactivitymonmams
ystem,mandmblockingmthatmactivitymwhenmpossible.
AddressmResolutionmProtocolm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmprotocolmformmappingmanmInternetmProtocolmaddressmtomamphysicalmmachi
nemaddressmthatmismrecognizedminmthemlocalmnetwork.mAmtable,musuallymcalledmthemARPmcache,mismu
sedmtommaintainmamcorrelationmbetweenmeachmMACmaddressmandmitsmcorrespondingmIPmaddress.m
ARPmprovidesmthemprotocolmrulesmformmakingmthismcorrelationmandmprovidingmaddressmconversion
minmbothmdirections.m(ARP)
AdvancedmEncryptionmStandardsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAnmencryptionmstandardmbeingmdevelopedmbymNIST.mIntendedmtomspecifyman
munclassified,mpublicly-disclosed,msymmetricmencryptionmalgorithm.
Algorithmm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmfinitemsetmofmstep-by-stepminstructionsmformamproblem-
solvingmormcomputationmprocedure,mespeciallymonemthatmcanmbemimplementedmbymamcomputer.
,Appletm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmJavamprograms;manmapplicationmprogrammthatmusesmthemclient'smwebmbrowse
rmtomprovidemamuserminterface.
AdvancedmResearchmProjectsmAgencymNetworkm-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmpioneermpacket-
switchedmnetworkmthatmwasmbuiltminmthemearlym1970smundermcontractmtomthemUSmGovernment,mle
dmtomthemdevelopmentmofmtoday'smInternet,mandmwasmdecommissionedminmJunem1990.m(ARPANET)
AsymmetricmCryptographym-mCORRECTmANSWERmPublic-
keymcryptography;mAmmodernmbranchmofmcryptographyminmwhichmthemalgorithmsmemploymampairmo
fmkeysm(ampublicmkeymandmamprivatemkey)mandmusemamdifferentmcomponentmofmthempairmformdifferen
tmstepsmofmthemalgorithm.
AsymmetricmWarfarem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemfactmthatmamsmallminvestment,mproperlymleveraged,mcanmyieldmincredible
mresults.
Auditingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTheminformationmgatheringmandmanalysismofmassetsmtomensuremsuchmthingsma
smpolicymcompliancemandmsecuritymfrommvulnerabilities.
Authenticationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemprocessmofmconfirmingmthemcorrectnessmofmthemclaimedmidentity.
Authenticitym-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemvaliditymandmconformancemofmthemoriginalminformation.
Authorizationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemapproval,mpermission,mormempowermentmformsomeonemormsomethingmt
omdomsomething.
, AutonomousmSystemm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOnemnetworkmormseriesmofmnetworksmthatmaremallmundermonemadministrative
mcontrol;msometimesmreferredmtomasmamroutingmdomain;massignedmamgloballymuniquemnumber.m(AS
N)
Availabilitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemneedmtomensuremthatmthembusinessmpurposemofmthemsystemmcanmbemmet
mandmthatmitmismaccessiblemtomthosemwhomneedmtomusemit.
Backdoorm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmtoolminstalledmaftermamcompromisemtomgivemanmattackermeasiermaccessmtomt
hemcompromisedmsystemmaroundmanymsecuritymmechanismsmthatmareminmplace.
Bandwidthm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCommonlymusedmtommeanmthemcapacitymofmamcommunicationmchannelmtomp
assmdatamthroughmthemchannelminmamgivenmamountmofmtime.mUsuallymexpressedminmbitsmpermsecon
d
Bannerm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTheminformationmthatmismdisplayedmtomamremotemusermtryingmtomconnectmtom
amservice.mThismmaymincludemversionminformation,msystemminformation,mormamwarningmaboutmauth
orizedmuse.
BasicmAuthenticationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemsimplestmweb-
basedmauthenticationmschememthatmworksmbymsendingmthemusernamemandmpasswordmwithmeachmr
equest.
BastionmHostm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHasmbeenmhardenedminmanticipationmofmvulnerabilitiesmthatmhavemnotmbeenm
discoveredmyet.