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Which of the following is a C) Block the USB devices physically.
recommended USB keyboard
mitigation for sites requiring high
security?
A) Disable USB ports in the system.
B) Restrict USB devices with approved
PIDs and VIDs.
C) Block the USB devices physically.
D) Restrict USB devices with approved
user accounts.
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Which of the following Cisco IOS A) switchport port-security violation shutdown
commands is used to shut the port
down automatically when the
maximum number of MAC addresses is
exceeded?
A) switchport port-security violation
shutdown
B) switchport port-security limit rate
source-mac-shutdown
C) switchport port-security violation
auto-shutdown
D) switchport port-security mac-
exceed-port-shutdown
What is a common failing associated D) Compliance-driven security tends to fail in the face
with focusing only on compliance- of a persistent adversary.
drive security?
A) Compliance-driven security tends
to focus only on hardening internal
systems.
B) Compliance-driven security tends to
focus only on hardening the perimeter.
C) Compliance-driven security tends
to be costly in terms of solutions and
resources.
D) Compliance-driven security tends
to fail in the face of a persistent
adversary.
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Which of the following is described by A) Disrupt
Lockheed Martin as a countermeasure
action to the Kill Chain?
A) Disrupt
B) Prevent
C) React
D) Remove
What is an easy to implement and C) Private VLAN
effective control an organization can
leverage to make pivoting more
difficult for an attacker?
A) WPA2
B) P2P patching
C) Private VLAN
D) VPN
Which type of private VLAN ports may A) Isolated
only communicate with promiscuous
ports?
A) Isolated
B) Promiscuous
C) Network
D) Community
Which of the following wireless B) 802.11ac
standards supports up to 1300 Mbps?
A) 802.11b
B) 802.11ac
C) 802.11n
D) 802.11w
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In which phase of the security C) Plan
architecture design lifecycle is threat
modeling and attack surface analysis
conducted?
A) Scan
B) Discover and Assess
C) Plan
D) Design
Which of the following is the best A) Disable the CDP unless expressly required.
practice to mitigate against the Cisco
Discovery Protocol (CDP) information
leakage attack?
A) Disable the CDP unless expressly
required.
B) No mitigations are needed since
CDP is secure by default.
C) Schedule the CDP patch regularly.
D) Enable the SECDP feature in the
CDP to secure the CDP.
Which of the following prevents A) MAC address filtering
physical access to the network when
plugging in an unauthorized device?
A) MAC address filtering
B) Packet filtering firewall
C) Background checks
D) Two-factor authentication
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Terms in this set (396)
Which of the following is a C) Block the USB devices physically.
recommended USB keyboard
mitigation for sites requiring high
security?
A) Disable USB ports in the system.
B) Restrict USB devices with approved
PIDs and VIDs.
C) Block the USB devices physically.
D) Restrict USB devices with approved
user accounts.
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Which of the following Cisco IOS A) switchport port-security violation shutdown
commands is used to shut the port
down automatically when the
maximum number of MAC addresses is
exceeded?
A) switchport port-security violation
shutdown
B) switchport port-security limit rate
source-mac-shutdown
C) switchport port-security violation
auto-shutdown
D) switchport port-security mac-
exceed-port-shutdown
What is a common failing associated D) Compliance-driven security tends to fail in the face
with focusing only on compliance- of a persistent adversary.
drive security?
A) Compliance-driven security tends
to focus only on hardening internal
systems.
B) Compliance-driven security tends to
focus only on hardening the perimeter.
C) Compliance-driven security tends
to be costly in terms of solutions and
resources.
D) Compliance-driven security tends
to fail in the face of a persistent
adversary.
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Which of the following is described by A) Disrupt
Lockheed Martin as a countermeasure
action to the Kill Chain?
A) Disrupt
B) Prevent
C) React
D) Remove
What is an easy to implement and C) Private VLAN
effective control an organization can
leverage to make pivoting more
difficult for an attacker?
A) WPA2
B) P2P patching
C) Private VLAN
D) VPN
Which type of private VLAN ports may A) Isolated
only communicate with promiscuous
ports?
A) Isolated
B) Promiscuous
C) Network
D) Community
Which of the following wireless B) 802.11ac
standards supports up to 1300 Mbps?
A) 802.11b
B) 802.11ac
C) 802.11n
D) 802.11w
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In which phase of the security C) Plan
architecture design lifecycle is threat
modeling and attack surface analysis
conducted?
A) Scan
B) Discover and Assess
C) Plan
D) Design
Which of the following is the best A) Disable the CDP unless expressly required.
practice to mitigate against the Cisco
Discovery Protocol (CDP) information
leakage attack?
A) Disable the CDP unless expressly
required.
B) No mitigations are needed since
CDP is secure by default.
C) Schedule the CDP patch regularly.
D) Enable the SECDP feature in the
CDP to secure the CDP.
Which of the following prevents A) MAC address filtering
physical access to the network when
plugging in an unauthorized device?
A) MAC address filtering
B) Packet filtering firewall
C) Background checks
D) Two-factor authentication
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