CompTIA Certmaster CE Security+ Domain 5.0 Questions and Answers 2025

CompTIA Certmaster CE Security+ Domain
5.0 Questions and Answers 2025
AacybersecurityAteamAisAinvestigatingAaAcomplexAcyberAthreatAlandscapeAforAaAlargeA
financialAinstitution.ATheAteamAisAawareAofAsomeApotentialAthreatsAdueAtoApreviousA
encountersAandAsecurityAmeasuresAinAplace,AbutAtheAevolvingAnatureAofAtheAlandscapeA
presentsAnewAthreatsAandAchallenges.AWhatAtypeAofAcyberAenvironmentAisAtheAteamA
dealingAwith?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-D.APartiallyAknownAenvironment
InAaAlargeAorganization,AtheAITAdepartmentAisAworkingAonAenhancingAinformationAsecurityA
measures.ATheyAhaveAidentifiedAtheAneedAforAstrongerAguidelinesAtoAensureAtheAprotectio
nAofAsensitiveAdataAandApreventAunauthorizedAaccess.AAsApartAofAtheirAefforts,AtheyAareAsp
ecificallyAfocusingAonApasswordApolicies.ATheAguidelinesAaimAtoAestablishArulesAforAcreatin
gAandAmanagingApasswordsAeffectively.ATheAITAteamAwantsAtoAstrikeAaAbalanceAbetweenA
passwordAcomplexityAandAuserAconvenienceAtoApromoteAsecureApractices.ATheyAintendAto
AenforceAregularApasswordAupdatesAandAimplementAmeasuresAtoApreventApasswordAreuse

AacrossAmultipleAaccounts.AWhatAisAtheAITAdepartmentAworkingAonAtoAensureAtheAprotectio

nAofAsensitiveAdataAandApreventAunauthorizedAaccess?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.AEnhancingAmeasuresAthroughAstrongerAguidelines/passwordApolicies

A.ATrainingAemployeesAonAtheAbasicsAofAcomputerAsecurityA(incorrect)
B.ADevelopingAaAnewAITAinfrastructureAtoAsupportAcompany-wideAaccessA(incorrect)
TheAITAdepartmentAatAaAgovernmentalAagencyAensuresAtheAorganization'sAinformationAsec
urity.AWhenAaAnewAemployeeAjoinsAorAleavesAtheAorganization,AtheAdepartmentAsetsAupAan
dAterminatesAtheAuserAaccounts,AgrantsAandArevokesAappropriateAaccessApermissions,Aan
dAprovidesAandAcollectsAnecessaryAresources.ATheseAproceduresAareAcriticalAforAmaintaini
ngAtheAsecurityAandAintegrityAofAtheAorganization'sAdataAandAsystems.AWhatAisAoneAofAtheAc
riticalAresponsibilitiesAofAtheAITAdepartmentArelatedAtoAinformationAsecurityAinAthisAagency?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

B.AManagingAemployeeAonboardingAandAoffboardingAprocedures
AnAorganizationAhasArecentlyAimplementedAnewAsecurityAstandardsAasApartAofAitsAstrategyA
toAenhanceAitsAinformationAsystemsAsecurity.ATheAsecurityAteamAmonitorsAtheAimplementa
tionAofAtheseAstandardsAandArevisesAthemAasAnecessary.AConsideringAtheAgivenAscenario,
AwhatAisAtheAprimaryApurposeAofAtheAsecurityAteamAmonitoringAandArevisingAtheAsecurityAst

andards?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.AEnsuringAtheAstandardsAremainAeffectiveAandArelevant
AsAanAintegralApartAofAcomplianceAmonitoring,AwhatArequiresAindividualsAorAentitiesAtoAann
ounceAtheirAunderstandingAofAcomplianceAobligationsAformally?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.AAttestationAandAacknowledgment

AArecentAattackAonAanAorganizationalAemployeeAdesktop,AfromAanAinvolvingAanAinternation
alAthreatAactor,ApromptsAtheAsecurityAteamAtoAsetAupArecurringApenetrationAtestingAexercis
es.ATheAHRAandAITAteamAareAaskedAtoAparticipateAinAtheAtrainingAasAtheAorganization'sAdef
ensiveAcontrolsAwhileAtheAsecurityAteamAplaysAtheAroleAofAtheAattacker.AWhatAteamAdoesAth
eAHRAandAITAteamArepresentAinAthisAscenario?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-B.ABlueAteam

, AAcybersecurityAteamAisApreparingAtoAconductAaAcomprehensiveAsecurityAassessment.ATh
eAteamAhasAaccessAtoAsystemAdocumentation,AnetworkAdiagrams,AandAsourceAcode,AandA
hasApermissionAtoAinterviewAITAstaff.AWhatAtypeAofAtestingAenvironmentAisAtheAteamAoperat
ingAwithin?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.AKnownAenvironment
AAcompany'sAriskAmanagementAteamAhasAbeenAanalyzingAaApotentialAriskAtoAitsAoperation
s.ATheyAhaveAidentifiedAtheAprobabilityAofAtheAriskAeventAoccurring,AandAtheyAwishAtoAexpre
ssAthisAprobabilityAonAaAyearlyAbasis.AWhatAisAtheAcompanyAtryingAtoAcalculate?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-D.AAnnualizedARateAof AOccurrenceA(ARO)




A.ARiskAthresholdA(incorrect)
B.AAnnualizedALossAExpectancyA(ALE)A(incorrect)
TheAITAdepartmentAofAaAlocalAgovernmentalAagencyAisAinAtheAprocessAofAfinalizingAaAcontr
actAwithAaAthird-
partyAvendorAtoAprovideAcloudAservices.ATheAagencyAisAhighlyAconcernedAaboutAdataAsecu
rityAandAwantsAtoAensureAitAcanAassessAtheAvendor'sAsecurityApractices.ATheAITAteamAdecid
esAtoAincludeAaAright-to-
auditAclauseAinAtheAcontractAtoAensureAperiodicAauditsAofAtheAvendor'sAsecurityAmeasures.A
Additionally,AtheAagencyAwantsAanAindependentAassessmentAofAtheAvendor'sAsecurityAcont
rolsAtoAensureAunbiasedAevaluation.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAaccuratelyAconcludesAtheApri
maryApurposeAofAincludingAaAright-to-
auditAclauseAandAseekingAindependentAassessmentsAinAtheAcontractAwithAtheAcloudAservic
eAvendor?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.AToAensureAtheAcompanyAcanAperiodicallyAassessAtheAvendor'sAsecurityApractices
AnAorganizationAperformsAaAbusinessAimpactAanalysisAtoAidentifyApotentialAeffectsAofAbusin
essAinterruptions.AItAisAtryingAtoAidentifyAtheAmaximumAacceptableAtimeAitsAkeyAbusinessApr
ocessAcanAbeAdownAbeforeAitAseverelyAimpactsAoperations.AWhatAisAtheAorganizationAatte
mptingAtoAdetermine?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-C.ARecoveryATimeAObjectiveA(RTO)
AAnewAITAsecurityAfirmAisApartneringAwithAanAITAsupportAcompanyAandAisAopeningAitsAbusin
essAsoon.ATheAfirmAwouldAlikeAtoAbeAaAresellerAforAaApopularAfirewall.AWhichAofAtheAfollowin
gAoptionsAallowsAtheAfirmAtoAbecomeAanAauthorizedAreseller?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.ABusinessAPartnershipAAgreementA(BPA)
AAcompanyAisAreviewingAitsAsystemAreliabilityAmetrics.AItAneedsAtoAknowAtheAaverageAtimeA
theAsystemAoperatesAwithoutAfailureAandAtheAaverageAtimeAitAtakesAtoArepairAaAsystemAwhe
nAitAfails.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingApairsAofAmetricsAshouldAtheAcompanyAfocusAonAtoAmeetAits
Aneeds?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

B.AMeanATimeABetweenAFailuresA(MTBF)AandAMeanATimeAtoARepairA(MTTR)
InAaAtechnologyAcompany,AtheAITAdepartmentAisAevaluatingApotentialAvendorsAforAaAnewAcl
oud-
basedAservice.ATheAITAteamAhasAnarrowedAdownAitsAoptionsAtoAthreeAvendors,AeachAofferi
ngAvariousAfeaturesAandAsecurityAmeasures.ATheAcompany'sAmanagementAisAparticularlyA
concernedAaboutAdataAsecurityAandAwantsAtoAensureAtheArightAtoAauditAvendors'AsecurityAp
ractices.AWhatAisAtheAsignificanceAofAincludingAaAstrongAright-to-
auditAclauseAinAaAvendorAcontractAforAaAtechnologyAcompany?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
C.AItAallowsAtheAcompanyAtoAassessAtheAvendor'sAsecurityAcontrolsAregularly.
AAcompanyAisAconsideringAexpandingAintoAnewAmarkets.AWhileAtheAleadershipAunderstan
dsAthereAareApotentialArisks,AtheyAbelieveAtheApotentialArewardsAareAworthAtakingAonAgreat