2024/2025 ITF DATA ENCRYPTION AND DEVICE SECURITYREVISION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (VERIFIED)

2024/2025 ITF DATA ENCRYPTION AND DEVICE SECURITYREVISION QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (VERIFIED) A technician is installing a new SOHO wireless router. Which of the following is the FIRST thing the technician should do to secure the router? - ANSWER-Change router's default password Best thing to prevent someone accessing your personal information on an unsecured network - ANSWER- VPN BEST to protect data from being compromised if the laptop is lost or stolen? - ANSWER-Full disk encryption Encrypts email on a mobile device - ANSWER-SSL How will data be transmitted from an HTTP webpage to the web server? - ANSWER-Plain text If a client cannot receive attachments and wants their information to be sent securely, what's the best thing to use? - ANSWER-Cipher text Internet protocol used to transmit encrypted data - ANSWER -HTTPS Most secure access options - ANSWER-WPA and AES Strongest wireless encryption standard to prevent unauthorized access - ANSWER-WPA2 Unwanted, unsolicited emails containing advertisements, political rhetoric, hoaxes, or scams are collectively known as - ANSWER-Spam Valid certificate for email encryption on a mobile device - ANSWER-S/MIME VPN Purpose - ANSWER-Can be used to connect securely to a network in a location with only internet connectivity Which of the following components of a successful access control framework is the process of proving that you are who you say you are? - ANSWER-Authentication Which of the following would best prevent an unauthorized person from remotely accessing your computer? - ANSWER-Firewall Which software is Microsoft's anti-malware product that is preinstalled on most new computers? - ANSWER-Windows defender Why is it better to use a credit card than a debit card for online purchases? - ANSWER-Credit cards have better fraud protection You are configuring the local security policy of a Windows system. You want to prevent users from reusing old passwords. You also want to force them to use a new password for at least 5 days before changing it again. Which of the following policies are BEST to configure? - ANSWER-Maximum password age and enforce password history You are configuring the local security policy of a Windows system. You want to require users to create passwords that are at least 10 characters long. You also want to prevent log on after three unsuccessful logon attempts. Which of the following policies are BEST to configure? - ANSWER-Minimum password length and Account lockout threshold