CYSA Exam Study Guide –
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Question: 1
An analyst is performing penetration testing and vulnerability assessment
activities against a new vehicle automation platform.
Which of the following is MOST likely an attack vector that is being utilized as
part of the te sting and assessment?
A . FaaS
B . RTOS
C . SoC
D . GPS
E . CAN bus
Answer: E
Explanation:
Question: 2
An information security analyst observes anomalous behavior on the SCADA
devices in a power plant. This behavior results in the industrial generators
overheating and destabilizing the power supply.
Which of the following would BEST identify potential indicators of compromise?
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A. Use Burp Suite to capture packets to the SCADA device's IP.
B. Use tcpdump to capture packets from the SCADA device IP.
C. Use Wireshark to capture packets between SCADA devices and the
management system.
D. Use Nmap to capture packets from the management system to the SCADA
devices.
Answer: C
Explanation:
Question: 3
Which of the following would MOST likely be included in the incident response
procedure after a security breach of customer PII?
A. Human resources
B. Public relations
C. Marketing
D. Internal network operations center
Answer: B
Explanation:
Question: 4
An analyst is working with a network engineer to resolve a vulnerability that
was found in a piece of legacy hardware, which is critical to the operation of
the organization's production line. The legacy hardware does not have third-
party support, and the OEM manufacturer of the controller is no longer in
operation. The analyst documents the activities and verifies these actions
prevent remote exploitation of the vulnerability.
Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate to remediate the
controller?
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A. Segment the network to constrain access to administrative interfaces.
B. Replace the equipment that has third-party support.
C. Remove the legacy hardware from the network.
D. Install an IDS on the network between the switch and the legacy equipment.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Question: 5
A small electronics company decides to use a contractor to assist with the
development of a new FPGA-based device. Several of the development phases
will occur off-site at the contractor's labs.
Which of the following is the main concern a security analyst should have with
this arrangement?
A. Making multiple trips between development sites increases the chance of
physical damage to the FPGAs.
B. Moving the FPGAs between development sites will lessen the time that is
available for security testing.
C. Development phases occurring at multiple sites may produce change
management issues.
D. FPGA applications are easily cloned, increasing the possibility of intellectual
property theft.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.eetimes.com/how-to-protect-intellectual-property-in-
fpgas-devices-part-
1/#
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Question: 6
A security analyst is trying to determine if a host is active on a network. The
analyst first attempts the following:
The analyst runs the following command next:
Which of the following would explain the difference in results?
A. ICMP is being blocked by a firewall.
B. The routing tables for ping and hping3 were different.
C. The original ping command needed root permission to execute.
D. hping3 is returning a false positive.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Question: 7
A cybersecurity analyst is contributing to a team hunt on an organization's
endpoints.
Which of the following should the analyst do FIRST?
A. Write detection logic.
B. Establish a hypothesis.
C. Profile the threat actors and activities.
D. Perform a process analysis.
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
Question: 1
An analyst is performing penetration testing and vulnerability assessment
activities against a new vehicle automation platform.
Which of the following is MOST likely an attack vector that is being utilized as
part of the te sting and assessment?
A . FaaS
B . RTOS
C . SoC
D . GPS
E . CAN bus
Answer: E
Explanation:
Question: 2
An information security analyst observes anomalous behavior on the SCADA
devices in a power plant. This behavior results in the industrial generators
overheating and destabilizing the power supply.
Which of the following would BEST identify potential indicators of compromise?
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Questions & Answers PDF P-2
A. Use Burp Suite to capture packets to the SCADA device's IP.
B. Use tcpdump to capture packets from the SCADA device IP.
C. Use Wireshark to capture packets between SCADA devices and the
management system.
D. Use Nmap to capture packets from the management system to the SCADA
devices.
Answer: C
Explanation:
Question: 3
Which of the following would MOST likely be included in the incident response
procedure after a security breach of customer PII?
A. Human resources
B. Public relations
C. Marketing
D. Internal network operations center
Answer: B
Explanation:
Question: 4
An analyst is working with a network engineer to resolve a vulnerability that
was found in a piece of legacy hardware, which is critical to the operation of
the organization's production line. The legacy hardware does not have third-
party support, and the OEM manufacturer of the controller is no longer in
operation. The analyst documents the activities and verifies these actions
prevent remote exploitation of the vulnerability.
Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate to remediate the
controller?
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Questions & Answers PDF P-3
A. Segment the network to constrain access to administrative interfaces.
B. Replace the equipment that has third-party support.
C. Remove the legacy hardware from the network.
D. Install an IDS on the network between the switch and the legacy equipment.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Question: 5
A small electronics company decides to use a contractor to assist with the
development of a new FPGA-based device. Several of the development phases
will occur off-site at the contractor's labs.
Which of the following is the main concern a security analyst should have with
this arrangement?
A. Making multiple trips between development sites increases the chance of
physical damage to the FPGAs.
B. Moving the FPGAs between development sites will lessen the time that is
available for security testing.
C. Development phases occurring at multiple sites may produce change
management issues.
D. FPGA applications are easily cloned, increasing the possibility of intellectual
property theft.
Answer: D
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.eetimes.com/how-to-protect-intellectual-property-in-
fpgas-devices-part-
1/#
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Questions & Answers PDF P-4
Question: 6
A security analyst is trying to determine if a host is active on a network. The
analyst first attempts the following:
The analyst runs the following command next:
Which of the following would explain the difference in results?
A. ICMP is being blocked by a firewall.
B. The routing tables for ping and hping3 were different.
C. The original ping command needed root permission to execute.
D. hping3 is returning a false positive.
Answer: A
Explanation:
Question: 7
A cybersecurity analyst is contributing to a team hunt on an organization's
endpoints.
Which of the following should the analyst do FIRST?
A. Write detection logic.
B. Establish a hypothesis.
C. Profile the threat actors and activities.
D. Perform a process analysis.
