COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION
SECURITY GUIDE WITH
VERIFIED Q&A
Appliance OS - ANSWER What type of OS and firmware is the
sign to manage a specific device like a video game console?
S What is a feature of a cryptographic hash function?
§ Hashing requires a public and a private key.
§ The hash function is a one-way mathematical function.
§ The output has a variable length.
§ The hash input can be calculated given the output value. -
ANSWER § The hash function is a one-way mathematical
function.
Secure boot - ANSWER What security standard was introduced
in conjunction with UEFI?
Granting users and systems a predetermined level of access -
ANSWER Authorization
Confidence that the system will act in a correct and predictable
manner in every situation - ANSWER Trustworthy Computing
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,Logging of access and use of information resources - ANSWER
Accounting
stack.
Which type of cybercriminal is the most likely to create malware
to compromise an organization by stealing credit card
information?
§ white hat hackers
§ black hat hackers
§ gray hat hackers
§ script kiddies - ANSWER § black hat hackers
An organization allows employees to work from home two days
a week. Which technology should be implemented to ensure
data confidentiality as data is transmitted?
§ SHS
§ VLANS
§ RAID
§ VPN - ANSWER § VPN
A cybersecurity specialist is working with the IT staff to
establish an effective information security plan. Which
combination of security principles forms the foundation of a
security plan?
2
,§ confidentiality, integrity, and availability
§ technologies, policies, and awareness
§ secrecy, identify, and nonrepudiation
§ encryption, authentication, and identification - ANSWER §
confidentiality, integrity, and availability
Which cybersecurity weapon scans for use of default passwords,
missing patches, open ports, misconfigurations, and active IP
addresses?
§ packet analyzers
§ vulnerability scanners
§ packet sniffers
§ password crackers - ANSWER § vulnerability scanners
A cybersecurity specialist is asked to identify the potential
criminals known to attack the organization. Which type of
hackers would the cybersecurity specialist be least concerned
with?
§ black hat hackers
§ gray hat hackers
§ script kiddies
§ white hat hackers - ANSWER § white hat hackers
3
, Which technology can be used to ensure data confidentiality?
§ hashing
§ identity management
§ encryption
§ RAID - ANSWER § encryption
Users report that the network access is slow. After questioning
the employees, the network administrator learned that one
employee downloaded a third-party scanning program for the
printer. What type of malware might be introduced that causes
slow performance of the network? § virus
§ worm
§ spam
§ phishing - ANSWER § worm
What type of application attack occurs when data goes beyond
the memory areas allocated to the application?
§ buffer overflow
§ RAM Injection
§ SQL injection
§ RAM spoofing - ANSWER § buffer overflow
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SECURITY GUIDE WITH
VERIFIED Q&A
Appliance OS - ANSWER What type of OS and firmware is the
sign to manage a specific device like a video game console?
S What is a feature of a cryptographic hash function?
§ Hashing requires a public and a private key.
§ The hash function is a one-way mathematical function.
§ The output has a variable length.
§ The hash input can be calculated given the output value. -
ANSWER § The hash function is a one-way mathematical
function.
Secure boot - ANSWER What security standard was introduced
in conjunction with UEFI?
Granting users and systems a predetermined level of access -
ANSWER Authorization
Confidence that the system will act in a correct and predictable
manner in every situation - ANSWER Trustworthy Computing
1
,Logging of access and use of information resources - ANSWER
Accounting
stack.
Which type of cybercriminal is the most likely to create malware
to compromise an organization by stealing credit card
information?
§ white hat hackers
§ black hat hackers
§ gray hat hackers
§ script kiddies - ANSWER § black hat hackers
An organization allows employees to work from home two days
a week. Which technology should be implemented to ensure
data confidentiality as data is transmitted?
§ SHS
§ VLANS
§ RAID
§ VPN - ANSWER § VPN
A cybersecurity specialist is working with the IT staff to
establish an effective information security plan. Which
combination of security principles forms the foundation of a
security plan?
2
,§ confidentiality, integrity, and availability
§ technologies, policies, and awareness
§ secrecy, identify, and nonrepudiation
§ encryption, authentication, and identification - ANSWER §
confidentiality, integrity, and availability
Which cybersecurity weapon scans for use of default passwords,
missing patches, open ports, misconfigurations, and active IP
addresses?
§ packet analyzers
§ vulnerability scanners
§ packet sniffers
§ password crackers - ANSWER § vulnerability scanners
A cybersecurity specialist is asked to identify the potential
criminals known to attack the organization. Which type of
hackers would the cybersecurity specialist be least concerned
with?
§ black hat hackers
§ gray hat hackers
§ script kiddies
§ white hat hackers - ANSWER § white hat hackers
3
, Which technology can be used to ensure data confidentiality?
§ hashing
§ identity management
§ encryption
§ RAID - ANSWER § encryption
Users report that the network access is slow. After questioning
the employees, the network administrator learned that one
employee downloaded a third-party scanning program for the
printer. What type of malware might be introduced that causes
slow performance of the network? § virus
§ worm
§ spam
§ phishing - ANSWER § worm
What type of application attack occurs when data goes beyond
the memory areas allocated to the application?
§ buffer overflow
§ RAM Injection
§ SQL injection
§ RAM spoofing - ANSWER § buffer overflow
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