SANS SEC401 EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
COMPLETE ANSWERS
●● Which of the following IEEE 802.11 amendments was created to
deliver the feature set required to handle the upcoming strain that will be
put on WLAN?
a) 802.11ax
b) 802.11bg
c) 802.11n
d) 802.11ac
Answer: a) 802.11ax
- book 1, page 181
●● Threat enumeration is a part of the overall concept known as threat
intelligence, which helps to understand the TTP of adversaries. Which of
the TTPs is a high-level description?
a) Tactics
b) Procedures
c) Tools
d) Techniques
,Answer: a) Tactics
- book 1, page 29
●● Which of the following IEEE 802.11 amendments currently operates
in the 5 GHz frequency range and allows for a minimum of 1 Gbps
bandwidth in a multi-link scenario?
a) 802.11n
b) 802.11bg
c) 802.11ax
d) 802.11ac
Answer: d) 802.11ac
- book 1, page 179
●● Which part of IEEE 802 specifically defines the set of protocols for
implementing wireless local area networks?
a) IEEE 802.1
b) IEEE 802.3
c) IEEE 802.11
d) IEEE 802.1x
Answer: c) IEEE 802.11
- book 1, page 171
,●● Which of the following TCP packet flags indicates that a connection
is being shut down in a graceful fashion?
a) URG
b) FIN
c) ACK
d) RST
Answer: b) FIN
- book 1, page 89
●● In what type of isolation violation does a malicious actor leverage a
compromised VM to execute code on the host computer?
a) VM escape
b) VM resource overloading
c) VM hyperjacking
d) VM sprawl
Answer: a) VM escape
- book 1, page 119
●● Which of the following describes the responsibility for security in a
cloud environment?
, a) No responsibility for security
b) Full responsibility of cloud provider
c) Shared responsibility between the cloud provider and cloud subscriber
d) Full responsibility of cloud subscriber
Answer: c) Shared responsibility between the cloud provider and cloud
subscriber
- book 1, page 137
●● What is the term for an individual, organization, or group who is
capable and motivated to carry out an attack?
a) Threat agent
b) Threat proxy
c) Hacktivist
d) Nation state
Answer: a) Threat agent
- book 1, page 30
●● Which of the following layers of the OSI protocol stack handles the
establishment and maintenance of connections?
a) Network
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
COMPLETE ANSWERS
●● Which of the following IEEE 802.11 amendments was created to
deliver the feature set required to handle the upcoming strain that will be
put on WLAN?
a) 802.11ax
b) 802.11bg
c) 802.11n
d) 802.11ac
Answer: a) 802.11ax
- book 1, page 181
●● Threat enumeration is a part of the overall concept known as threat
intelligence, which helps to understand the TTP of adversaries. Which of
the TTPs is a high-level description?
a) Tactics
b) Procedures
c) Tools
d) Techniques
,Answer: a) Tactics
- book 1, page 29
●● Which of the following IEEE 802.11 amendments currently operates
in the 5 GHz frequency range and allows for a minimum of 1 Gbps
bandwidth in a multi-link scenario?
a) 802.11n
b) 802.11bg
c) 802.11ax
d) 802.11ac
Answer: d) 802.11ac
- book 1, page 179
●● Which part of IEEE 802 specifically defines the set of protocols for
implementing wireless local area networks?
a) IEEE 802.1
b) IEEE 802.3
c) IEEE 802.11
d) IEEE 802.1x
Answer: c) IEEE 802.11
- book 1, page 171
,●● Which of the following TCP packet flags indicates that a connection
is being shut down in a graceful fashion?
a) URG
b) FIN
c) ACK
d) RST
Answer: b) FIN
- book 1, page 89
●● In what type of isolation violation does a malicious actor leverage a
compromised VM to execute code on the host computer?
a) VM escape
b) VM resource overloading
c) VM hyperjacking
d) VM sprawl
Answer: a) VM escape
- book 1, page 119
●● Which of the following describes the responsibility for security in a
cloud environment?
, a) No responsibility for security
b) Full responsibility of cloud provider
c) Shared responsibility between the cloud provider and cloud subscriber
d) Full responsibility of cloud subscriber
Answer: c) Shared responsibility between the cloud provider and cloud
subscriber
- book 1, page 137
●● What is the term for an individual, organization, or group who is
capable and motivated to carry out an attack?
a) Threat agent
b) Threat proxy
c) Hacktivist
d) Nation state
Answer: a) Threat agent
- book 1, page 30
●● Which of the following layers of the OSI protocol stack handles the
establishment and maintenance of connections?
a) Network
