CompTIA Security+ Certification - SY0-501 Exam Practice Test
A researcher has been analyzing large data sets for the last ten months. The researcher works with colleagues from other institutions and typically connects via SSH to retrieve additional dat a. Historically, this setup has worked without issue, but the researcher recently started getting the following message:
Which of the following network attacks Is the researcher MOST likely experiencing?
Which of the following network attacks Is the researcher MOST likely experiencing?
Correct Answer: D
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A company has migrated to two-factor authentication for accessing the corporate network, VPN, and SSO. Several legacy applications cannot support multifactor authentication and must continue to use usernames and passwords. Which of the following should be implemented to ensure the legacy applications are as secure as possible while ensuring functionality? (Select TWO).
Correct Answer: B,D
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An organization's policy requires users to create passwords with an uppercase letter, lowercase letter, number, and symbol. This policy is enforced with technical controls, which also prevents users from using any of their previous 12 passwords. The quantization does not use single sign-on, nor does it centralize storage of passwords.
The incident response team recently discovered that passwords for one system were compromised. Passwords for a completely separate system have NOT been compromised, but unusual login activity has been detected for that separate system. Account login has been detected for users who are on vacation.
Which of the following BEST describes what is happening?
The incident response team recently discovered that passwords for one system were compromised. Passwords for a completely separate system have NOT been compromised, but unusual login activity has been detected for that separate system. Account login has been detected for users who are on vacation.
Which of the following BEST describes what is happening?
Correct Answer: B
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An organization has decided to purchase an insurance policy because a risk assessment determined that the cost to remediate the risk Is greater than the five-year cost of the insurance policy. The organization is enabling risk:
Correct Answer: C
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A security analyst runs the c: \>netstat -b command on a workstation and receives the following output:
The analyst notices an entry on the server for a file called WmdowsRemote.exe that is listening on port 129 Which of the following types of malware is MOST likely being used?
The analyst notices an entry on the server for a file called WmdowsRemote.exe that is listening on port 129 Which of the following types of malware is MOST likely being used?
Correct Answer: C
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A systems administrator is implementing a remote access method for the system that will utilize GUI. Which of the following protocols would be BEST suited for this?
Correct Answer: D
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Proprietary information was sent by an employee to a distribution list that included external email addresses. Which of the following BEST describes the incident that occurred and the threat actor in this scenario?
Correct Answer: C
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Joe a user visited a banking website from a saved bookmark and logged in with his credentials After logging in. Joe discovered he could not access any resources and none of his account information would display The next day, the bank called to report his account had been compromised Which of the following MOST likely would have prevented this from occurring?
Correct Answer: B
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Proprietary information was sent by an employee to a distribution list that included external email addresses. Which of the following BEST describes the incident that occurred and the threat actor in this scenario?
Correct Answer: D
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A newly purchased corporate WAP needs to be configured in the MOST secure manner possible.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please click on the below items on the network diagram and configure them accordingly:
WAP
DHCP Server
AAA Server
Wireless Controller
LDAP Server
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please click on the below items on the network diagram and configure them accordingly:
WAP
DHCP Server
AAA Server
Wireless Controller
LDAP Server
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.
Correct Answer:
An incident responder is preparing to acquire images and files from a workstation that has been compromised. The workstation is still powered on and running. Which of the following should be acquired LAST?
Correct Answer: B
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A technician wants to implement PKI-based authentication on an enterprise wireless network. Which of the following should the technician configure to enforce the use of client-side certificates?
Correct Answer: B
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A threat actor motivated by political goals that is active for a short period of time but has virtually unlimited resources is BEST categorized as a:
Correct Answer: D
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