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Question: 1
As part of an exercise set up by the information security officer, the IT staff must move some of the
network systems to an off-site facility and redeploy them for testing. All staff members must ensure
their respective systems can power back up and match their gold image. If they find any inconsistencies,
they must formally document the information.
Which of the following BEST describes this test?

A. Walk through
B. Full interruption
C. Simulation
D. Parallel

Answer: C

Question: 2

A security analyst is reviewing a web application. If an unauthenticated user tries to access a page in the
application, the user is redirected to the login page. After successful authentication, the user is then
redirected

back to the original page. Some users have reported receiving phishing emails with a link that takes
them to the application login page but then redirects to a fake login page after successful
authentication.
Which of the following will remediate this software vulnerability?

A. Enforce unique session IDs for the application.

B. Deploy a WAF in front of the web application.
C. Check for and enforce the proper domain for the redirect.
D. Use a parameterized query to check the credentials.
E. Implement email filtering with anti-phishing protection.

Answer: D

Question: 3

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A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is concerned the development team, which consists of
contractors, has too much access to customer dat

a. Developers use personal workstations, giving the company little to no visibility into the development
activities.
Which of the following would be BEST to implement to alleviate the CISO's concern?
A. DLP
B. Encryption
C. Test data
D. NDA

Answer: D

Question: 4

A company was recently awarded several large government contracts and wants to determine its
current risk from one specific APT.
Which of the following threat modeling methodologies would be the MOST appropriate to use during
this analysis?

A. Attack vectors
B. Adversary capability
C. Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis
D. Kill chain
E. Total attack surface

Answer: B

Reference: https://www.secureworks.com/blog/advanced-persistent-threats-apt-b

Question: 5

A security analyst is reviewing vulnerability scan results and notices new workstations are being flagged
as having outdated antivirus signatures. The analyst observes the following plugin output:
Antivirus is installed on the remote host:
Installation path: C:\Program Files\AVProduct\Win32\
Product Engine: 14.12.101
Engine Version: 3.5.71
Scanner does not currently have information about AVProduct version 3.5.71. It may no longer be
supported.
The engine version is out of date. The oldest supported version from the vendor is 4.2.11.

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The analyst uses the vendor's website to confirm the oldest supported version is correct.
Which of the following BEST describes the situation?

A. This is a false positive, and the scanning plugin needs to be updated by the vendor.
B. This is a true negative, and the new computers have the correct version of the software.
C. This is a true positive, and the new computers were imaged with an old version of the software.
D. This is a false negative, and the new computers need to be updated by the desktop team.

Answer: C

Question: 6

A SIEM solution alerts a security analyst of a high number of login attempts against the company's
webmail portal. The analyst determines the login attempts used credentials from a past data breach.
Which of the following is the BEST mitigation to prevent unauthorized access?

A. Single sign-on
B. Mandatory access control
C. Multifactor authentication
D. Federation
E. Privileged access management

Answer: E

Question: 7

A product manager is working with an analyst to design a new application that will perform as a data
analytics platform and will be accessible via a web browser. The product manager suggests using a PaaS
provider to host the application.
Which of the following is a security concern when using a PaaS solution?

A. The use of infrastructure-as-code capabilities leads to an increased attack surface.

B. Patching the underlying application server becomes the responsibility of the client.
C. The application is unable to use encryption at the database level.
D. Insecure application programming interfaces can lead to data compromise.

Answer: D

Question: 8

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Because some clients have reported unauthorized activity on their accounts, a security analyst is
reviewing network packet captures from the company's API server. A portion of a capture file is shown
below:
POST /services/v1_0/Public/Members.svc/soap
<s:Envelope+xmlns:s="http://schemas.s/soap/envelope/"><s:Body><GetIPLocation+xmlns="http://tem
puri.org/">
<request+xmlns:a="http://schemas.somesite.org"+xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-
instance"></s:Body></s:Envelope> 192.168.1.22 - - api.somesite.com 200 0 1006 1001 0 192.168.1.22
POST /services/v1_0/Public/Members.svc/soap
<<a:Password>Password123</a:Password><a:ResetPasswordToken+i:nil="true"/>
<a:ShouldImpersonatedAuthenticationBePopulated+i:nil="true"/><a:Username>somebody@companyn
ame.com</a:Username></request></Login></s:Body></s:Envelope> 192.168.5.66 - - api.somesite.com
200 0 11558 1712 2024 192.168.4.89
POST /services/v1_0/Public/Members.svc/soap
<s:Envelope+xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><s:Body><GetIPLocation+xmlns="
http://tempuri.org/">
<a:IPAddress>516.7.446.605</a:IPAddress><a:ZipCode+i:nil="true"/></request></GetIPLocation></s:Bo
dy></s:Envelope> 192.168.1.22 - - api.somesite.com 200 0 1003 1011 307 192.168.1.22
POST /services/v1_0/Public/Members.svc/soap
<s:Envelope+xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><s:Body><IsLoggedIn+xmlns="htt
p://tempuri.org/">
<request+xmlns:a="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/somesite.web+xmlns:i="http://www.w3.
org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><a:Authentication>
<a:ApiToken>kmL4krg2CwwWBan5BReGv5Djb7syxXTNKcWFuSjd</a:ApiToken><a:ImpersonateUserId>0
</a:ImpersonateUserId><a:LocationId>161222</a:LocationId>
<a:NetworkId>4</a:NetworkId><a:ProviderId>''1=1</a:ProviderId><a:UserId>13026046</a:UserId></a:
Authentication></request></IsLoggedIn></s:Body></s:Envelope> 192.168.5.66 - - api.somesite.com 200
0 1378 1209 48 192.168.4.89
Which of the following MOST likely explains how the clients' accounts were compromised?

A. The clients' authentication tokens were impersonated and replayed.

B. The clients' usernames and passwords were transmitted in cleartext.
C. An XSS scripting attack was carried out on the server.
D. A SQL injection attack was carried out on the server.

Answer: A

Question: 9

A monthly job to install approved vendor software updates and hot fixes recently stopped working. The
security team performed a vulnerability scan, which identified several hosts as having some critical OS
vulnerabilities, as referenced in the common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE) database.

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Which of the following should the security team do NEXT to resolve the critical findings in the most
effective manner? (Choose two.)

A. Patch the required hosts with the correct updates and hot fixes, and rescan them for vulnerabilities.
B. Remove the servers reported to have high and medium vulnerabilities.
C. Tag the computers with critical findings as a business risk acceptance.
D. Manually patch the computers on the network, as recommended on the CVE website.
E. Harden the hosts on the network, as recommended by the NIST framework.
F. Resolve the monthly job issues and test them before applying them to the production network.

Answer: C, E

Question: 10

A development team is testing a new application release. The team needs to import existing client PHI
data records from the production environment to the test environment to test accuracy and
functionality.
Which of the following would BEST protect the sensitivity of this data while still allowing the team to
perform the testing?

A. Deidentification
B. Encoding
C. Encryption
D. Watermarking

Answer: C

Question: 11

A network attack that is exploiting a vulnerability in the SNMP is detected.

Which of the following should the cybersecurity analyst do FIRST?

A. Apply the required patches to remediate the vulnerability.

B. Escalate the incident to senior management for guidance.
C. Disable all privileged user accounts on the network.
D. Temporarily block the attacking IP address.

Answer: A
Section: (none)

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Explanation
Reference: https://beyondsecurity.com/scan-pentest-network-vulnerabilities-snmp-protocol-version-
detection.html

Question: 12

An organization is moving its infrastructure to the cloud in an effort to meet the budget and reduce
staffing requirements. The organization has three environments: development, testing, and production.
These environments have interdependencies but must remain relatively segmented.
Which of the following methods would BEST secure the company's infrastructure and be the simplest to
manage and maintain?

A. Create three separate cloud accounts for each environment. Configure account peering and security
rules to allow access to and from each environment.
B. Create one cloud account with one VPC for all environments. Purchase a virtual firewall and create
granular security rules.
C. Create one cloud account and three separate VPCs for each environment. Create security rules to
allow access to and from each environment.
D. Create three separate cloud accounts for each environment and a single core account for network
services. Route all traffic through the core account.

Answer: C

Question: 13

A pharmaceutical company's marketing team wants to send out notifications about new products to
alert users of recalls and newly discovered adverse drug reactions. The team plans to use the names and
mailing addresses that users have provided.
Which of the following data privacy standards does this violate?

A. Purpose limitation
B. Sovereignty
C. Data minimization
D. Retention

Answer: A
Reference: http://www.isitethical.eu/portfolio-item/purpose-limitation/

Question: 14

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A user receives a potentially malicious email that contains spelling errors and a PDF document. A
security analyst reviews the email and decides to download the attachment to a Linux sandbox for
review.
Which of the following commands would MOST likely indicate if the email is malicious?

A. sha256sum ~/Desktop/file.pdf

B. file ~/Desktop/file.pdf
C. strings ~/Desktop/file.pdf | grep "<script"
D. cat < ~/Desktop/file.pdf | grep -i .exe

Answer: A

Question: 15

A development team signed a contract that requires access to an on-premises physical server. Access
must be restricted to authorized users only and cannot be connected to the Internet.
Which of the following solutions would meet this requirement?

A. Establish a hosted SSO.

B. Implement a CASB.
C. Virtualize the server.
D. Air gap the server.

Answer: D

Question: 16

You are a cybersecurity analyst tasked with interpreting scan data from Company A's servers. You must
verify the requirements are being met for all of the servers and recommend changes if you find they are
not.
The company's hardening guidelines indicate the following:
• TLS 1.2 is the only version of TLS running.
• Apache 2.4.18 or greater should be used.
• Only default ports should be used.
INSTRUCTIONS
Using the supplied data, record the status of compliance with the company's guidelines for each server.
The question contains two parts: make sure you complete Part 1 and Part 2. Make recommendations for
issues based ONLY on the hardening guidelines provided.

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 Answer: See
explanation below.
Explanation:
Part 1 Answer:
Check on the following:

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AppServ1 is only using TLS.1.2
AppServ4 is only using TLS.1.2
AppServ1 is using Apache 2.4.18 or greater
AppServ3 is using Apache 2.4.18 or greater
AppServ4 is using Apache 2.4.18 or greater
Part 2 answer:
Recommendation:
Recommendation is to disable TLS v1.1 on AppServ2 and AppServ3. Also upgrade AppServ2 Apache to
version 2.4.48 from its current version of 2.3.48

Question: 17
A cybersecurity analyst is currently checking a newly deployed server that has an access control list
applied. When conducting the scan, the analyst received the following code snippet of results:

Which of the following describes the output of this scan?

A. The analyst has discovered a False Positive, and the status code is incorrect providing an OK message.
B. The analyst has discovered a True Positive, and the status code is correct providing a file not found
error message.
C. The analyst has discovered a True Positive, and the status code is incorrect providing a forbidden
message.
D. The analyst has discovered a False Positive, and the status code is incorrect providing a server error
message.

Answer: B
Explanation:

Question: 18

A system’s authority to operate (ATO) is set to expire in four days. Because of other activities and limited
staffing, the organization has neglected to start reauthentication activities until now. The cybersecurity
group just performed a vulnerability scan with the partial set of results shown below:

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Based on the scenario and the output from the vulnerability scan, which of the following should the
security team do with this finding?

A. Remediate by going to the web config file, searching for the enforce HTTP validation setting, and
manually updating to the correct setting.
B. Accept this risk for now because this is a “high” severity, but testing will require more than the four
days available, and the system ATO needs to be competed.
C. Ignore it. This is false positive, and the organization needs to focus its efforts on other findings.
D. Ensure HTTP validation is enabled by rebooting the server.

Answer: A
Explanation:

Question: 19

An organization suspects it has had a breach, and it is trying to determine the potential impact. The
organization knows the following:
The source of the breach is linked to an IP located in a foreign country.
The breach is isolated to the research and development servers.
The hash values of the data before and after the breach are unchanged.
The affected servers were regularly patched, and a recent scan showed no vulnerabilities.
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn with respect to the threat and impact? (Choose two.)

A. The confidentiality of the data is unaffected.

B. The threat is an APT.
C. The source IP of the threat has been spoofed.
D. The integrity of the data is unaffected.
E. The threat is an insider.

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 Answer: B,D
Explanation:

Question: 20

A system is experiencing noticeably slow response times, and users are being locked out frequently. An
analyst asked for the system security plan and found the system comprises two servers: an application
server in the DMZ and a database server inside the trusted domain. Which of the following should be
performed NEXT to investigate the availability issue?

A. Review the firewall logs.

B. Review syslogs from critical servers.
C. Perform fuzzing.
D. Install a WAF in front of the application server.

Answer: C
Explanation:

Question: 21

Ann, a user, reports to the security team that her browser began redirecting her to random sites while
using her Windows laptop. Ann further reports that the OS shows the C: drive is out of space despite
having plenty of space recently. Ann claims she not downloaded anything. The security team obtains the
laptop and begins to investigate, noting the following:
File access auditing is turned off.
When clearing up disk space to make the laptop functional, files that appear to be cached web pages are
immediately created in a temporary directory, filling up the available drive space.
All processes running appear to be legitimate processes for this user and machine.
Network traffic spikes when the space is cleared on the laptop.
No browser is open.
Which of the following initial actions and tools would provide the BEST approach to determining what is
happening?

A. Delete the temporary files, run an Nmap scan, and utilize Burp Suite.
B. Disable the network connection, check Sysinternals Process Explorer, and review netstat output.
C. Perform a hard power down of the laptop, take a dd image, and analyze with FTK.
D. Review logins to the laptop, search Windows Event Viewer, and review Wireshark captures.

Answer: B

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Explanation:

Question: 22

A security architect is reviewing the options for performing input validation on incoming web form
submissions. Which of the following should the architect as the MOST secure and manageable option?

A. Client-side whitelisting
B. Server-side whitelisting
C. Server-side blacklisting
D. Client-side blacklisting

Answer: B
Explanation:

Question: 23

A security administrator needs to create an IDS rule to alert on FTP login attempts by root. Which of the
following rules is the BEST solution?

A. Option A
B. Option B
C. Option C
D. Option D

Answer: B
Explanation:

Question: 24

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The computer incident response team at a multinational company has determined that a breach of
sensitive data has occurred in which a threat actor has compromised the organization’s email system.
Per the incident response procedures, this breach requires notifying the board immediately. Which of
the following would be the BEST method of communication?

A. Post of the company blog

B. Corporate-hosted encrypted email
C. VoIP phone call
D. Summary sent by certified mail
E. Externally hosted instant message

Answer: C
Explanation:

Question: 25

During an investigation, an incident responder intends to recover multiple pieces of digital medi

a. Before removing the media, the responder should initiate:

A. malware scans.
B. secure communications.
C. chain of custody forms.
D. decryption tools.

Answer: C
Explanation:

Question: 26

A malicious hacker wants to gather guest credentials on a hotel 802.11 network. Which of the following
tools is the malicious hacker going to use to gain access to information found on the hotel network?

A. Nikto
B. Aircrak-ng
C. Nessus
D. tcpdump

Answer: A
Explanation:

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 Question: 27

A security analyst received an email with the following key:

Xj3XJ3LLc
A second security analyst received an email with following key:
3XJ3xjcLLC
The security manager has informed the two analysts that the email they received is a key that allows
access to the company’s financial segment for maintenance. This is an example of:

A. dual control
B. private key encryption
C. separation of duties
D. public key encryption
E. two-factor authentication

Answer: A
Explanation:

Question: 28

Which of the following is the BEST way to share incident-related artifacts to provide non-repudiation?

A. Secure email
B. Encrypted USB drives
C. Cloud containers
D. Network folders

Answer: B
Explanation:

Question: 29

A security analyst has a sample of malicious software and needs to know what the sample does? The
analyst runs the sample in a carefully controlled and monitored virtual machine to observe the software
behavior. Which of the following malware analysis approaches is this?

A. White box testing

B. Fuzzing
C. Sandboxing

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D. Static code analysis

Answer: C

Question: 30

An analyst is reviewing a list of vulnerabilities, which were reported from a recent vulnerability scan of a
Linux server.
Which of the following is MOST likely to be a false positive?

A. OpenSSH/OpenSSL Package Random Number Generator Weakness

B. Apache HTTP Server Byte Range DoS
C. GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-052)
D. HTTP TRACE / TRACK Methods Allowed (002-1208)
E. SSL Certificate Expiry

Answer: E
Explanation:

Question: 31

A security analyst, who is working for a company that utilizes Linux servers, receives the following
results from a vulnerability scan:

Which of the following is MOST likely a false positive?

A. ICMP timestamp request remote date disclosure

B. Windows SMB service enumeration via \srvsvc
C. Anonymous FTP enabled
D. Unsupported web server detection

Answer: B
Explanation:

Question: 32

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Which of the following should be found within an organization's acceptable use policy?

A. Passwords must be eight characters in length and contain at least one special character.
B. Customer data must be handled properly, stored on company servers, and encrypted when possible
C. Administrator accounts must be audited monthly, and inactive accounts should be removed.
D. Consequences of violating the policy could include discipline up to and including termination.

Answer: D
Explanation:

Question: 33

An analyst identifies multiple instances of node-to-node communication between several endpoints

within the 10.200.2.0/24 network and a user machine at the IP address 10.200.2.5. This user machine at
the IP address 10.200.2.5 is also identified as initiating outbound communication during atypical
business hours with several IP addresses that have recently appeared on threat feeds.
Which of the following can be inferred from this activity?

A. 10.200.2.0/24 is infected with ransomware.

B. 10.200.2.0/24 is not routable address space.
C. 10.200.2.5 is a rogue endpoint.
D. 10.200.2.5 is exfiltrating data.

Answer: D
Explanation:

Question: 34

A system administrator is doing network reconnaissance of a company’s external network to determine

the vulnerability of various services that are running. Sending some sample traffic to the external host,
the administrator obtains the following packet capture:

Based on the output, which of the following services should be further tested for vulnerabilities?

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A. SSH
B. HTTP
C. SMB
D. HTTPS

Answer: C
Explanation:

Question: 35

Ransomware is identified on a company's network that affects both Windows and MAC hosts. The
command and control channel for encryption for this variant uses TCP ports from 11000 to 65000. The
channel goes to good1. Iholdbadkeys.com, which resolves to IP address 72.172.16.2.
Which of the following is the MOST effective way to prevent any newly infected systems from actually
encrypting the data on connected network drives while causing the least disruption to normal Internet
traffic?

A. Block all outbound traffic to web host good1 iholdbadkeys.com at the border gateway.
B. Block all outbound TCP connections to IP host address 172.172.16.2 at the border gateway.
C. Block all outbound traffic on TCP ports 11000 to 65000 at the border gateway.
D. Block all outbound traffic on TCP ports 11000 to 65000 to IP host address 172.172.16.2 at the border
gateway.

Answer: A
Explanation:

Question: 36

A human resources employee sends out a mass email to all employees that contains their personnel
records. A security analyst is called in to address the concern of the human resources director on how to
prevent this from happening in the future.
Which of the following would be the BEST solution to recommend to the director?

A. Install a data loss prevention system, and train human resources employees on its use. Provide PII
training to all employees at the company. Encrypt PII information.
B. Enforce encryption on all emails sent within the company. Create a PII program and policy on how to
handle data. Train all human resources employees.
C. Train all employees. Encrypt data sent on the company network. Bring in privacy personnel to present
a plan on how PII should be handled.

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D. Install specific equipment to create a human resources policy that protects PII data. Train company
employees on how to handle PII data. Outsource all PII to another company. Send the human resources
director to training for PII handling.

Answer: A
Explanation:

Question: 37

Risk management wants IT to implement a solution that will permit an analyst to intercept, execute, and
analyze potentially malicious files that are downloaded from the Internet.
Which of the following would BEST provide this solution?

A. File fingerprinting
B. Decomposition of malware
C. Risk evaluation
D. Sandboxing

Answer: D

Question: 38

Joe, a penetration tester, used a professional directory to identify a network administrator and ID
administrator for a client’s company. Joe then emailed the network administrator, identifying himself as
the ID administrator, and asked for a current password as part of a security exercise. Which of the
following techniques were used in this scenario?

A. Enumeration and OS fingerprinting

B. Email harvesting and host scanning
C. Social media profiling and phishing
D. Network and host scanning

Answer: C
Explanation:

Question: 39

A web developer wants to create a new web part within the company website that aggregates sales
from individual team sites. A cybersecurity analyst wants to ensure security measurements are

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implemented during this process. Which of the following remediation actions should the analyst take to
implement a vulnerability management process?

A. Personnel training
B. Vulnerability scan
C. Change management
D. Sandboxing

Answer: C
Explanation:

Question: 40

A security team is implementing a new vulnerability management program in an environment that has a
historically poor security posture. The team is aware of issues patch management in the environment
and expects a large number of findings. Which of the following would be the MOST efficient way to
increase the security posture of the organization in the shortest amount of time?

A. Create an SLA stating that remediation actions must occur within 30 days of discovery for all levels of
vulnerabilities.
B. Incorporate prioritization levels into the remediation process and address critical findings first.
C. Create classification criteria for data residing on different servers and provide remediation only for
servers housing sensitive data.
D. Implement a change control policy that allows the security team to quickly deploy patches in the
production environment to reduce the risk of any vulnerabilities found.

Answer: B
Explanation:

Question: 41

Which of the following is the use of tools to simulate the ability for an attacker to gain access to a
specified network?

A. Reverse engineering
B. Fuzzing
C. Penetration testing
D. Network mapping

Answer: C

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 Question: 42

A company just chose a global software company based in Europe to implement a new supply chain
management solution. Which of the following would be the MAIN concern of the company?

A. Violating national security policy

B. Packet injection
C. Loss of intellectual property
D. International labor laws

Answer: A

Question: 43

Welcome to the Enterprise Help Desk System. Please work the ticket escalated to you in the desk ticket
queue.
INSTRUCTIONS
Click on me ticket to see the ticket details Additional content is available on tabs within the ticket
First, select the appropriate issue from the drop-down menu. Then, select the MOST likely root cause
from second drop-down menu
If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All
button

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 Answer: <map><m
x1="758" x2="896"
y1="266" y2="291"
ss="0" a="0" /><m
x1="760" x2="836"
y1="562" y2="584"
ss="0" a="0" /></map>

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 Question: 44
An employee in the billing department accidentally sent a spreadsheet containing payment card data to
a recipient outside the organization The employee intended to send the spreadsheet to an internal staff
member with a similar name and was unaware of the mistake until the recipient replied to the message
In addition to retraining the employee, which of the following would prevent this from happening in the
future?

A. Implement outgoing filter rules to quarantine messages that contain card data
B. Configure the outgoing mail filter to allow attachments only to addresses on the whitelist
C. Remove all external recipients from the employee's address book
D. Set the outgoing mail filter to strip spreadsheet attachments from all messages.

Answer: B

Question: 45

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A security analyst was alerted to a tile integrity monitoring event based on a change to the vhost-
paymonts .conf file The output of the diff command against the known-good backup reads as follows

Which of the following MOST likely occurred?

A. The file was altered to accept payments without charging the cards
B. The file was altered to avoid logging credit card information
C. The file was altered to verify the card numbers are valid.
D. The file was altered to harvest credit card numbers

Answer: B

Question: 46

A security analyst recently discovered two unauthorized hosts on the campus's wireless network
segment from a man-m-the-middle attack .The security analyst also verified that privileges were not
escalated, and the two devices did not gain access to other network devices Which of the following
would BEST mitigate and improve the security posture of the wireless network for this type of attack?

A. Enable MAC filtering on the wireless router and suggest a stronger encryption for the wireless
network,
B. Change the SSID, strengthen the passcode, and implement MAC filtering on the wireless router.
C. Enable MAC filtering on the wireless router and create a whitelist that allows devices on the network
D. Conduct a wireless survey to determine if the wireless strength needs to be reduced.

Answer: A

Question: 47

A security analyst is investigating a malware infection that occurred on a Windows system. The system
was not connected to a network and had no wireless capability Company policy prohibits using portable
media or mobile storage The security analyst is trying to determine which user caused the malware to
get onto the system Which of the following registry keys would MOST likely have this information?
A)

B)

C)

D)

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A. Option A
B. Option B
C. Option C
D. Option D

Answer: C

Question: 48

Which of the following MOST accurately describes an HSM?

A. An HSM is a low-cost solution for encryption.

B. An HSM can be networked based or a removable USB
C. An HSM is slower at encrypting than software
D. An HSM is explicitly used for MFA

Answer: A

Question: 49

A security analyst is investigating malicious traffic from an internal system that attempted to download
proxy avoidance software as identified from the firewall logs but the destination IP is blocked and not
captured. Which of the following should the analyst do?

A. Shut down the computer

B. Capture live data using Wireshark
C. Take a snapshot
D. Determine if DNS logging is enabled.
E. Review the network logs.

Answer: A

Question: 50

Which of the following technologies can be used to house the entropy keys for disk encryption on
desktops and laptops?

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A. Self-encrypting drive
B. Bus encryption
C. TPM
D. HSM

Answer: A

Question: 51

A developer wrote a script to make names and other Pll data unidentifiable before loading a database
export into the testing system Which of the following describes the type of control that is being used?

A. Data encoding
B. Data masking
C. Data loss prevention
D. Data classification

Answer: C

Question: 52

A security analyst receives an alert that highly sensitive information has left the company's network
Upon investigation, the analyst discovers an outside IP range has had connections from three servers
more than 100 times m the past month The affected servers are virtual machines Which of the following
is the BEST course of action?

A. Shut down the servers as soon as possible, move them to a clean environment, restart, run a
vulnerability scanner to find weaknesses determine the root cause, remediate, and report
B. Report the data exfiltration to management take the affected servers offline, conduct an antivirus
scan, remediate all threats found, and return the servers to service.
C. Disconnect the affected servers from the network, use the virtual machine console to access the
systems, determine which information has left the network, find the security weakness,
and remediate
D. Determine if any other servers have been affected, snapshot any servers found, determine the vector
that was used to allow the data exfiltration. fix any vulnerabilities, remediate, and
report.

Answer: A

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 Question: 53

A security analyst is investigating a compromised Linux server. The analyst issues the ps command and
receives the following output.

Which of the following commands should the administrator run NEXT to further analyze the
compromised system?

A. strace /proc/1301
B. rpm -V openash-server
C. /bin/la -1 /proc/1301/exe
D. kill -9 1301

Answer: A

Question: 54

A small organization has proprietary software that is used internally. The system has not been well
maintained and cannot be updated with the rest of the environment Which of the following is the BEST
solution?

A. Virtualize the system and decommission the physical machine.

B. Remove it from the network and require air gapping.
C. Only allow access to the system via a jumpbox
D. Implement MFA on the specific system.

Answer: A

Question: 55

Which of the following attacks can be prevented by using output encoding?

A. Server-side request forgery

B. Cross-site scripting
C. SQL injection

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D. Command injection
E. Cross-site request forgery
F. Directory traversal

Answer: B

Question: 56

A security analyst is responding to an incident on a web server on the company network that is making a
large number of outbound requests over DNS Which of the following is the FIRST step the analyst should
take to evaluate this potential indicator of compromise'?

A. Run an anti-malware scan on the system to detect and eradicate the current threat
B. Start a network capture on the system to look into the DNS requests to validate command and control
traffic.
C. Shut down the system to prevent further degradation of the company network
D. Reimage the machine to remove the threat completely and get back to a normal running state.
E. Isolate the system on the network to ensure it cannot access other systems while evaluation is
underway.

Answer: A

Question: 57

A security analyst conducted a risk assessment on an organization's wireless network and identified a
high-risk element in the implementation of data confidentially protection. Which of the following is the
BEST technical security control to mitigate this risk?

A. Switch to RADIUS technology

B. Switch to TACACS+ technology.
C. Switch to 802 IX technology
D. Switch to the WPA2 protocol.

Answer: B

Question: 58

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A security analyst discovers accounts in sensitive SaaS-based systems are not being removed in a timely
manner when an employee leaves the organization To BEST resolve the issue, the organization should
implement

A. federated authentication
B. role-based access control.
C. manual account reviews
D. multifactor authentication.

Answer: A

Question: 59

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 testing and
assessment?

A. FaaS
B. RTOS
C. SoC
D. GPS
E. CAN bus

Answer: E

Question: 60

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?

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

Question: 61

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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

Question: 62

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?

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

Question: 63

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.

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Reference: https://www.eetimes.com/how-to-protect-intellectual-property-in-fpgas-devices-part-1/#

Question: 64

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

Question: 65

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.

Answer: C
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 Question: 66

A security analyst received a SIEM alert regarding high levels of memory consumption for a critical
system. After several attempts to remediate the issue, the system went down. A root cause analysis
revealed a bad actor forced the application to not reclaim memory. This caused the system to be
depleted of resources.
Which of the following BEST describes this attack?

A. Injection attack
B. Memory corruption
C. Denial of service
D. Array attack

Answer: B

Reference: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/memory-corruption

Question: 67

Which of the following software security best practices would prevent an attacker from being able to
run arbitrary SQL commands within a web application? (Choose two.)

A. Parameterized queries
B. Session management
C. Input validation
D. Output encoding
E. Data protection
F. Authentication

Answer: AC
Reference: https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/knowledge-base/how-to-prevent-sql-
injection-attacks/

Question: 68

A cyber-incident response analyst is investigating a suspected cryptocurrency miner on a company's

server.
Which of the following is the FIRST step the analyst should take?

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A. Create a full disk image of the server's hard drive to look for the file containing the malware.
B. Run a manual antivirus scan on the machine to look for known malicious software.
C. Take a memory snapshot of the machine to capture volatile information stored in memory.
D. Start packet capturing to look for traffic that could be indicative of command and control from the
miner.

Answer: D

Question: 69

An information security analyst is compiling data from a recent penetration test and reviews the
following output:

The analyst wants to obtain more information about the web-based services that are running on the
target.
Which of the following commands would MOST likely provide the needed information?

A. ping -t 10.79.95.173.rdns.datacenters.com
B. telnet 10.79.95.173 443
C. ftpd 10.79.95.173.rdns.datacenters.com 443
D. tracert 10.79.95.173

Answer: B

Question: 70

A compliance officer of a large organization has reviewed the firm's vendor management program but
has discovered there are no controls defined to evaluate third-party risk or hardware source
authenticity. The compliance officer wants to gain some level of assurance on a recurring basis regarding
the implementation of controls by third parties.
Which of the following would BEST satisfy the objectives defined by the compliance officer? (Choose
two.)

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A. Executing vendor compliance assessments against the organization's security controls
B. Executing NDAs prior to sharing critical data with third parties
C. Soliciting third-party audit reports on an annual basis
D. Maintaining and reviewing the organizational risk assessment on a quarterly basis
E. Completing a business impact assessment for all critical service providers
F. Utilizing DLP capabilities at both the endpoint and perimeter levels

Answer: A, C

Question: 71

An audit has revealed an organization is utilizing a large number of servers that are running unsupported
operating systems.
As part of the management response phase of the audit, which of the following would BEST
demonstrate senior management is appropriately aware of and addressing the issue?

A. Copies of prior audits that did not identify the servers as an issue
B. Project plans relating to the replacement of the servers that were approved by management
C. Minutes from meetings in which risk assessment activities addressing the servers were discussed
D. ACLs from perimeter firewalls showing blocked access to the servers
E. Copies of change orders relating to the vulnerable servers

Answer: C

Question: 72

A security analyst is reviewing packet captures from a system that was compromised. The system was
already isolated from the network, but it did have network access for a few hours after being
compromised. When viewing the capture in a packet analyzer, the analyst sees the following:

Which of the following can the analyst conclude?

A. Malware is attempting to beacon to 128.50.100.3.

B. The system is running a DoS attack against ajgidwle.com.
C. The system is scanning ajgidwle.com for PII.
D. Data is being exfiltrated over DNS.

Answer: D

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 Question: 73

It is important to parameterize queries to prevent .

A. the execution of unauthorized actions against a database.

B. a memory overflow that executes code with elevated privileges.
C. the establishment of a web shell that would allow unauthorized access.
D. the queries from using an outdated library with security vulnerabilities.

Answer: A
Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/QUESTION NO:s/4712037/what-is-parameterized-query

Question: 74

A security analyst reviews the following aggregated output from an Nmap scan and the border firewall
ACL:

Which of the following should the analyst reconfigure to BEST reduce organizational risk while
maintaining current functionality?

A. PC1
B. PC2
C. Server1
D. Server2
E. Firewall

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 Answer: B

Question: 75

During an investigation, a security analyst determines suspicious activity occurred during the night shift
over the weekend. Further investigation reveals the activity was initiated from an internal IP going to an
external website.
Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate recommendation to prevent the activity from
happening in the future?

A. An IPS signature modification for the specific IP addresses

B. An IDS signature modification for the specific IP addresses
C. A firewall rule that will block port 80 traffic
D. A firewall rule that will block traffic from the specific IP addresses

Answer: D

Question: 76

A security analyst has received reports of very slow, intermittent access to a public-facing corporate
server. Suspecting the system may be compromised, the analyst runs the following commands:

Based on the output from the above commands, which of the following should the analyst do NEXT to
further the investigation?

A. Run crontab -r; rm -rf /tmp/.t to remove and disable the malware on the system.
B. Examine the server logs for further indicators of compromise of a web application.
C. Run kill -9 1325 to bring the load average down so the server is usable again.
D. Perform a binary analysis on the /tmp/.t/t file, as it is likely to be a rogue SSHD server.

Answer: B

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 Question: 77

A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) wants to upgrade an organization's security posture by
improving proactive activities associated with attacks from internal and external threats.
Which of the following is the MOST proactive tool or technique that feeds incident response
capabilities?

A. Development of a hypothesis as part of threat hunting

B. Log correlation, monitoring, and automated reporting through a SIEM platform
C. Continuous compliance monitoring using SCAP dashboards
D. Quarterly vulnerability scanning using credentialed scans

Answer: A

Question: 78

While planning segmentation for an ICS environment, a security engineer determines IT resources will
need access to devices within the ICS environment without compromising security.
To provide the MOST secure access model in this scenario, the jumpbox should be .

A. placed in an isolated network segment, authenticated on the IT side, and forwarded into the ICS
network.
B. placed on the ICS network with a static firewall rule that allows IT network resources to authenticate.
C. bridged between the IT and operational technology networks to allow authenticated access.
D. placed on the IT side of the network, authenticated, and tunneled into the ICS environment.

Answer: D

Question: 79

A development team uses open-source software and follows an Agile methodology with two-week
sprints. Last month, the security team filed a bug for an insecure version of a common library. The
DevOps team updated the library on the server, and then the security team rescanned the server to
verify it was no longer vulnerable. This month, the security team found the same vulnerability on the
server.
Which of the following should be done to correct the cause of the vulnerability?

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A. Deploy a WAF in front of the application.
B. Implement a software repository management tool.
C. Install a HIPS on the server.
D. Instruct the developers to use input validation in the code.

Answer: B

Question: 80

A security analyst is reviewing the logs from an internal chat server. The chat.log file is too large to
review manually, so the analyst wants to create a shorter log file that only includes lines associated with
a user demonstrating anomalous activity. Below is a snippet of the log:

Which of the following commands would work BEST to achieve the desired result?

A. grep -v chatter14 chat.log

B. grep -i pythonfun chat.log
C. grep -i javashark chat.log
D. grep -v javashark chat.log
E. grep -v pythonfun chat.log
F. grep -i chatter14 chat.log

Answer: D

Question: 81

An analyst is participating in the solution analysis process for a cloud-hosted SIEM platform to centralize
log monitoring and alerting capabilities in the SOC.
Which of the following is the BEST approach for supply chain assessment when selecting a vendor?

A. Gather information from providers, including datacenter specifications and copies of audit reports.
B. Identify SLA requirements for monitoring and logging.
C. Consult with senior management for recommendations.
D. Perform a proof of concept to identify possible solutions.

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 Answer: B

Question: 82

A security technician is testing a solution that will prevent outside entities from spoofing the company's
email domain, which is comptia.org. The testing is successful, and the security technician is prepared to
fully implement the solution.
Which of the following actions should the technician take to accomplish this task?

A. Add TXT @ "v=spf1 mx include:_spf.comptia.org −all" to the DNS record.

B. Add TXT @ "v=spf1 mx include:_spf.comptia.org −all" to the email server.
C. Add TXT @ "v=spf1 mx include:_spf.comptia.org +all" to the domain controller.
D. Add TXT @ "v=spf1 mx include:_spf.comptia.org +all" to the web server.

Answer: A
Reference: https://blog.finjan.com/email-spoofing/

Question: 83

A security analyst on the threat-hunting team has developed a list of unneeded, benign services that are
currently running as part of the standard OS deployment for workstations. The analyst will provide this
list to the operations team to create a policy that will automatically disable the services for all
workstations in the organization.
Which of the following BEST describes the security analyst's goal?

A. To create a system baseline

B. To reduce the attack surface
C. To optimize system performance
D. To improve malware detection

Answer: B

Question: 84

Which of the following roles is ultimately responsible for determining the classification levels assigned to
specific data sets?

A. Data custodian
B. Data owner

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C. Data processor
D. Senior management

Answer: B
Reference: https://www.pearsonitcertification.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2731933&seqNum=3

Question: 85

A security analyst suspects a malware infection was caused by a user who downloaded malware after
clicking
Error! Hyperlink reference not valid./a.php in a phishing email.
To prevent other computers from being infected by the same malware variation, the analyst should
create a rule on the .

A. email server that automatically deletes attached executables.

B. IDS to match the malware sample.
C. proxy to block all connections to <malwaresource>.
D. firewall to block connection attempts to dynamic DNS hosts.

Answer: C

Question: 86

An information security analyst is reviewing backup data sets as part of a project focused on eliminating
archival data sets.
Which of the following should be considered FIRST prior to disposing of the electronic data?

A. Sanitization policy
B. Data sovereignty
C. Encryption policy
D. Retention standards

Answer: D

Question: 87

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A security analyst is evaluating two vulnerability management tools for possible use in an organization.
The analyst set up each of the tools according to the respective vendor's instructions and generated a
report of vulnerabilities that ran against the same target server.
Tool A reported the following:

Tool B reported the following:

Which of the following BEST describes the method used by each tool? (Choose two.)

A. Tool A is agent based.

B. Tool A used fuzzing logic to test vulnerabilities.
C. Tool A is unauthenticated.
D. Tool B utilized machine learning technology.
E. Tool B is agent based.
F. Tool B is unauthenticated.

Answer: CE

Question: 88

A security analyst received an alert from the SIEM indicating numerous login attempts from users
outside their usual geographic zones, all of which were initiated through the web-based mail server. The
logs indicate all domain accounts experienced two login attempts during the same time frame.
Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue?

A. A password-spraying attack was performed against the organization.

B. A DDoS attack was performed against the organization.
C. This was normal shift work activity; the SIEM's AI is learning.
D. A credentialed external vulnerability scan was performed.

Answer: A
Reference: https://doubleoctopus.com/security-wiki/threats-and-tools/password-spraying/

Question: 89

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During an investigation, a security analyst identified machines that are infected with malware the
antivirus was unable to detect.
Which of the following is the BEST place to acquire evidence to perform data carving?

A. The system memory

B. The hard drive
C. Network packets
D. The Windows Registry

Answer: A
Reference: https://resources.infosecinstitute.com/memory-forensics/#gref
https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/data-carving.htm

Question: 90

A cybersecurity analyst has access to several threat feeds and wants to organize them while
simultaneously comparing intelligence against network traffic.
Which of the following would BEST accomplish this goal?

A. Continuous integration and deployment

B. Automation and orchestration
C. Static and dynamic analysis
D. Information sharing and analysis

Answer: B

Question: 91

A storage area network (SAN) was inadvertently powered off while power maintenance was being
performed in a datacenter. None of the systems should have lost all power during the maintenance.
Upon review, it is discovered that a SAN administrator moved a power plug when testing the SAN's fault
notification features.
Which of the following should be done to prevent this issue from reoccurring?

A. Ensure both power supplies on the SAN are serviced by separate circuits, so that if one circuit goes
down, the other remains powered.
B. Install additional batteries in the SAN power supplies with enough capacity to keep the system
powered on during maintenance operations.
C. Ensure power configuration is covered in the datacenter change management policy and have the
SAN

administrator review this policy.

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D. Install a third power supply in the SAN so loss of any power intuit does not result in the SAN
completely powering off.

Answer: A

Question: 92

A security analyst is providing a risk assessment for a medical device that will be installed on the
corporate network. During the assessment, the analyst discovers the device has an embedded operating
system that will be at the end of its life in two years. Due to the criticality of the device, the security
committee makes a risk- based policy decision to review and enforce the vendor upgrade before the end
of life is reached.
Which of the following risk actions has the security committee taken?

A. Risk exception
B. Risk avoidance
C. Risk tolerance
D. Risk acceptance

Answer: D

Question: 93

During a cyber incident, which of the following is the BEST course of action?

A. Switch to using a pre-approved, secure, third-party communication system.

B. Keep the entire company informed to ensure transparency and integrity during the incident.
C. Restrict customer communication until the severity of the breach is confirmed.
D. Limit communications to pre-authorized parties to ensure response efforts remain confidential.

Answer: D

Question: 94

Which of the following BEST describes the process by which code is developed, tested, and deployed in
small batches?

A. Agile
B. Waterfall

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C. SDLC
D. Dynamic code analysis

Answer: A
Reference: https://www.cleverism.com/software-development-life-cycle-sdlc-methodologies/

Question: 95

Which of the following types of policies is used to regulate data storage on the network?

A. Password
B. Acceptable use
C. Account management
D. Retention

Answer: D
Reference: http://www.css.edu/administration/information-technologies/computing-
policies/computer-and- network-policies.html

Question: 96

A security team wants to make SaaS solutions accessible from only the corporate campus.
Which of the following would BEST accomplish this goal?

A. Geofencing
B. IP restrictions
C. Reverse proxy
D. Single sign-on

Answer: A
Reference: https://bluedot.io/library/what-is-geofencing/

Question: 97

Data spillage occurred when an employee accidentally emailed a sensitive file to an external recipient.
Which of the following controls would have MOST likely prevented this incident?

A. SSO

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B. DLP
C. WAF
D. VDI

Answer: B
Reference: https://greenlightcorp.com/blog/cyber-security-solutions-data-spillage-and-how-to-create-
an-after-

incident-to-do-list/

Question: 98

A security analyst has received information from a third-party intelligence-sharing resource that
indicates employee accounts were breached.
Which of the following is the NEXT step the analyst should take to address the issue?

A. Audit access permissions for all employees to ensure least privilege.

B. Force a password reset for the impacted employees and revoke any tokens.
C. Configure SSO to prevent passwords from going outside the local network.
D. Set up privileged access management to ensure auditing is enabled.

Answer: B

Question: 99

A security analyst is building a malware analysis lab. The analyst wants to ensure malicious applications
are not capable of escaping the virtual machines and pivoting to other networks.
To BEST mitigate this risk, the analyst should use .

A. an 802.11ac wireless bridge to create an air gap.

B. a managed switch to segment the lab into a separate VLAN.
C. a firewall to isolate the lab network from all other networks.
D. an unmanaged switch to segment the environments from one another.

Answer: C

Question: 100

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A security analyst for a large financial institution is creating a threat model for a specific threat actor that
is likely targeting an organization's financial assets.
Which of the following is the BEST example of the level of sophistication this threat actor is using?

A. Social media accounts attributed to the threat actor

B. Custom malware attributed to the threat actor from prior attacks
C. Email addresses and phone numbers tied to the threat actor
D. Network assets used in previous attacks attributed to the threat actor
E. IP addresses used by the threat actor for command and control

Answer: D

Question: 101

Bootloader malware was recently discovered on several company workstations. All the workstations run
Windows and are current models with UEFI capability.
Which of the following UEFI settings is the MOST likely cause of the infections?

A. Compatibility mode
B. Secure boot mode
C. Native mode
D. Fast boot mode

Answer: A

Question: 102

The security team at a large corporation is helping the payment-processing team to prepare for a
regulatory compliance audit and meet the following objectives:
Reduce the number of potential findings by the auditors.
Limit the scope of the audit to only devices used by the payment-processing team for activities directly
impacted by the regulations.
Prevent the external-facing web infrastructure used by other teams from coming into scope.
Limit the amount of exposure the company will face if the systems used by the payment-processing
team are compromised.
Which of the following would be the MOST effective way for the security team to meet these
objectives?

A. Limit the permissions to prevent other employees from accessing data owned by the business unit.
B. Segment the servers and systems used by the business unit from the rest of the network.
C. Deploy patches to all servers and workstations across the entire organization.

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D. Implement full-disk encryption on the laptops used by employees of the payment-processing team.

Answer: B

Question: 103

During routine monitoring, a security analyst discovers several suspicious websites that are
communicating with a local host. The analyst queries for IP 192.168.50.2 for a 24-hour period:

To further investigate, the analyst should request PCAP for SRC 192.168.50.2 and .

A. DST 138.10.2.5.
B. DST 138.10.25.5.
C. DST 172.10.3.5.
D. DST 172.10.45.5.
E. DST 175.35.20.5.

Answer: A

Question: 104

For machine learning to be applied effectively toward security analysis automation, it requires .

A. relevant training data.

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B. a threat feed API.
C. a multicore, multiprocessor system.
D. anomalous traffic signatures.

Answer: A

Question: 105

A large amount of confidential data was leaked during a recent security breach. As part of a forensic
investigation, the security team needs to identify the various types of traffic that were captured
between two

compromised devices.
Which of the following should be used to identify the traffic?

A. Carving
B. Disk imaging
C. Packet analysis
D. Memory dump
E. Hashing

Answer: C

Question: 106

Which of the following sets of attributes BEST illustrates the characteristics of an insider threat from a
security perspective?

A. Unauthorized, unintentional, benign

B. Unauthorized, intentional, malicious
C. Authorized, intentional, malicious
D. Authorized, unintentional, benign

Answer: C
Reference: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/computer-science/insider-attack

Question: 107

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A security analyst has observed several incidents within an organization that are affecting one specific
piece of hardware on the network. Further investigation reveals the equipment vendor previously
released a patch.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate threat classification for these incidents?

A. Known threat
B. Zero day
C. Unknown threat
D. Advanced persistent threat

Answer: B

Question: 108

An incident responder successfully acquired application binaries off a mobile device for later forensic
analysis.
Which of the following should the analyst do NEXT?

A. Decompile each binary to derive the source code.

B. Perform a factory reset on the affected mobile device.
C. Compute SHA-256 hashes for each binary.
D. Encrypt the binaries using an authenticated AES-256 mode of operation.
E. Inspect the permissions manifests within each application.

Answer: C

Question: 109

A security analyst needs to reduce the overall attack surface.

Which of the following infrastructure changes should the analyst recommend?

A. Implement a honeypot.
B. Air gap sensitive systems.
C. Increase the network segmentation.
D. Implement a cloud-based architecture.

Answer: C
Reference: https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/89283-ways-to-reduce-your-attack-surface

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 Question: 110

A security analyst is reviewing the following log from an email security service.

Which of the following BEST describes the reason why the email was blocked?

A. The To address is invalid.

B. The email originated from the www.spamfilter.org URL.
C. The IP address and the remote server name are the same.
D. The IP address was blacklisted.
E. The From address is invalid.

Answer: B

Reference: https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/RBL.html

Question: 111

A user's computer has been running slowly when the user tries to access web pages. A security analyst
runs the command netstat -aon from the command line and receives the following output:

Which of the following lines indicates the computer may be compromised?

A. Line 1
B. Line 2
C. Line 3
D. Line 4
E. Line 5
F. Line 6

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 Answer: D

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