ACAS - 5.3 Course Exam Questions and Answers with complete solution
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ACAS - 5.3 Course Exam Questions and Answers with complete solution
What is ACAS?
ACAS is a network-based security compliance and assessment capability
designed to provide awareness of the security posture and network health of
DoD networks.
Which of the following best describes the Security...
ACAS - 5.3 Course Exam Questions and Answers with
complete solution
What is ACAS?
ACAS is a network-based security compliance and assessment capability
designed to provide awareness of the security posture and network health of
DoD networks.
Which of the following best describes the SecurityCenter?
The central console that provides continuous asset-based security and
compliance monitoring
A vulnerability is a weakness or an attack that can compromise your system.
False (a vulnerability does not include an attack)
The Nessus scanner monitors data at rest, while the PVS monitors data in motion.
True
PVS detects vulnerabilities based on network traffic instead of actively scanning
hosts.
True
Which ACAS component performs active vulnerability and compliance scanning?
Nessus
CMRS is a tool to provide DoD component- and enterprise-level situational
awareness by quantitatively displaying an organization's security posture.
True
Select the Task Order for the Implementation of Assured Compliance Assessment
Solution (ACAS) for the Enterprise:
13-670
Which page loads by default when you log in to SecurityCenter? Select the best
answer.
Dashboard
Which of the following pages show the date and time of the most recent plugin
updates?
Plugins, Feeds
Which page allows you to set your local time zone?
Profile
What is an organization?
A group of individuals who are responsible for a set of common assets
What is a scan zone?
A defined static range of IP addresses with an associated Nessus scanner(s)
What is the maximum size of a SecurityCenter 5 Repository?
32 GB
The IP address(es) you are scanning must be contained in both the definition of
the scan zone and the definition of the repository.
True
What SecurityCenter role is responsible for setting up scan zones?
Administrator
How can you get your SecurityCenter plugin updates?
, Automatically, from DISA's plugin server, Manually from the DoD Patch Repository
The SecurityCenter Plugins menu displays a list of script files used by Nessus
and PVS scanners to collect and interpret vulnerability, compliance, and
configuration data.
True
Which of the following are options you can consider for scanning stand-alone
networks?
Install both Nessus and SecurityCenter on a Linux Laptop using Kickstart, Install both
Nessus and SecurityCenter in virtual machines on a Windows 7 laptop, Detach a
Nessus scanner from its SecurityCenter for scanning purposes and then reattach to
SecurityCenter to upload scan results
Components of an Active Vulnerability Scan consist of: a policy, credentials,
scan zone, schedule, _________, and __________.
Repository, Target list
_________ are administrative-level usernames and passwords (or SSH keypairs)
used in authenticated scans?
Credentials
You can associate multiple credentials with a single scan.
True
Networks using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) require that this
Active Scan setting be enabled to properly track hosts.
Track hosts which have been issued IP addresses
Which type of scan obtains information by authenticating to the host to access
resources not available over the network.
Credentialed
You may only select one import repository per scan.
True
Once a scan is running, you cannot pause or stop the scan until it has completed
running.
False
Which Port Scanning Range option tells the scanner to scan only common ports?
default (of 4605 common ports)
In a low-bandwidth environment, which of the following options might you adjust
to try to improve scanning performance?
Max Simultaneous Checks Per Host, Max Simultaneous Hosts Per Scan
What is the function of Performance Options in the Scan Policy?
Determines the impact of a scan related to scan times and network behavior
You can configure the targets for your Blackout Window to include which of the
following?
All Systems, Assets, IPs, Mixed
Which of the following Scan Policy types allows you to select Plugin Families you
want?
Custom Advanced Scan
Asset lists are dynamically or statically generated lists of hosts.
True
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