The Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to expand the company's ability to accurately identify network host weaknesses across the company. What can be used to report the total number of unmitigated vulnerabilities for each host, and when consolidated, demonstrate results on the status of hosts ac...
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The Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to expand the company's ability to accurately
identify network host weaknesses across the company. What can be used to report the
total number of unmitigated vulnerabilities for each host, and when consolidated,
demonstrate results on the status of hosts across the entire network? - ANSWERSA.
Network vulnerability scanner
A security specialist is drafting a memorandum on secure data destruction for the
organization after a recent breach. What benefit does the certification concept offer
when evaluating appropriate disposal/decommissioning? - ANSWERSB. It refers to the
documentation and verification of the data sanitization or destruction process.
What type of log file is application-managed rather than through an operating system
and may use Event Viewer or syslog to write event data in a standard format? -
ANSWERSB. Application logs
A cyber group is reviewing its web filtering capabilities after a recent breach. Which
centralized web-filtering technique groups websites into categories such as social
networking, gambling, and webmail? - ANSWERSB. Content categorization
A system administrator frequently encounters false positive vulnerability alerts, which
are inaccurately indicating security weaknesses that do not exist. These false alarms
are becoming a significant issue, leading to wasted resources and potential neglect of
real vulnerabilities. To enhance the accuracy of vulnerability detection and reduce the
occurrence of these false positives, what are the most effective actions the
administrator can take? (Select the two best options.) - ANSWERSA. Adjust scanner
config based on log review
B. Use different scanners
In a medium-sized company, the IT department manages access to various systems
and resources for employees. The team wants to enhance the security posture by
implementing better access controls. They use rule-based access controls and time-of-
day restrictions to achieve this goal. What are the IT department's objectives in
implementing rule-based access controls and time-of-day restrictions? (Select the two
best options.) - ANSWERSA. To define specific access rules based on employees' roles
and responsibilities
D. To restrict access to critical systems during non-working hours to enhance security
A global corporation has faced numerous cyber threats and is now prioritizing the
security of its servers. The corporation's IT security expert recommends a strategy to
improve server security. Which of the following options is likely to be the MOST
, effective? - ANSWERSD. Implement a secure baseline, consistently apply updates and
patches, and adhere to hardening guidelines.
After experiencing a catastrophic server failure in the headquarters building, what can
the company use to monitor notable events such as port failure, chassis overheating,
power failure, or excessive CPU utilization? - ANSWERSD. SNMP Trap
In a small software development company, the development team has created a critical
application that handles sensitive user data. The company's security policy mandates
conducting a thorough application security assessment before deployment. To achieve
this, the team employed a static code analysis tool, taking advantage of its primary
feature. How can the development team utilize static code analysis in the critical
application's software development process? - ANSWERSC. To identify potential
security vulnerabilities in the application's source code
Upon receiving new storage media drives for the department, an organization asks a
software engineer to dispose of the old drives. When considering the various methods,
what processes does sanitization involve? (Select the two best options.) - ANSWERSA.
It refers to the process of removing sensitive information from storage media to prevent
unauthorized access or data breaches.
B. Its process uses specialized techniques, such as data wiping, degaussing, or
encryption.
An incident response analyst investigates a suspected network breach in the
organization. With access to a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool
that aggregates and correlates data from multiple sources, which combination of data
sources should the analyst primarily consider to trace the origin and pathway of the
breach? - ANSWERSB. Trace the origin through firewall logs, network logs, and
automated SIEM reports to identify suspicious activities and potential breach pathways.
An organization is enhancing its security measures to combat email-based threats after
being targeted in a whaling attack. Regarding email security, what uses tenets from
authentication methods and encryption features to define rules for handling messages,
such as moving messages to quarantine or spam, rejecting them entirely, or tagging
them? - ANSWERSa. DMARC
A company recently faced a security breach through its network switch. They learned
that the attacker was able to access the switch using the default credentials. Which of
the following steps should the company take to improve the security of the switch and
avoid such breaches in the future? - ANSWERSC. Change the default credentials of the
switch
An IT auditor is responsible for ensuring compliance with best practice frameworks. The
auditor conducts a compliance scan, using the security content automation protocol
(SCAP), to measure system and configuration settings against a best practice
framework. Which XML schema should the IT auditor use to develop and audit best
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