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Question #1
Which action matches the weaponization step of the Cyber Kill Chain model?
A. Scan a host to find open ports and vulnerabilities
B. Construct the appropriate malware and deliver it to the victim
C. Test and construct the appropriate malware to launch the attack
D. Research data on a specific vulnerability
E. Reveal Answer
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Correct Answer: B

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Question #2
Which principle is being followed when an analyst gathers information relevant to a security incident to determine the appropriate course of action?
A. ecision making
B. apid response
C. ata mining
D. ue diligence
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Correct Answer: D
Question #3
What is the practice of giving employees only those permissions necessary to perform their specificrole within an organization?
A. east privilege
B. eed to know
C. ntegrity validation
D. ue diligence
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Correct Answer: A
Question #4
Which process is used when IPS events are removed to improve data integrity?
A. data availability
B. data normalization
C. data signature
D. data protection
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Correct Answer: B
Question #5
Which are two denial-of-service attacks? (Choose two.)
A. TCP connections
B. ping of death
C. man-in-the-middle
D. code-red
E. UDP flooding
F. Reveal Answer
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Correct Answer: BE
Question #6
A user received an email attachment named 'Hr405-report2609-empl094.exe' but did not run it. Which category of the cyber kill chain should be assigned to this type of event?
A. installation
B. reconnaissance
C. weaponization
D. delivery
E. Reveal Answer
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Correct Answer: D
Question #7
Which principle is being followed when an analyst gathers information relevant to a security incident to determine the appropriate course of action?
A. decision making
B. rapid response
C. data mining
D. due diligence
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Correct Answer: D
Question #8
What is the difference between the ACK flag and the RST flag in the NetFlow log session?
A. he RST flag confirms the receipt of the prior segment, and the ACK flag allows for the spontaneous termination of a connection
B. he ACK flag confirms the beginning of the TCP connection, and the RST flag responds when the data for the payload is complete
C. he ACK flag confirms the receipt of the prior segment, and the RST flag allows for the spontaneous termination of a connection
D. he RST flag confirms the beginning of the TCP connection, and the ACK flag responds when the data for the payload is complete
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Correct Answer: C
Question #9
Refer to the exhibit. A SOC team member receives a case from his colleague with notes attached. The artifacts and alerts associated with the case must be analyzed and a conclusion must be provided. What is the cause of the alert?
A. ransomware attack is underway, encrypting files and deleting originals
B. misconfigured backup process malfunctioned, causing unexpected file changes
C. n insider threat compromised the service account to delete sensitive data
D. xternal attackers gained access and are exfiltrating data stealthily
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Correct Answer: A
Question #10
What are two denial of service attacks? (Choose two.)
A. AMITM
B. BTCP connections
C. Cping of death
D. DUDP flooding
E. Ecode red
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Correct Answer: CD
Question #11
Which technology prevents end-device to end-device IP traceability?
A. encryption
B. load balancing
C. NAT/PAT
D. tunneling
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Correct Answer: C
Question #12
While viewing packet capture data, an analyst sees that one IP is sending and receiving traffic for multiple devices by modifying the IP header.Which technology makes this behavior possible?
A. AT
B. OR
C. unneling
D. ncapsulation
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Correct Answer: A
Question #13
What is rule-based detection when compared to statistical detection?
A. proof of a user's identity
B. proof of a user's action
C. likelihood of user's action
D. falsification of a user's identity
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Correct Answer: B
Question #14
An engineer must compare NIST vs ISO frameworks The engineer deeded to compare as readable documentation and also to watch a comparison video review. Using Windows 10 OS. the engineer started a browser and searched for a NIST document and then opened a new tab in the same browser and searched for an ISO document for comparisonThe engineer tried to watch the video, but there 'was an audio problem with OS so the engineer had to troubleshoot it At first the engineer started CMD and looked fee a driver path then locked for a corresponding registry in the registry editor The engineer enabled "Audiosrv" in task manager and put it on auto start and the problem was solved Which two components of the OS did the engineer touch? (Choose two)
A. permissions
B. PowerShell logs
C. service
D. MBR
E. process and thread
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Correct Answer: CE
Question #15
Which security principle requires more than one person is required to perform a critical task?
A. least privilege
B. need to know
C. separation of duties
D. due diligence
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Correct Answer: C
Question #16
Which system monitors local system operation and local network access for violations of a security policy?
A. ost-based intrusion detection
B. ystems-based sandboxing
C. ntivirus
D. ost-based firewall
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Correct Answer: A
Question #17
According to CVSS, what is attack complexity?
A. Aexisting exploits available in the wild exploiting the vulnerability
B. Bexisting circumstances beyond the attacker's control to exploit the vulnerability
C. Cnumber of actions an attacker should perform to exploit the vulnerability
D. Dnumber of patches available for certain attack mitigation and how complex the workarounds are
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Correct Answer: B
Question #18
What is the key difference between mandatory access control (MAC) and discretionary access control (DAC)?
A. DAC is controlled by the OS, and MAC is controlled by the owner of the access list
B. DAC is the most strict access control, and MAC is object-based access
C. MAC is controlled by the OS, and DAC is controlled by the owner of the access list
D. MAC is the most strict access control, and DAC is object-based access
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Correct Answer: C
Question #19
Which technology assures that the information transferred from point A to point B is unaltered and authentic?
A. rust anchor
B. igital certificates
C. MV signatures
D. ubject Alternative Name
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Correct Answer: A
Question #20
At a company party a guest asks questions about the company's user account format and password complexity.
A. Phishing attack
B. Password Revelation Strategy
C. Piggybacking
D. Social Engineering
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Correct Answer: D
Question #21
Which vulnerability type is used to read, write, or erase information from a database?
A. QL injection
B. ross-site scripting
C. ross-site request forgery
D. uffer overflow
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Correct Answer: A
Question #22
What is the difference between deep packet inspection and stateful inspection?
A. eep packet inspection is more secure than stateful inspection on Layer 4
B. tateful inspection verifies contents at Layer 4 and deep packet inspection verifies connection at Layer 7
C. tateful inspection is more secure than deep packet inspection on Layer 7
D. eep packet inspection allows visibility on Layer 7 and stateful inspection allows visibility on Layer
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Correct Answer: D
Question #23
What is the function of a command and control server?
A. t enumerates open ports on a network device
B. t drops secondary payload into malware
C. t is used to regain control of the network after a compromise
D. t sends instruction to a compromised system
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Correct Answer: D
Question #24
Which event is user interaction?
A. aining root access
B. xecuting remote code
C. eading and writing file permission
D. pening a malicious file
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Correct Answer: D
Question #25
An engineer is sharing folders and files with different departments and got this error: "No such file or directory". What must the engineer verify next?
A. Amemory allocation
B. Bsymlinks
C. Cpermission
D. Ddisk space
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Correct Answer: C
Question #26
What are two types of cross site scripting attacks? (Choose two.)
A. directed
B. encoded
C. reflected
D. stored
E. cascaded
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Correct Answer: CD
Question #27
What is the difference between mandatory access control (MAC) and discretionary access control(DAC)?
A. AC is controlled by the discretion of the owner and DAC is controlled by an administrator
B. AC is the strictest of all levels of control and DAC is object-based access
C. AC is controlled by the operating system and MAC is controlled by an administrator
D. AC is the strictest of all levels of control and MAC is object-based access
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Correct Answer: B
Question #28
Which evasion method involves performing actions slower than normal to prevent detection?
A. raffic fragmentation
B. esource exhaustion
C. iming attack
D. unneling
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Correct Answer: A
Question #29
Which principle is being followed when an analyst gathers information relevant to a security incident to determine the appropriate course of action?
A. decision making
B. rapid response
C. data mining
D. due diligence
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Correct Answer: B
Question #30
Which statement describes indicators of attack?
A. internal hosts communicate with countries outside of the business range
B. Phishing attempts on an organization are blocked by mall AV
C. Critical patches are missing
D. A malicious file is detected by the AV software
E. Reveal Answer
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Correct Answer: A
Question #31
Which incidence response step includes identifying all hosts affected by an attack?
A. detection and analysis
B. post-incident activity
C. preparation
D. containment, eradication, and recovery
E. Reveal Answer
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Correct Answer: A
Question #32
What describes the public key infrastructure (PKI)?
A. PKI verifies the identity of the user and sender and creates secure communication channels using asymmetric encryption
B. PKI ensures packet loss prevention and creates secure communication channels using symmetric encryption
C. PKI verifies the identity of the user and sender and creates secure communication channels using symmetric encryption
D. PKI ensures packet loss prevention and creates secure communication channels using asymmetric encryption
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Correct Answer: A
Question #33
What is the advantage of agent-based protection compared to agentless protection?
A. Aeasier to manage due to the centralized platform
B. Bmonitors and detects traffic locally
C. Cmanages unlimited devices simultaneously
D. Dlower resource requirements during implementation
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Correct Answer: A
Question #34
Which event is user interaction?
A. gaining root access
B. executing remote code
C. reading and writing file permission
D. opening a malicious file
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Correct Answer: D
Question #35
One of the objectives of information security is to protect the CIA of information and systems.What does CIA mean in this context?
A. confidentiality, identity, and authorization
B. confidentiality, integrity, and authorization
C. confidentiality, identity, and availability
D. confidentiality, integrity, and availability
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Correct Answer: D
Question #36
Which evasion method involves performing actions slower than normal to prevent detection?
A. timing attack
B. traffic fragmentation
C. resource exhaustion
D. tunneling
E. Reveal Answer
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Correct Answer: B

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