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CompTIA SY0-501 Security+ Take Ten Challenge #7

November 20, 2020

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7-1: A user has noticed applications launching and the mouse moving when they are not using their computer. Which of the following would BEST describe this attack?
- RAT
- DoS
- Worm
- Keylogger
- Ransomware

7-2: Which of the following describes this IPS log entry? date=2020-03-01 time=10:59:01 idseq=188803990132097131 subtype="ips" level="alert" sessionid=1035747 srcip=10.88.130.102 dstip=54.83.43.69 srcport=55077 dstport=80 severity="critical" proto=6 service="HTTP" srcint=“lan" dstint=“wan" direction="outgoing" attack=“backdoor: Zeus.Botnet”
- Web client traffic to server 54.83.43.69
- Denial of service traffic
- Inbound traffic from 54.83.43.69
- Infected device communicating to a botnet
- Man-in-the-middle communication

7-3: Which of the following would describe data-in-use?
- Core operating system files are stored on a boot drive
- A packet of data is transmitted from one site to another
- A database contains a list of all customer addresses
- A credit card number is encrypted before transmission

7-4: While logging into a payroll application, a user is required to enter a series of numbers from an app on her mobile phone. Which of the following would best describe this task?
- Somewhere you are
- Something you do
- Something you know
- Something you are
- Something you have

7-5: A user has digitally signed an email. Which of the following would the recipient use to verify the contents of the message?
- Ephemeral key
- Public key
- Symmetric key
- Private key

7-6: Overnight, a previously unknown vulnerability in a database server has been used to gain access to nearly all of a company's public-facing servers. Which of the following would BEST describe this situation?
- DDoS
- Driver manipulation
- Cross-site scripting
- Zero-day attack
- Replay attack

7-7: A system administrator needs to take servers out of production for security patching without affecting application uptime. Which of the following would be the BEST choice for this requirement?
- Firewall
- Proxy
- Load balancer
- IPS
- VPN concentrator

7-8: An application developer has used a series of predefined modules to quickly build an application on a cloud provider's service. Which of the following would describe this deployment model?
- Hybrid
- Private
- PaaS
- IaaS
- SaaS

7-9: Which of the following would be the best choice for SSO?
- CHAP
- TACACS
- Kerberos
- PAP
- RADIUS

7-10: Which of the following would be considered a compensating security control?
- Corporate security policy
- Identification card
- Door lock
- UPS
- IPS

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