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Q1. - (Topic 3)
The risk committee has endorsed the adoption of a security system development life cycle (SSDLC) designed to ensure compliance with PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and meet the organization’s mission. Which of the following BEST describes the correct order of implementing a five phase SSDLC?
A. Initiation, assessment/acquisition, development/implementation, operations/maintenance and sunset.
B. Initiation, acquisition/development, implementation/assessment, operations/maintenance and sunset.
C. Assessment, initiation/development, implementation/assessment, operations/maintenance and disposal.
D. Acquisition, initiation/development, implementation/assessment, operations/maintenance and disposal.
Answer: B
Q2. - (Topic 3)
An intrusion detection system logged an attack attempt from a remote IP address. One week later, the attacker successfully compromised the network. Which of the following MOST likely occurred?
A. The IDS generated too many false negatives.
B. The attack occurred after hours.
C. The IDS generated too many false positives.
D. No one was reviewing the IDS event logs.
Answer: D
Q3. - (Topic 2)
A new IT company has hired a security consultant to implement a remote access system, which will enable employees to telecommute from home using both company issued as well as personal computing devices, including mobile devices. The company wants a flexible system to provide confidentiality and integrity for data in transit to the company’s internally developed application GUI. Company policy prohibits employees from having administrative rights to company issued devices. Which of the following remote access solutions has the lowest technical complexity?
A. RDP server
B. Client-based VPN
C. IPSec
D. Jump box
E. SSL VPN
Answer: A
Q4. - (Topic 1)
The technology steering committee is struggling with increased requirements stemming from an increase in telecommuting. The organization has not addressed telecommuting in the past. The implementation of a new SSL-VPN and a VOIP phone solution enables personnel to work from remote locations with corporate assets. Which of the following steps must the committee take FIRST to outline senior management’s directives?
A. Develop an information classification scheme that will properly secure data on corporate systems.
B. Implement database views and constrained interfaces so remote users will be unable to access PII from personal equipment.
C. Publish a policy that addresses the security requirements for working remotely with company equipment.
D. Work with mid-level managers to identify and document the proper procedures for telecommuting.
Answer: C
Q5. - (Topic 4)
An administrator attempts to install the package "named.9.3.6-12-x86_64.rpm" on a server. Even though the package was downloaded from the official repository, the server states the package cannot be installed because no GPG key is found. Which of the following should the administrator perform to allow the program to be installed?
A. Download the file from the program publisher's website.
B. Generate RSA and DSA keys using GPG.
C. Import the repository's public key.
D. Run sha1sum and verify the hash.
Answer: C
Q6. - (Topic 2)
A company is trying to decide how to manage hosts in a branch location connected via a slow WAN link. The company desires to provide the same level of performance and functionality to the branch office as it provides to the main campus. The company uses Active Directory for its directory service and host configuration management. The branch location does not have a datacenter, and the physical security posture of the building is weak. Which of the following designs is MOST appropriate for this scenario?
A. Deploy a branch location Read-Only Domain Controller in the DMZ at the main campus with a two-way trust.
B. Deploy a corporate Read-Only Domain Controller to the branch location.
C. Deploy a corporate Domain Controller in the DMZ at the main campus.
D. Deploy a branch location Read-Only Domain Controller to the branch office location with a one-way trust.
E. Deploy a corporate Domain Controller to the branch location.
F. Deploy a branch location Domain Controller to the branch location with a one-way trust.
Answer: B
Q7. - (Topic 2)
A security tester is testing a website and performs the following manual query:
https://www.comptia.com/cookies.jsp?products=5%20and%201=1
The following response is received in the payload:
“ORA-000001: SQL command not properly ended”
Which of the following is the response an example of?
A. Fingerprinting
B. Cross-site scripting
C. SQL injection
D. Privilege escalation
Answer: A
Q8. - (Topic 2)
A company has adopted a BYOD program. The company would like to protect confidential information. However, it has been decided that when an employee leaves, the company will not completely wipe the personal device. Which of the following would MOST likely help the company maintain security when employees leave?
A. Require cloud storage on corporate servers and disable access upon termination
B. Whitelist access to only non-confidential information
C. Utilize an MDM solution with containerization
D. Require that devices not have local storage
Answer: C
Q9. - (Topic 3)
After three vendors submit their requested documentation, the CPO and the SPM can better understand what each vendor does and what solutions that they can provide. But now they want to see the intricacies of how these solutions can adequately match the requirements needed by the firm. Upon the directive of the CPO, the CISO should submit which of the following to the three submitting firms?
A. A T&M contract
B. An RFP
C. A FFP agreement
D. A new RFQ
Answer: B
Q10. - (Topic 4)
Company ABC will test connecting networks with Company XYZ as part of their upcoming merger and are both concerned with minimizing security exposures to each others network throughout the test. Which of the following is the FIRST thing both sides should do prior to connecting the networks?
A. Create a DMZ to isolate the two companies and provide a security inspection point for all inter-company network traffic.
B. Determine the necessary data flows between the two companies.
C. Implement a firewall that restricts everything except the IPSec VPN traffic connecting the two companies.
D. Implement inline NIPS on the connection points between the two companies.
Answer: B
Q11. - (Topic 3)
A developer is coding the crypto routine of an application that will be installed on a standard headless and diskless server connected to a NAS housed in the datacenter. The developer has written the following six lines of code to add entropy to the routine:
1 - If VIDEO input exists, use video data for entropy 2 - If AUDIO input exists, use audio data for entropy 3 - If MOUSE input exists, use mouse data for entropy 4 - IF KEYBOARD input exists, use keyboard data for entropy 5 - IF IDE input exists, use IDE data for entropy 6 - IF NETWORK input exists, use network data for entropy
Which of the following lines of code will result in the STRONGEST seed when combined?
A. 2 and 1
B. 3 and 5
C. 5 and 2
D. 6 and 4
Answer: D
Q12. - (Topic 2)
A medical device manufacturer has decided to work with another international organization to develop the software for a new robotic surgical platform to be introduced into hospitals within the next 12 months. In order to ensure a competitor does not become aware, management at the medical device manufacturer has decided to keep it secret until formal contracts are signed. Which of the following documents is MOST likely to contain a description of the initial terms and arrangement and is not legally enforceable?
A. OLA
B. BPA
C. SLA
D. SOA
E. MOU
Answer: E
Q13. - (Topic 2)
A company with 2000 workstations is considering purchasing a HIPS to minimize the impact of a system compromise from malware. Currently, the company projects a total cost of $50,000 for the next three years responding to and eradicating workstation malware. The Information Security Officer (ISO) has received three quotes from different companies that provide HIPS.
Which solution should the company select if the contract is only valid for three years?
A. First quote
B. Second quote
C. Third quote
D. Accept the risk
Answer: B
Q14. - (Topic 4)
The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) regularly receives reports of a single department repeatedly violating the corporate security policy. The head of the department in question informs the CISO that the offending behaviors are a result of necessary business activities. The CISO assigns a junior security administrator to solve the issue. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the junior security administrator to take?
A. Work with the department head to find an acceptable way to change the business needs so the department no longer violates the corporate security policy.
B. Draft an RFP for the purchase of a COTS product or consulting services to solve the problem through implementation of technical controls.
C. Work with the CISO and department head to create an SLA specifying the response times of the IT security department when incidents are reported.
D. Draft an MOU for the department head and CISO to approve, documenting the limits of the necessary behavior, and actions to be taken by both teams.
Answer: D
Q15. - (Topic 2)
A trucking company delivers products all over the country. The executives at the company would like to have better insight into the location of their drivers to ensure the shipments are following secure routes. Which of the following would BEST help the executives meet this goal?
A. Install GSM tracking on each product for end-to-end delivery visibility.
B. Implement geo-fencing to track products.
C. Require drivers to geo-tag documentation at each delivery location.
D. Equip each truck with an RFID tag for location services.
Answer: B