Which of the following is an application that requires a host application for replication?
Bluetooth uses which digital modulation technique to exchange information between paired devices?
Which of the following is a hardware requirement that either an IDS/IPS system or a proxy server must have in order to properly function?
Which of the following describes the characteristics of a Boot Sector Virus?
A large company intends to use Blackberry for corporate mobile phones and a security analyst is assigned to evaluate the possible threats. The analyst will use the Blackjacking attack method to demonstrate how an attacker could circumvent perimeter defenses and gain access to the corporate network. What tool should the analyst use to perform a Blackjacking attack?
Which of the following can the administrator do to verify that a tape backup can be recovered in its entirety?
In order to show improvement of security over time, what must be developed?
Which of the following programs is usually targeted at Microsoft Office products?
Which statement is TRUE regarding network firewalls preventing Web Application attacks?
How can a policy help improve an employee's security awareness?
Which of the following ensures that updates to policies, procedures, and configurations are made in a controlled and documented fashion?
Which United States legislation mandates that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) must sign statements verifying the completeness and accuracy of financial reports?
A user on your Windows 2000 network has discovered that he can use L0phtcrack to sniff the SMB exchanges which carry user logons. The user is plugged into a hub with 23 other systems.
However, he is unable to capture any logons though he knows that other users are logging in.
What do you think is the most likely reason behind this?
The chance of a hard drive failure is known to be once every four years. The cost of a new hard drive is $500. EF (Exposure Factor) is about 0.5. Calculate for the Annualized Loss Expectancy (ALE).
Which of the following is the BEST way to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from being exploited due to vulnerabilities of varying web applications?
Take a look at the following attack on a Web Server using obstructed URL:
How would you protect from these attacks?
What is correct about digital signatures?
Fingerprinting an Operating System helps a cracker because:
Let's imagine three companies (A, B and C), all competing in a challenging global environment. Company A and B are working together in developing a product that will generate a major competitive advantage for them. Company A has a secure DNS server while company B has a DNS server vulnerable to spoofing. With a spoofing attack on the DNS server of company B, company C gains access to outgoing e-mails from company B. How do you prevent DNS spoofing?
If you are to determine the attack surface of an organization, which of the following is the BEST thing to do?
You work for Acme Corporation as Sales Manager. The company has tight network security restrictions. You are trying to steal data from the company's Sales database (Sales.xls) and transfer them to your home computer. Your company filters and monitors traffic that leaves from the internal network to the Internet. How will you achieve this without raising suspicion?
Which of the following is a restriction being enforced in “white box testing?”
What does a type 3 code 13 represent? (Choose two.)
The "black box testing" methodology enforces which kind of restriction?
After gaining access to the password hashes used to protect access to a web based application, knowledge of which cryptographic algorithms would be useful to gain access to the application?
What is a successful method for protecting a router from potential smurf attacks?
Which command lets a tester enumerate alive systems in a class C network via ICMP using native Windows tools?
A hacker is attempting to use nslookup to query Domain Name Service (DNS). The hacker uses the nslookup interactive mode for the search. Which command should the hacker type into the command shell to request the appropriate records?
How can a rootkit bypass Windows 7 operating system’s kernel mode, code signing policy?
A security analyst in an insurance company is assigned to test a new web application that will be used by clients to help them choose and apply for an insurance plan. The analyst discovers that the application is developed in ASP scripting language and it uses MSSQL as a database backend. The analyst locates the application's search form and introduces the following code in the search input field:
When the analyst submits the form, the browser returns a pop-up window that says "Vulnerable".
Which web applications vulnerability did the analyst discover?
Which of the statements concerning proxy firewalls is correct?
A tester has been hired to do a web application security test. The tester notices that the site is dynamic and must make use of a back end database.
In order for the tester to see if SQL injection is possible, what is the first character that the tester should use to attempt breaking a valid SQL request?
Which of the following settings enables Nessus to detect when it is sending too many packets and the network pipe is approaching capacity?
Which of the following programming languages is most vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks?
Which technical characteristic do Ethereal/Wireshark, TCPDump, and Snort have in common?
A hacker searches in Google for filetype:pcf to find Cisco VPN config files. Those files may contain connectivity passwords that can be decoded with which of the following?
A certified ethical hacker (CEH) is approached by a friend who believes her husband is cheating. She offers to pay to break into her husband's email account in order to find proof so she can take him to court. What is the ethical response?
Which initial procedure should an ethical hacker perform after being brought into an organization?
An ethical hacker for a large security research firm performs penetration tests, vulnerability tests, and risk assessments. A friend recently started a company and asks the hacker to perform a penetration test and vulnerability assessment of the new company as a favor. What should the hacker's next step be before starting work on this job?
A computer technician is using a new version of a word processing software package when it is discovered that a special sequence of characters causes the entire computer to crash. The technician researches the bug and discovers that no one else experienced the problem. What is the appropriate next step?
A certified ethical hacker (CEH) completed a penetration test of the main headquarters of a company almost two months ago, but has yet to get paid. The customer is suffering from financial problems, and the CEH is worried that the company will go out of business and end up not paying. What actions should the CEH take?
A consultant has been hired by the V.P. of a large financial organization to assess the company's security posture. During the security testing, the consultant comes across child pornography on the V.P.'s computer. What is the consultant's obligation to the financial organization?
When comparing the testing methodologies of Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) and Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM) the main difference is
Which of the following items is unique to the N-tier architecture method of designing software applications?
A network security administrator is worried about potential man-in-the-middle attacks when users access a corporate web site from their workstations. Which of the following is the best remediation against this type of attack?
Which of the following is a primary service of the U.S. Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)?
What is the primary drawback to using advanced encryption standard (AES) algorithm with a 256 bit key to share sensitive data?
Which of the following network attacks relies on sending an abnormally large packet size that exceeds TCP/IP specifications?
A security consultant decides to use multiple layers of anti-virus defense, such as end user desktop anti-virus and E-mail gateway. This approach can be used to mitigate which kind of attack?
A Network Administrator was recently promoted to Chief Security Officer at a local university. One of employee's new responsibilities is to manage the implementation of an RFID card access system to a new server room on campus. The server room will house student enrollment information that is securely backed up to an off-site location.
During a meeting with an outside consultant, the Chief Security Officer explains that he is concerned that the existing security controls have not been designed properly. Currently, the Network Administrator is responsible for approving and issuing RFID card access to the server room, as well as reviewing the electronic access logs on a weekly basis.
Which of the following is an issue with the situation?
A security analyst is performing an audit on the network to determine if there are any deviations from the security policies in place. The analyst discovers that a user from the IT department had a dial-out modem installed. Which security policy must the security analyst check to see if dial-out modems are allowed?
At a Windows Server command prompt, which command could be used to list the running services?
The network administrator for a company is setting up a website with e-commerce capabilities. Packet sniffing is a concern because credit card information will be sent electronically over the Internet. Customers visiting the site will need to encrypt the data with HTTPS. Which type of certificate is used to encrypt and decrypt the data?
Which of the following examples best represents a logical or technical control?
An attacker uses a communication channel within an operating system that is neither designed nor intended to transfer information. What is the name of the communications channel?
A pentester gains access to a Windows application server and needs to determine the settings of the built-in Windows firewall. Which command would be used?
Which property ensures that a hash function will not produce the same hashed value for two different messages?
When creating a security program, which approach would be used if senior management is supporting and enforcing the security policy?
While conducting a penetration test, the tester determines that there is a firewall between the tester's machine and the target machine. The firewall is only monitoring TCP handshaking of packets at the session layer of the OSI model. Which type of firewall is the tester trying to traverse?
Which of the following processes evaluates the adherence of an organization to its stated security policy?
A penetration tester is conducting a port scan on a specific host. The tester found several ports opened that were confusing in concluding the Operating System (OS) version installed. Considering the NMAP result below, which of the following is likely to be installed on the target machine by the OS?
What type of OS fingerprinting technique sends specially crafted packets to the remote OS and analyzes the received response?
What information should an IT system analysis provide to the risk assessor?
When utilizing technical assessment methods to assess the security posture of a network, which of the following techniques would be most effective in determining whether end-user security training would be beneficial?
A company has publicly hosted web applications and an internal Intranet protected by a firewall. Which technique will help protect against enumeration?
Which results will be returned with the following Google search query?
site:target.com -site:Marketing.target.com accounting
A Security Engineer at a medium-sized accounting firm has been tasked with discovering how much information can be obtained from the firm's public facing web servers. The engineer decides to start by using netcat to port 80.
The engineer receives this output:
Which of the following is an example of what the engineer performed?
John the Ripper is a technical assessment tool used to test the weakness of which of the following?
A bank stores and processes sensitive privacy information related to home loans. However, auditing has never been enabled on the system. What is the first step that the bank should take before enabling the audit feature?
Least privilege is a security concept that requires that a user is
Which of the following is a preventive control?
Which of the following is considered an acceptable option when managing a risk?
Copyright © 2014-2024 CertsTopics. All Rights Reserved
