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What is a DNS resolver cache on a Windows system? It is a database of all WINS records. It is a static database entry of all forward and reverse lookup…

What does the MFP feature in the 802.11w standard do to protect against wireless attacks? It uses a PNL to maintain a list of trusted or preferred wireless networks. It…

Which Wi-Fi protocol is most vulnerable to a brute-force attack during a Wi-Fi network deployment? WPA2-EAP WPS WPA3 WPA2-TKIP Explanation & Hint: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a protocol that…

Which is a characteristic of a Bluesnarfing attack? An attack that is launched using common social engineering attacks, such as phishing attacks, can be performed by impersonating a wireless AP…

Which tool can be used to perform a Disassociation attack? Airmon-ng nmap POODLE EMPIRE Explanation & Hint: Airmon-ng (part of the Aircrack-ng suite) can perform wireless reconnaissance and disassociation attacks.…

Match the attack type with the respective description. Reflected DOS ==> This attack uses spoofed packets that appear to be from the victim. Then the sources become unwitting participants in…

What is a Kerberoasting attack? It is an attempt to steal the hash value of a user credential and use it to create a new user session on the same network.…

Which is a characteristic of the pass-the-hash attack? capture of a password hash (as opposed to the password characters) and using the same hashed value for authentication and lateral access…

Which two best practices would help mitigate FTP server abuse and attacks? (Choose two.) limit anonymous logins to a select group of people edit the hosts file to limit the…

Match the SMTP command with the respective description. MAIL ==> Used to denote the email address of the sender RSET ==> Used to cancel an email transaction EHELO ==> Used…

Which Kali Linux tool or script can gather information on devices configured for SNMP? snmp-check nslookup snmp-brute.nse snmp-netstat.nse Explanation & Hint: The Kali Linux snmp-check tool can perform an SNMP…

Which is a characteristic of a DNS poisoning attack? The DNS server forward lookup zone is cleared. The DNS server reverse lookup zone is cleared. The DNS resolver cache is…

What UDP port number is used by SNMP protocol? 161 182 128 176 Explanation & Hint: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol that many individuals and organizations use…

What two features are present on DNS servers using BIND 9.5.0 and higher that help mitigate DNS cache poisoning attacks? (Choose two.) randomization of ports provision of cryptographically secure DNS…

Match the port type and number with the respective NetBIOS protocol service. UDP port 138 ==> NetBIOS Datagram Service UDP port 137 ==> NetBIOS Name Service TCP port 445 ==>…

Which NetBIOS service is used for connection-oriented communication? NetBIOS-NS  NetBIOS-DGM  NetBIOS-SSN  LLMNR Explanation & Hint: NetBIOS provides three different services: NetBIOS Name Service (NetBIOS-NS) for name registration and resolution Datagram…

A user has found a USB pen drive in the corporate parking lot. What should the user do with this pen drive? throw the pen drive away deliver the pen…

A new employee is celebrating their position with a large company by posting a picture of their access identification on social media. What kind of physical attack has the new…

Which tool can send fake notifications to the browser of a victim? Nexpose BeEF Nikto Asterisk Explanation & Hint: Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF) is a tool that can be used…

Which tool permits post-exploitation activities, such as Windows reverse VNC DLL and reverse TCP shell? BeEF SET Nessus Nikto Explanation & Hint: Social Engineer Toolkit (SET) is a tool that…