A Linux administrator creates new user accounts using the useradd command. Which two files on the system contain the new user account information? (Choose two.) /etc/users/groups /etc/ passwd /users/account /etc/users /etc/ shadow…
An e-commerce website encourages users to authenticate using their individual social media account credentials. What type of a security solution enables users to use the same credentials to login to…
A network technician is assigned the task of hardening a Cisco switch before placing it into the LAN. The technician configures and encrypts the user and privilege mode passwords, creates…
A network technician is preparing a number of laptops to be loaned to employees while they are traveling. These employees will not be logging into the corporate directory server when…
What is a benefit of a Type 1 hypervisor implementation over a Type 2 hypervisor environment? Type 1 hypervisor systems are immune to hacker attacks and VM escape exploits. Type…
A small company uses a public cloud service provider to host an online store. The online store uses a web application as the front end and a database as the…
A software company uses a public cloud service for hosting software development and deployment services. The company is concerned that software code in development might leak to competitors and result…
You are asked for advice on how to best prevent unauthorized hosts from accessing the home network of employees. Which of the following security measures do you think would be…
What are the most effective ways to defend against malware? Select two correct answers Implement a VPN Implement RAID Install and update antivirus software Implement network firewalls Implement strong passwords…
What is a feature of the ANY.RUN malware sandbox? It is an open source tool that can be used to create signatures to prevent the malware file from entering the…
A cyberanalyst is looking for an open source malware analysis tool that can run locally on the network. Which tool would meet the needs of the cyberanalyst? AMP Cuckoo Sandbox…
What are the two important components of a public key infrastructure (PKI) used in network security? (Choose two.) digital certificates pre-shared key generation symmetric encryption algorithms intrusion prevention system certificate…
What is used by PKI entities to verify the validity of a digital certificate? CRL SSL X.509 S/MIME Explanation & Hint: The Certificate Revocation List (CRL) contains a list of…
What type of cipher encrypts plaintext one byte or one bit at a time? block stream enigma hash elliptical Explanation & Hint: Stream ciphers encrypt plaintext one byte or one…
Because of a pandemic, a company decides to let employees work from home. What security technology should be implemented to ensure that data communications between the employees and the company's…
Which method of wireless authentication can take advantage of identity verification using a Radius server? WPA-Personal WEP Open WPA2-Enterprise Explanation & Hint: Although more complicated to set up, WPA2-Enterprise provides…
Which of the following protocols use the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)? Select two correct answers WPA TKIP WEP EAP WPA2 Explanation & Hint: AES is the encryption method used by WPA2.…
What names are given to a database where all cryptocurrency transactions are recorded? Select two correct answers Spreadsheet Ledger Blockchain Table Explanation & Hint: When a cryptocurrency transation occurs, the…
What type of attack disrupts services by overwhelming network devices with bogus traffic? Brute force Zero-day DDoS Port scans Explanation & Hint: A Denial of Service attack or a Distributed…
A technician enters the commands shown to configure a zone-pair between two security zones on a router. Router(config)# zone-pair security PRIV-PUB source PRIVATE destination PUBLIC Router(config-sec-zone-pair)# What information must now be…