Which of the following should a systems administrator use to ensure an easy deployment of resources within the cloud provider?

During an investigation, an incident response team attempts to understand the source of an incident. Which of the following incident response activities describes this process?

Which of the following methods to secure credit card data is best to use when a requirement is to see only the last four numbers on a credit card?

A security practitioner completes a vulnerability assessment on a company’s network and finds several vulnerabilities, which the operations team remediates. Which of the following should be done next?

A systems administrator is working on a solution with the following requirements: • Provide a secure zone. • Enforce a company-wide access control policy. • Reduce the scope of threats. Which of the following is the systems administrator setting up?

An employee receives a text message that appears to have been sent by the payroll department and is asking for credential verification. Which of the following social engineering techniques are being attempted? (Choose two.)

Which of the following is used to validate a certificate when it is presented to a user?

Which of the following should a security administrator adhere to when setting up a new set of firewall rules?

One of the company's vendors sent an analyst a security bulletin that recommends a BIOS update. Which of the following vulnerability types is being addressed by the patch?

Security controls in a data center are being reviewed to ensure data is properly protected and that human life considerations are included. Which of the following best describes how the controls should be set up?

A company has begun labeling all laptops with asset inventory stickers and associating them with employee IDs. Which of the following security benefits do these actions provide? (Choose two.)

Which of the following would be best suited for constantly changing environments?

Which of the following can be used to identify potential attacker activities without affecting production servers?

After an audit, an administrator discovers all users have access to confidential data on a file server. Which of the following should the administrator use to restrict access to the data quickly?

Which of the following has been implemented when a host-based firewall on a legacy Linux system allows connections from only specific internal IP addresses

An enterprise has been experiencing attacks focused on exploiting vulnerabilities in older browser versions with well-known exploits. Which of the following security solutions should be configured to best provide the ability to monitor and block these known signature-based attacks?

Which of the following is the phase in the incident response process when a security analyst reviews roles and responsibilities?

Several employees received a fraudulent text message from someone claiming to be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The message stated: “I’m in an airport right now with no access to email. I need you to buy gift cards for employee recognition awards. Please send the gift cards to the following email address.” Which of the following are the best responses to this situation? (Choose two).

A company’s legal department drafted sensitive documents in a SaaS application and wants to ensure the documents cannot be accessed by individuals in high-risk countries. Which of the following is the most effective way to limit this access?

A business received a small grant to migrate its infrastructure to an off-premises solution. Which of the following should be considered first?

Which of the following is a hardware-specific vulnerability?

Which of the following threat actors is the most likely to be hired by a foreign government to attack critical systems located in other countries?

A newly appointed board member with cybersecurity knowledge wants the board of directors to receive a quarterly report detailing the number of incidents that impacted the organization. The systems administrator is creating a way to present the data to the board of directors. Which of the following should the systems administrator use?

A security analyst scans a company's public network and discovers a host is running a remote desktop that can be used to access the production network. Which of the following changes should the security analyst recommend?

A security analyst locates a potentially malicious video file on a server and needs to identify both the creation date and the file's creator. Which of the following actions would most likely give the security analyst the information required?

Which of the following tools can assist with detecting an employee who has accidentally emailed a file containing a customer’s PII?

A hacker gained access to a system via a phishing attempt that was a direct result of a user clicking a suspicious link. The link laterally deployed ransomware, which lay dormant for multiple weeks, across the network. Which of the following would have mitigated the spread?

The management team notices that new accounts that are set up manually do not always have correct access or permissions. Which of the following automation techniques should a systems administrator use to streamline account creation?

Which of the following must be considered when designing a high-availability network? (Select two).

An analyst is evaluating the implementation of Zero Trust principles within the data plane. Which of the following would be most relevant for the analyst to evaluate?

A security analyst reviews domain activity logs and notices the following: Which of the following is the best explanation for what the security analyst has discovered?

Malware spread across a company's network after an employee visited a compromised industry blog. Which of the following best describes this type of attack?

An administrator was notified that a user logged in remotely after hours and copied large amounts of data to a personal device. Which of the following best describes the user’s activity?

Which of the following agreement types defines the time frame in which a vendor needs to respond?

Which of the following would be the best way to handle a critical business application that is running on a legacy server?

A Chief Information Security Officer wants to monitor the company's servers for SQLi attacks and allow for comprehensive investigations if an attack occurs. The company uses SSL decryption to allow traffic monitoring. Which of the following strategies would best accomplish this goal?

: Which of the following practices would be best to prevent an insider from introducing malicious code into a company's development process?

A company decided to reduce the cost of its annual cyber insurance policy by removing the coverage for ransomware attacks. Which of the following analysis elements did the company most likely use in making this decision?

A client demands at least 99.99% uptime from a service provider's hosted security services. Which of the following documents includes the information the service provider should return to the client?

An administrator is reviewing a single server's security logs and discovers the following; Which of the following best describes the action captured in this log file?

Which of the following scenarios describes a possible business email compromise attack?

A security team is reviewing the findings in a report that was delivered after a third party performed a penetration test. One of the findings indicated that a web application form field is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. Which of the following application security techniques should the security analyst recommend the developer implement to prevent this vulnerability?

A company's marketing department collects, modifies, and stores sensitive customer data. The infrastructure team is responsible for securing the data while in transit and at rest. Which of the following data roles describes the customer?

Which of the following is the most common data loss path for an air-gapped network?

A software development manager wants to ensure the authenticity of the code created by the company. Which of the following options is the most appropriate?

After a recent ransomware attack on a company's system, an administrator reviewed the log files. Which of the following control types did the administrator use?

A technician is opening ports on a firewall for a new system being deployed and supported by a SaaS provider. Which of the following is a risk in the new system?

A systems administrator is looking for a low-cost application-hosting solution that is cloud-based. Which of the following meets these requirements?

During the onboarding process, an employee needs to create a password for an intranet account. The password must include ten characters, numbers, and letters, and two special characters. Once the password is created, the company will grant the employee access to other company-owned websites based on the intranet profile. Which of the following access management concepts is the company most likely using to safeguard intranet accounts and grant access to multiple sites based on a user's intranet account? (Select two).

A security analyst is investigating an application server and discovers that software on the server is behaving abnormally. The software normally runs batch jobs locally and does not generate traffic, but the process is now generating outbound traffic over random high ports. Which of the following vulnerabilities has likely been exploited in this software?

A technician needs to apply a high-priority patch to a production system. Which of the following steps should be taken first?

After reviewing the following vulnerability scanning report: Server:192.168.14.6 Service: Telnet Port: 23 Protocol: TCP Status: Open Severity: High Vulnerability: Use of an insecure network protocol A security analyst performs the following test: nmap -p 23 192.168.14.6 —script telnet-encryption PORT STATE SERVICE REASON 23/tcp open telnet syn-ack I telnet encryption: | _ Telnet server supports encryption Which of the following would the security analyst conclude for this reported vulnerability?

A cyber operations team informs a security analyst about a new tactic malicious actors are using to compromise networks. SIEM alerts have not yet been configured. Which of the following best describes what the security analyst should do to identify this behavior?

After a company was compromised, customers initiated a lawsuit. The company's attorneys have requested that the security team initiate a legal hold in response to the lawsuit. Which of the following describes the action the security team will most likely be required to take?

An engineer needs to find a solution that creates an added layer of security by preventing unauthorized access to internal company resources. Which of the following would be the best solution?

A company is discarding a classified storage array and hires an outside vendor to complete the disposal. Which of the following should the company request from the vendor?

A security administrator needs a method to secure data in an environment that includes some form of checks so that the administrator can track any changes. Which of the following should the administrator set up to achieve this goal?

A data administrator is configuring authentication for a SaaS application and would like to reduce the number of credentials employees need to maintain. The company prefers to use domain credentials to access new SaaS applications. Which of the following methods would allow this functionality?

A security consultant needs secure, remote access to a client environment. Which of the following should the security consultant most likely use to gain access?

An organization is struggling with scaling issues on its VPN concentrator and internet circuit due to remote work. The organization is looking for a software solution that will allow it to reduce traffic on the VPN and internet circuit, while still providing encrypted tunnel access to the data center and monitoring of remote employee internet traffic. Which of the following will help achieve these objectives?

A company is concerned about weather events causing damage to the server room and downtime. Which of the following should the company consider?

A company needs to provide administrative access to internal resources while minimizing the traffic allowed through the security boundary. Which of the following methods is most secure?

Which of the following would be the best ways to ensure only authorized personnel can access a secure facility? (Select two).

Which of the following automation use cases would best enhance the security posture of an organization by rapidly updating permissions when employees leave a company?

An attacker posing as the Chief Executive Officer calls an employee and instructs the employee to buy gift cards. Which of the following techniques is the attacker using?

A systems administrator sets up a perimeter firewall but continues to notice suspicious connections between internal endpoints. Which of the following should be set up in order to mitigate the threat posed by the suspicious activity?

An employee clicked a link in an email from a payment website that asked the employee to update contact information. The employee entered the log-in information but received a “page not found” error message. Which of the following types of social engineering attacks occurred?

A healthcare organization wants to provide a web application that allows individuals to digitally report health emergencies. Which of the following is the most important consideration during development?

A company’s web filter is configured to scan the URL for strings and deny access when matches are found. Which of the following search strings should an analyst employ to prohibit access to unencrypted websites?

A network manager wants to protect the company's VPN by implementing multi factor authentication that uses: . Something you know . Something you have . Something you are Which of the following would accomplish the manager's goal?

A systems administrator works for a local hospital and needs to ensure patient data is protected and secure. Which of the following data classifications should be used to secure patient data?

An administrator notices that several users are logging in from suspicious IP addresses. After speaking with the users, the administrator determines that the employees were not logging in from those IP addresses and resets the affected users’ passwords. Which of the following should the administrator implement to prevent this type of attack from succeeding in the future?

Which of the following describes the process of concealing code or text inside a graphical image?

A Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) wants to explicitly raise awareness about the increase of ransomware-as-a-service in a report to the management team. Which of the following best describes the threat actor in the CISO's report?

A company hired a consultant to perform an offensive security assessment covering penetration testing and social engineering. Which of the following teams will conduct this assessment activity?

A U.S.-based cloud-hosting provider wants to expand its data centers to new international locations. Which of the following should the hosting provider consider first?

A newly identified network access vulnerability has been found in the OS of legacy loT devices. Which of the following would best mitigate this vulnerability quickly?

A user is attempting to patch a critical system, but the patch fails to transfer. Which of the following access controls is most likely inhibiting the transfer?

Which of the following are cases in which an engineer should recommend the decommissioning of a network device? (Select two).

A client asked a security company to provide a document outlining the project, the cost, and the completion time frame. Which of the following documents should the company provide to the client?

Which of the following is required for an organization to properly manage its restore process in the event of system failure?

After a security incident, a systems administrator asks the company to buy a NAC platform. Which of the following attack surfaces is the systems administrator trying to protect?

After a recent vulnerability scan, a security engineer needs to harden the routers within the corporate network. Which of the following is the most appropriate to disable?

Which of the following factors are the most important to address when formulating a training curriculum plan for a security awareness program? (Select two).

Which of the following is used to quantitatively measure the criticality of a vulnerability?

Which of the following allows for the attribution of messages to individuals?

A company is adding a clause to its AUP that states employees are not allowed to modify the operating system on mobile devices. Which of the following vulnerabilities is the organization addressing?

A security analyst is reviewing alerts in the SIEM related to potential malicious network traffic coming from an employee’s corporate laptop. The security analyst has determined that additional data about the executable running on the machine is necessary to continue the investigation. Which of the following logs should the analyst use as a data source?

A company wants to verify that the software the company is deploying came from the vendor the company purchased the software from. Which of the following is the best way for the company to confirm this information?

During a security incident, the security operations team identified sustained network traffic from a malicious IP address:10.1.4.9. A security analyst is creating an inbound firewall rule to block the IP address from accessing the organization’s network. Which of the following fulfills this request?

A company is developing a critical system for the government and storing project information on a fileshare. Which of the following describes how this data will most likely be classified? (Select two).

Which of the following describes a security alerting and monitoring tool that collects system, application, and network logs from multiple sources in a centralized system?

The marketing department set up its own project management software without telling the appropriate departments. Which of the following describes this scenario?

A company is planning to set up a SIEM system and assign an analyst to review the logs on a weekly basis. Which of the following types of controls is the company setting up?

Users at a company are reporting they are unable to access the URL for a new retail website because it is flagged as gambling and is being blocked. Which of the following changes would allow users to access the site?

Which of the following enables the use of an input field to run commands that can view or manipulate data?

A security analyst is reviewing the following logs: Which of the following attacks is most likely occurring?

A company is developing a business continuity strategy and needs to determine how many staff members would be required to sustain the business in the case of a disruption. Which of the following best describes this step?

Which of the following is the most likely outcome if a large bank fails an internal PCI DSS compliance assessment?

A small business uses kiosks on the sales floor to display product information for customers. A security team discovers the kiosks use end-of-life operating systems. Which of the following is the security team most likely to document as a security implication of the current architecture?