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Ty is reviewing the scan report for a Windows system joined to his organization's domain and finds the vulnerability shown here. What should be Ty's most significant concern related to this vulnerability?

- The presence of this vulnerability indicates that the domain security policy may be lacking appropriate controls.

Heidi runs a vulnerability scan of the management interface of her organization's virtualization platform and finds the severity 1 vulnerability shown here. What circumstance, if present, should increase the severity level of this vulnerability to Heidi?

- Exposure to external networks

Rowan ran a port scan against a network switch located on her organization's internal network and discovered the results shown here. She ran the scan from her workstation on the employee VLAN. Which one of the following results should be of greatest concern to her?

- Port 23

Evan is troubleshooting a vulnerability scan issue on his network. He is conducting an external scan of a website located on the web server shown in the diagram. After checking the web server logs, he saw no sign of the scan requests. Which one of the following causes is the least likely issue for him to troubleshoot?

- The scans are being blocked by a rule within the web server application.

Sam is looking for evidence of software that was installed on a Windows system. He believes that the programs were deleted and that the suspect used both registry and log cleaners to hide evidence. What Windows feature can't he use to find evidence of the use of these programs?

- The shim (application compatibility) cache

Mila is evaluating the security of an application developed within her organization. She would like to assess the application's security by supplying it with invalid inputs. What technique is Mila planning to use?

- Fuzz testing

A port scan conducted during a security assessment shows the following results. What type of device has most likely been scanned?

- A printer

Which of the following is not one of the major categories of security event indicators described by NIST 800-61?

- Exploit developers

During an map scan of a network, Charles receives the following response from map: Starting Nmap 7.80 ( https: //nmap.org ) Nap done: 256 IP addresses (0 hosts up) scanned in 29.74 seconds What can Charles deduce about the network segment from these results?

- Charles cannot determine if there are hosts on the network segment from this scan.

Oskar is designing a vulnerability management program for his company, a hosted service provider. He would like to check all relevant documents for customer requirements that may affect his scanning. Which one of the following documents is least likely to contain this information?

- BIA

During a port scan of a server, Gwen discovered that the following ports are open on the internal network: TCP port 25. TCP port 80. TCP port 110. TCP port 443. TCP port 1521. TCP port 3389. Of the services listed here, for which one does the scan not provide evidence that it is likely running on the server?

- SSH

As part of her forensic analysis of a wiped thumb drive, Selah runs Scalpel to carve data from the image she created. After running Scalpel, she sees the following in the audit. log file created by the program. What should Selah do next?

- Review the contents of the scalpelout folder.

Lonnie ran a vulnerability scan of a server that he recently detected in his organization that is not listed in the organization's configuration management database. One of the vulnerabilities detected is shown here. What type of service is most likely running on this server?

- Web

Jorge would like to use a standardized system for evaluating the severity of security vulnerabilities. What SCAP component offers this capability?

- CVSS

When performing threat-hunting activities, what are cybersecurity analysts most directly seeking?

- Indicators of compromise

Taylor is preparing to run vulnerability scans of a web application server that his organization recently deployed for public access. He would like to understand what information is available to a potential external attacker about the system as well as what damage an attacker might be able to cause on the system. Which one of the following scan types would be least likely to provide this type of information?

- Internal network vulnerability scan

While analyzing a packet capture in Wireshark, Chris finds the packet shown here. Which of the following is he unable to determine from this packet?

- That the username used was gnome

Cynthia's review of her network traffic focuses on the graph shown here. What occurred in late June?

- High network bandwidth consumption

Carlos arrived at the office this morning to find a subpoena on his desk requesting electronic records in his control. What type of procedure should he consult to determine appropriate next steps, including the people he should consult and the technical process he should follow?

- Evidence production procedure

Which stage of the incident response process includes activities such as adding IPS signatures to detect new attacks?

- Preparation

Gloria is configuring vulnerability scans for a new web server in her organization. The server is located on the screened subnet (DMZ) network, as shown here. What type of scans should Gloria configure for best results?

- Gloria should perform both internal and external scans of the server.

Pranab is preparing to reuse media that contained data that his organization classifies as having "moderate" value. If he wants to follow NIST SP 800-88's guidelines, what should he do to the media if the media will not leave his organization's control?

- Clear it

Susan is building an incident response program and intends to implement NIST's recommended actions to improve the effectiveness of incident analysis. Which of the following items is not an NIST-recommended incident analysis improvement?

- Set system BIOS/UEFI clocks regularly.

Jim's map port scan of a remote system showed the following list of ports: PORT STATE SERVICE 80/top open http 135/top open msrpc 139/tcp open netbios-ssn 445/tcp open microsoft-ds 902/top open iss-realsecure 912/tcp open apex-mesh 3389/tcp open ms-wbt-server What operating system is the remote system most likely running?

- Windows

Helen is seeking to protect her organization against attacks that involve the theft of user credentials. In most organizations, which one of the following threats poses the greatest risk of credential theft?

- Phishing

As part of her duties as a security operations center (SOC) analyst, Emily is tasked with monitoring intrusion detection sensors that cover her employer's corporate headquarters network. During her shift, Emily's IDS reports that a network scan has occurred from a system with IP address 10.1. 1.19 on the organization's unauthenticated guest wireless network aimed at systems on an external network. What should Emily's first step be?

- Check the system's MAC address against known assets.

Sai works in an environment that is subject to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). He realizes that technical constraints prevent the organization from meeting a specific PCI DSS requirement and wants to implement a compensating control. Which one of the following statements is not true about proper compensating controls?

- The control must include a clear audit mechanism.

Lou recently scanned a web server in his environment and received the vulnerability report shown here. What action can Lou take to address this vulnerability?

- Replace the certificate

Which of the following factors is not typically considered when determining whether evidence should be retained?

- Media life span

Match each of the following with the appropriate element of the CIA triad: 1. A hard drive failure resulting in a service outage 2. A termination letter that is left on a printer and read by others in the department 3. Modification of an email's content by a third party

- 1. Availability, 2. Confidentiality, 3. Integrity

Niesha discovered the vulnerability shown here on a server running in her organization. What would be the best way for Niesha to resolve this issue?

- Upgrade OpenSSH.

As part of her postincident recovery process, Alicia creates a separate virtual network as shown here to contain compromised systems she needs to investigate. What containment technique is she using?

- Segmentation

Jennifer is reviewing her network monitoring configurations and sees the following chart for a system she runs remotely in Amazon's Web Services (AWS) environment more than 400 miles away. What can she use this data for?

- She can use this data to determine a reasonable response time baseline.

The Windows system that Abdul is conducting live forensics on shows a partition map, as shown here. If Abdul believes that a hidden partition was deleted resulting in the unallocated space, which of the following type of tool is best suited to identifying the data found in the unallocated space?

- File carving

During a postmortem forensic analysis of a Windows system that was shut down after its user saw strange behavior, Pranab concludes that the system he is reviewing was likely infected with a memory-resident malware package. What is his best means of finding the malware?

- Search for a core dump or hibernation file to analyze.

Juliette's organization recently suffered a cross-site scripting attack, and she plans to implement input validation to protect against the recurrence of such attacks in the future. Which one of the following HTML tags should be most carefully scrutinized when it appears in user input?

- <SCRIPT>

Jessie needs to prevent port scans like the scan shown here. Which of the following is a valid method for preventing port scans?

- Using a heuristic detection rule on an IPS

What information can be gathered by observing the distinct default values of the following TCP/IP fields during reconnaissance activities: initial packet size, initial TTL, window size, maximum segment size, and flags?

- The target system's operating system.

Brooke would like to find a technology platform that automates workflows across a variety of security tools, including the automated response to security incidents. What category of tool best meets this need?

- SOAR

Miray needs to identify the device or storage type that has the lowest order of volatility. Which of the following is the least volatile?

- A DVD-ROM

After receiving complaints about a system on Anastasia's network not performing correctly, she decides to investigate the issue by capturing traffic with Wireshark. The captured traffic is shown here. What type of issue is Anastasia most likely seeing?

- A SYN flood

After finishing a forensic case, Lucas needs to wipe the media that he is using to prepare it for the next case. Which of the following methods is best suited to preparing the SSD that he will use?

- Use the ATA Secure Erase command.

Luis is creating a vulnerability management program for his company. He only has the resources to conduct daily scans of approximately 10 percent of his systems, and the rest will be scheduled for weekly scans. He would like to ensure that the systems containing the most sensitive information receive scans on a more frequent basis. What criterion is Luis using?

- Data classification

Peter is designing a vulnerability scanning program for the large chain of retail stores where he works. The store operates point-of-sale terminals in its retail stores as well as an e-commerce website. Which one of the following statements about PCI DSS compliance is not true?

- The scanning program must include, at a minimum, weekly scans of the internal network.

Rachel discovered the vulnerability shown here when scanning a web server in her organization. Which one of the following approaches would best resolve this issue?

- Patching the server

What map feature is enabled with the -o flag?

- OS detection

Jose is working with his manager to implement a vulnerability management program for his company. His manager tells him that he should focus on remediating critical and high-severity risks to externally accessible systems. He also tells Jose that the organization does not want to address risks on systems without any external exposure or risks rated medium or lower. Jose disagrees with this approach and believes that he should also address critical and high-severity risks on internal systems. How should he handle the situation?

- Jose should discuss his opinion with his manager and request that the remediation criteria be changed.

Susan needs to test thousands of submitted binaries. She needs to ensure that the applications do not contain malicious code. What technique is best suited to this need?

- Sandboxing

When conducting a quantitative risk assessment, what term describes the total amount of damage expected to occur as a result of one incident?

- SLE

Rhonda recently configured new vulnerability scans for her organization's datacenter. Completing the scans according to current specifications requires that they run all day, every day. After the first day of scanning, Rhonda received complaints from administrators of network congestion during peak business hours. How should Rhonda handle this situation?

- Adjust the scanning frequency to avoid scanning during peak times.

After restoring a system from 30-day-old backups after a compromise, administrators at Piper's company return the system to service. Shortly after that, Piper detects similar signs of compromise again. Why is restoring a system from a backup problematic in many cases?

- Restoring from backup may reintroduce the original vulnerability

Captured network traffic from a compromised system shows it reaching out to a series of five remote IP addresses that change on a regular basis. Since the system is believed to be compromised, the system's Internet access is blocked, and the system is isolated to a quarantine VLAN. When forensic investigators review the system, no evidence of malware is found. Which of the following scenarios is most likely?

- The malware removed itself after losing network connectivity.

Which one of the following ISO standards provides guidance on the development and implementation of information security management systems?

- ISO 27001

Mika's forensic examination of a compromised Linux system is focused on determining what level of access attackers may have achieved using a compromised www account. Which of the following is not useful if she wants to check for elevated privileges associated with the www user?

- /etc/shadow

Tracy is validating the web application security controls used by her organization. She wants to ensure that the organization is prepared to conduct forensic investigations of future security incidents. Which one of the following WASP control categories is most likely to contribute to this effort?

- Implement logging.

Jamal is using agent-based scanning to assess the security of his environment. Every time that Jamal runs a vulnerability scan against a particular system, it causes the system to hang. He spoke with the system administrator, who provided him with a report showing that the system is current with patches and has a properly configured firewall that allows access from only a small set of trusted internal servers. Jamal and the server administrator both consulted the vendor, and they are unable to determine the cause of the crashes and suspect that it may be a side effect of the agent. What would be Jamal's most appropriate course of action?

- Approve an exception for this server.

During an map port scan using the -s flag to determine service versions, Ling discovers that the version of SSH on the Linux system she is scanning is not up-to-date. When she asks the system administrators, they inform her that the system is fully patched and that the SSH version is current. What issue is Ling most likely experiencing?

- The map version identification is using the banner to determine the service version.

Tyler scans his organization's mail server for vulnerabilities and finds the result shown here. What should be his next step?

- Initiate the change management process.

Carla is performing a penetration test of a web application and would like to use a software package that allows her to modify requests being sent from her system to a remote web server. Which one of the following tools would not meet Carla's needs?

- Nessus

Alex learns that a recent Microsoft patch covers a zero-day exploit in Microsoft Office that occurs because of incorrect memory handling. The flaw is described as potentially resulting in memory corruption and arbitrary code execution in the context of the current privilege level. Exploitation of the flaws can occur if victims open a specifically crafted Office document in a vulnerable version of Microsoft Office. If Alex finds out that approximately 15 of the workstations in his organization have been compromised by this malware, including one workstation belonging to a domain administrator, what phase of the incident response process should he enter next?

- Containment, eradication, and recovery

Maria wants to use a security benchmark that is widely used throughout the industry to baseline her systems as part of a hardening process. Which of the following organizations provides a set of freely available benchmarks for operating systems?

- The Center for Internet Security

Sally's organization wants to prioritize their vulnerability remediation efforts. Which of the following items is not typically critical to prioritization of remediation efforts?

- The organization or individual that discovered the vulnerability

Chris is reviewing network flow data from systems in his organization and notices that a number of the systems are contacting a remote IP address periodically through the day. He suspects the systems may be compromised. What type of behavior is he most likely seeing?

- Beaconing

What concern may drive organizations to communicate with customers impacted by a breach within a specific timeline?

- Regulatory compliance

Yuri wants to check if an IP address is known to be malicious. Which of the following options is the most useful way for him to manually check current information about an IP address or hostname?

- AbuselPDB

Carla's organization is a managed security provider that uses the ITIL, and Carla wants to determine if her team is meeting the service level agreements her organization has agreed to meet for their customers for vulnerability management notifications happening within 24 hours. What is Carla attempting to assess?

- A SLO

Joanna's organization has been performing a forensic investigation of a compromised system. Her team's analysis indicates that a number of commonly available tools were used by the attacker and that the attacker was using basic, rather than advanced skills and techniques. What type of threat actor is Joanna most likely dealing with?

- A script kiddie

Michelle wants to provide metrics for her security team's incident response capabilities. Which of the following is not a common measure for teams like hers?

- Mean time to compromise

Tony is working with information from a closed-source threat feed and combines the feed information with his own organization's vulnerability management data and asset databases. What activity is Tony performing?

- Data enrichment

Which of the following is not a common inhibitor to remediation of vulnerabilities?

- Organizational policies

Greg wants to assess the confidence levels for his threat intelligence data. What three common items are most frequently used to determine confidence in threat intelligence?

- Timeliness, relevance, and accuracy

Valerie's incident response process includes moving a compromise system to a separate VLAN that retains access to the Internet but does not allow contact with other systems on her network. What containment process has she implemented?

- Segmentation

Isaac wants to view network traffic from a potentially compromised Linux machine. What tool can he use from the command line to view and analyze his network traffic?

- topdump

Beena wants to ensure that her vulnerability management program is performing as expected. What technique should she use to look at its performance over time so she can see if she has problematic behaviors or practices?

- A report showing remediation and patching trends

Valentine is reviewing network flow logs and sees a 30 GB data transfer between a database server and a system outside of her organization. For reviews, how should she flag the event?

- Potential data exfiltration

Selah wants to use appropriate metrics to determine how well her incident response process is working. Which of the following metrics is not commonly used to assess incident response processes?

- Mean time to defend

Gary wants to use NTP to help with his log analysis efforts. What is Gary doing?

- Time synchronization

Nathan's organization has been notified that there is a vulnerability in a legacy system that does not have vendor support. Nathan needs to ensure that the system is not compromised due to the vulnerability. What should Nathan implement to address this issue?

- A compensating control

The endpoint detection and response (ED) system that Li's organization uses has detected Windows workstations communicating between each other on the network on port 8944. What should Li flag this traffic as?

- Irregular peer-to-peer communication

What phase of incident response needs to happen before customer communications can occur?

- Perform stakeholder identification.

Jake wants to ensure that only authorized IP addresses can send email on behalf of his organization but doesn't want to require certificates and signatures for the validation. What should he implement?

- SPF

Katie has been reviewing her organization's vulnerability management reports and notices that systems that are part of a cloud-hosted cluster continue to show a recurring issue where vulnerabilities re-appear when the cluster is scaled up to handle higher loads. What is the most likely issue that Katie should ask the system administrators about?

- A lack of update to the original cluster image

What open source intelligence source is accessible only using a TOR enabled browser or system?

- The Dark Web

Bob's organization wants to adopt passwordless authentication. What will they need to provide to users to adopt this solution?

- Hardware tokens

Hillary is working on improving her organization's security response processes and wants to integrate security tools from multiple vendors together. What type of integration should she look for to optimize the ability for systems to work together and exchange data?

- API-based integration

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