Peoplecert DEVSECOPS Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Peoplecert DEVSECOPS Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  Monitoring detected that a batch fob started and completed at specific times.

  Which of the following is the MOST appropriate response to this event?

  A. No action is immediately required
  B. Operations is notified to investigate
  C. An modem is togged to record me runtime
  D. A management escalation notification is triggered
  B. Operations is notified to investigate

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• Question 2:

  Which of the following BEST describes the role of software composition analysis (SCA) in DevSecOps?

  A. Detecting runtime attacks against deployed services
  B. Identifying insecure network configurations
  C. Analyzing third-party components for known vulnerabilities
  D. Encrypting application secrets in source code repositories
  C. Analyzing third-party components for known vulnerabilities

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• Question 3:

  Which of the following BEST describes continuous deployment?

  A. A software release process that uses automated testing and autonomous deployment
  B. A coding approach where branches are merged to a master branch multiple times a day
  C. A rapid incident response plan for increased visibility and mitigation of failure
  D. A set of practices to ensure code can be deployed rapidly and safely to production
  D. A set of practices to ensure code can be deployed rapidly and safely to production

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• Question 4:

  When of the following BEST describes the type of data that requires both thesender and receiver to have encrypt/decrypt capacities?

  A. Data in database
  B. Data in local files
  C. Data in email message
  D. Data in memory card
  C. Data in email message

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• Question 5:

  Which of the following BEST describes a security advantage of infrastructure as code (IaC)?

  A. Infrastructure changes are undocumented but faster
  B. Security configurations can be reviewed and version controlled
  C. Manual approval steps are removed from deployments
  D. Runtime monitoring replaces preventive controls
  B. Security configurations can be reviewed and version controlled

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• Question 6:

  Which of the following BEST describes the goats of phishing?

  1. Update web browser 2. Install risky malware 3. Steal key user data 4. Push new products

  A. 1 and 2
  B. 2 and 3
  C. 3 and 4
  D. 1 and 4
  B. 2 and 3

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• Question 7:

  Which of the following BEST describes the goal of the security principle of accountability and non-repudiation?

  A. Neither the sender nor the recipient of information or activity can later deny the transaction took place
  B. Trust between two parties is enhanced by a set of practices that validate integrity of data transmissions
  C. Corporate reputation is maintained when practicing good authentication and data validation procedures
  D. Confidence between consumer and provider is achieved when users manage passwords *i a defined way
  B. Trust between two parties is enhanced by a set of practices that validate integrity of data transmissions

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• Question 8:

  Which of the following BEST describes a key characteristic of a lesson learned that ensures it will be used toreduce or eliminatethe potential foe failures and future mishaps?

  A. It is valid in factual and technical correctness
  B. It is a confirmed historical act or outcome
  C. The majority of stakeholders believe the data to be true
  D. A third party has identified the past activity as significant
  A. It is valid in factual and technical correctness

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• Question 9:

  Which of the following BEST describes the principle of least privilege in a DevSecOps environment?

  A. Granting users access based on organizational role only
  B. Restricting access to the minimum required to perform tasks
  C. Allowing temporary elevated access during deployments
  D. Centralizing all access control decisions in operations
  B. Restricting access to the minimum required to perform tasks

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• Question 10:

  Visual tactile, and auditory are modalities of formal learning.

  Which of the following is BEST described as the fourth major modality of formal learning?

  A. Story based
  B. Kinesthetic
  C. Demonstration
  D. Observe live
  D. Observe live

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