EC-COUNCIL ECSS Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

EC-COUNCIL ECSS Online Questions & Answers

• Question 241:

  A firewall is a combination of hardware and software, used to provide security to a network. It is used to protect an internal network or intranet against unauthorized access from the Internet or other outside networks. It restricts inbound and outbound access and can analyze all traffic between an internal network and the Internet. Users can configure a firewall to pass or block packets from specific IP addresses and ports. Which of the following tools works as a firewall for the Linux 2.4 kernel?

  A. Stunnel
  B. IPTables
  C. OpenSSH
  D. IPChains
  B. IPTables

• Question 242:

  Which two technologies should research groups use for secure VPN access while traveling?

  (Click the Exhibit button on the toolbar to see the case study.)

  Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

  A. SSL
  B. Kerberos authentication
  C. Smart cards
  D. Encrypting File System (EFS)
  E. PPTP
  C. Smart cards
  E. PPTP

• Question 243:

  You work as a Network Administrator for Tech Perfect Inc. The company requires a secure wireless network. To provide security, you are configuring ISA Server 2006 as a firewall. While configuring ISA Server 2006, which of the following is NOT necessary?

  A. Defining how ISA Server would cache Web contents
  B. Defining ISA Server network configuration
  C. Setting up of monitoring on ISA Server
  D. Configuration of VPN access
  D. Configuration of VPN access

• Question 244:

  According to the Internet Crime Report 2009, which of the following complaint categories is on the top?

  A. Identity theft
  B. Advanced fee fraud
  C. Non-delivered merchandise/payment
  D. FBI scams
  D. FBI scams

• Question 245:

  Maria works as a Desktop Technician for PassGuide Inc. She has received an e-mail from the MN Compensation Office with the following message:

  Dear Sir/Madam,

  My name is Edgar Rena, the director of compensation here at the MN Compensation Office in Chicago. We receive so many complaints about fraudulent activities that have been taking place in your region for the past few years. Due to the

  high volume loss of money, the MN compensation department has had an agreement with the appropriate authority to compensate each victim with a sum of USD$500,000.00.

  You were selected among the list of people to be paid this sum. To avoid any imperative mood by intending scammers, your payment has been transmuted into an International bank draft which can be cashed at any local bank in your

  country.

  Please fill the below details and send it to our secretary for your compensation bank draft.

  Full name:

  Address:

  Tel:

  Fill and Send to:

  Dr. Michael Brown

  MN Compensation Office, IL

  Tel: +1-866-233-8434

  Email: [email protected]

  Further instructions shall be given to you by our secretary as soon as you contact him. To avoid losing your compensation, you are requested to pay the sum of $350 for Insurance Premium to our secretary.

  Thanks and God bless.

  If Maria replies to this mail, which of the following attacks may she become vulnerable to?

  A. Phishing attack
  B. SYN attack
  C. CookieMonster attack
  D. Mail bombing
  A. Phishing attack

• Question 246:

  Which of the following uses public key cryptography to encrypt the contents of files?

  A. EFS
  B. DFS
  C. NTFS
  D. RFS
  A. EFS

• Question 247:

  Firewalking is a technique that can be used to gather information about a remote network protected by a firewall. This technique can be used effectively to perform information gathering attacks. In this technique, an attacker sends a crafted packet with a TTL value that is set to expire one hop past the firewall. Which of the following are pre-requisites for an attacker to conduct firewalking?

  Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

  A. ICMP packets leaving the network should be allowed.
  B. An attacker should know the IP address of the last known gateway before the firewall.
  C. There should be a backdoor installed on the network.
  D. An attacker should know the IP address of a host located behind the firewall.
  A. ICMP packets leaving the network should be allowed.
  B. An attacker should know the IP address of the last known gateway before the firewall.
  D. An attacker should know the IP address of a host located behind the firewall.

• Question 248:

  Which of the following is used to provide a protective shield for the data passing over the Internet?

  A. Firewall
  B. Tunneling
  C. Proxy server
  D. Intrusion detection system
  B. Tunneling

• Question 249:

  According to the Sophos Security Threat Report 2009, which amongst the following countries is on the top, in hosting malware on the web?

  A. Russia
  B. China
  C. Germany
  D. United States
  D. United States

• Question 250:

  You want to rename a file foo to the file bar and move the file bar to the /tmp folder. Which of the following commands will you use to accomplish the task?

  A. mv bar /temp/foo
  B. ren foo /tmp/bar
  C. mv foo /tmp/bar
  D. ren bar /tml/foo
  C. mv foo /tmp/bar