CompTIA CompTIA Security+ RC0-501 Questions & Answers

• Question 11:

  Before an infection was detected, several of the infected devices attempted to access a URL that was similar to the company name but with two letters transported. Which of the following BEST describes the attack vector used to infect the devices?

  A. Cross-site scripting

  B. DNS poisoning

  C. Typo squatting

  D. URL hijacking

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 12:

  A systems administrator is reviewing the following information from a compromised server: Given the above information, which of the following processes was MOST likely exploited via a remote buffer overflow attack?

  

  A. Apache

  B. LSASS

  C. MySQL

  D. TFTP

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 13:

  A penetration tester finds that a company's login credentials for the email client were being sent in clear text. Which of the following should be done to provide encrypted logins to the email server?

  A. Enable IPSec and configure SMTP.

  B. Enable SSH and LDAP credentials.

  C. Enable MIME services and POP3.

  D. Enable an SSL certificate for IMAP services.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 14:

  Which of the following would meet the requirements for multifactor authentication?

  A. Username, PIN, and employee ID number

  B. Fingerprint and password

  C. Smart card and hardware token

  D. Voice recognition and retina scan

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 15:

  A manager suspects that an IT employee with elevated database access may be knowingly modifying financial transactions for the benefit of a competitor. Which of the following practices should the manager implement to validate the concern?

  A. Separation of duties

  B. Mandatory vacations

  C. Background checks

  D. Security awareness training

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 16:

  Which of the following are the MAIN reasons why a systems administrator would install security patches in a staging environment before the patches are applied to the production server? (Select two.)

  A. To prevent server availability issues

  B. To verify the appropriate patch is being installed

  C. To generate a new baseline hash after patching

  D. To allow users to test functionality

  E. To ensure users are trained on new functionality

  Correct Answer: AD

• Question 17:

  A Chief Information Officer (CIO) drafts an agreement between the organization and its employees. The agreement outlines ramifications for releasing information without consent and/for approvals. Which of the following BEST describes this type of agreement?

  A. ISA

  B. NDA

  C. MOU

  D. SLA

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 18:

  A security analyst is testing both Windows and Linux systems for unauthorized DNS zone transfers within a LAN on comptia.org from example.org. Which of the following commands should the security analyst use? (Select two.)

  

  A. Option A

  B. Option B

  C. Option C

  D. Option D

  E. Option E

  F. Option F

  Correct Answer: AC

• Question 19:

  A new firewall has been places into service at an organization. However, a configuration has not been entered on the firewall. Employees on the network segment covered by the new firewall report they are unable to access the network. Which of the following steps should be completed to BEST resolve the issue?

  A. The firewall should be configured to prevent user traffic form matching the implicit deny rule.

  B. The firewall should be configured with access lists to allow inbound and outbound traffic.

  C. The firewall should be configured with port security to allow traffic.

  D. The firewall should be configured to include an explicit deny rule.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 20:

  Which of the following cryptography algorithms will produce a fixed-length, irreversible output?

  A. AES

  B. 3DES

  C. RSA

  D. MD5

  Correct Answer: D