CompTIA CompTIA Security+ RC0-501 Questions & Answers

• Question 211:

  After a routine audit, a company discovers that engineering documents have been leaving the network on a particular port. The company must allow outbound traffic on this port, as it has a legitimate business use. Blocking the port would cause an outage. Which of the following technology controls should the company implement?

  A. NAC

  B. Web proxy

  C. DLP u

  D. ACL

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 212:

  A security analyst has received the following alert snippet from the HIDS appliance:

  

  Given the above logs, which of the following is the cause of the attack?

  A. The TCP ports on destination are all open

  B. FIN, URG, and PSH flags are set in the packet header

  C. TCP MSS is configured improperly

  D. There is improper Layer 2 segmentation

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 213:

  An organization requires users to provide their fingerprints to access an application. To improve security, the application developers intend to implement multifactor authentication. Which of the following should be implemented?

  A. Use a camera for facial recognition

  B. Have users sign their name naturally

  C. Require a palm geometry scan

  D. Implement iris recognition

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 214:

  A network technician is setting up a segmented network that will utilize a separate ISP to provide wireless access to the public area for a company. Which of the following wireless security methods should the technician implement to provide basic accountability for access to the public network?

  A. Pre-shared key

  B. Enterprise

  C. Wi-Fi Protected setup

  D. Captive portal

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 215:

  A user is presented with the following items during the new-hire onboarding process: -Laptop -Secure USB drive -Hardware OTP token -External high-capacity HDD -Password complexity policy -Acceptable use policy -HASP key -Cable lock

  Which of the following is one component of multifactor authentication?

  A. Secure USB drive

  B. Cable lock

  C. Hardware OTP token

  D. HASP key

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 216:

  A security administrator suspects a MITM attack aimed at impersonating the default gateway is underway. Which of the following tools should the administrator use to detect this attack? (Select two.)

  A. Ping

  B. Ipconfig

  C. Tracert

  D. Netstat

  E. Dig

  F. Nslookup

  Correct Answer: BC

• Question 217:

  A security analyst wants to harden the company's VoIP PBX. The analyst is worried that credentials may be intercepted and compromised when IP phones authenticate with the BPX. Which of the following would best prevent this from occurring?

  A. Implement SRTP between the phones and the PBX.

  B. Place the phones and PBX in their own VLAN.

  C. Restrict the phone connections to the PBX.

  D. Require SIPS on connections to the PBX.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 218:

  An organization is comparing and contrasting migration from its standard desktop configuration to the newest version of the platform. Before this can happen, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) voices the need to evaluate the functionality of the newer desktop platform to ensure interoperability with existing software in use by the organization. In which of the following principles of architecture and design is the CISO engaging?

  A. Dynamic analysis

  B. Change management

  C. Baselining

  D. Waterfalling

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 219:

  Audit logs from a small company's vulnerability scanning software show the following findings: Destinations scanned: -Server001- Internal human resources payroll server -Server101-Internet-facing web server -Server201- SQL server for Server101 -Server301-Jumpbox used by systems administrators accessible from the internal network

  Validated vulnerabilities found: -Server001- Vulnerable to buffer overflow exploit that may allow attackers to install software -Server101- Vulnerable to buffer overflow exploit that may allow attackers to install software -Server201-OS updates not fully current -Server301- Accessible from internal network without the use of jumpbox -Server301-Vulnerable to highly publicized exploit that can elevate user privileges

  Assuming external attackers who are gaining unauthorized information are of the highest concern, which of the following servers should be addressed FIRST?

  A. Server001

  B. Server101

  C. Server201

  D. Server301

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 220:

  A workstation puts out a network request to locate another system. Joe, a hacker on the network, responds before the real system does, and he tricks the workstation into communicating with him. Which of the following BEST describes what occurred?

  A. The hacker used a race condition.

  B. The hacker used a pass-the-hash attack.

  C. The hacker-explogted importer key management.

  D. The hacker explogted weak switch configuration.

  Correct Answer: D