CompTIA SY0-301 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

CompTIA SY0-301 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 711:

  Some customers have reported receiving an untrusted certificate warning when visiting the company's website. The administrator ensures that the certificate is not expired and that customers have trusted the original issuer of the certificate. Which of the following could be causing the problem?

  A. The intermediate CA certificates were not installed on the server.
  B. The certificate is not the correct type for a virtual server.
  C. The encryption key used in the certificate is too short.
  D. The client's browser is trying to negotiate SSL instead of TLS.
  A. The intermediate CA certificates were not installed on the server.

• Question 712:

  Which of the following is BEST used as a secure replacement for TELNET?

  A. HTTPS
  B. HMAC
  C. GPG
  D. SSH
  D. SSH

• Question 713:

  A security administrator has concerns about new types of media which allow for the mass distribution of personal comments to a select group of people. To mitigate the risks involved with this media, employees should receive training on which of the following?

  A. Peer to Peer
  B. Mobile devices
  C. Social networking
  D. Personally owned devices
  C. Social networking

• Question 714:

  A company's security administrator wants to manage PKI for internal systems to help reduce costs. Which of the following is the FIRST step the security administrator should take?

  A. Install a registration server.
  B. Generate shared public and private keys.
  C. Install a CA.
  D. Establish a key escrow policy.
  C. Install a CA.

• Question 715:

  An email client says a digital signature is invalid and the sender cannot be verified. The recipient is concerned with which of the following concepts?

  A. Integrity
  B. Availability
  C. Confidentiality
  D. Remediation
  A. Integrity

• Question 716:

  Digital certificates can be used to ensure which of the following? (Select TWO).

  A. Availability
  B. Confidentiality
  C. Verification
  D. Authorization
  E. Non-repudiation
  C. Verification
  E. Non-repudiation

• Question 717:

  Full disk encryption is MOST effective against which of the following threats?

  A. Denial of service by data destruction
  B. Eavesdropping emanations
  C. Malicious code
  D. Theft of hardware
  D. Theft of hardware

• Question 718:

  A trojan was recently discovered on a server. There are now concerns that there has been a security breach that allows unauthorized people to access data. The administrator should be looking for the presence of a/an:

  A. Logic bomb.
  B. Backdoor.
  C. Adware application.
  D. Rootkit.
  B. Backdoor.

• Question 719:

  Which of the following can a security administrator implement on mobile devices that will help prevent unwanted people from viewing the data if the device is left unattended?

  A. Screen lock
  B. Voice encryption
  C. GPS tracking
  D. Device encryption
  A. Screen lock

• Question 720:

  A security administrator wants to deploy a physical security control to limit an individual's access into a sensitive area. Which of the following should be implemented?

  A. Guards
  B. CCTV
  C. Bollards
  D. Spike strip
  A. Guards