SY0-501 Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :SY0-501
  • Exam Name
    :CompTIA Security+
  • Certification
    :CompTIA Certifications
  • Vendor
    :CompTIA
  • Total Questions
    :1423 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :Sep 04, 2023

CompTIA SY0-501 Online Questions & Answers

  • Question 1041:

    The firewall administrator is adding a new certificate for the company's remote access solution. The solution requires that the uploaded file contain the entire certificate chain for the certificate to load properly. The administrator loads the company certificate and the root CA certificate into the file. The file upload is rejected. Which of the following is required to complete the certificate chain?

    A. Certificate revocation list
    B. Intermediate authority
    C. Recovery agent
    D. Root of trust

  • Question 1042:

    A Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to eliminate the number of calls the help desk is receiving for password resets when users log on to internal portals. Which of the following is the BEST solution?

    A. Increase password length
    B. Implement a self-service portal
    C. Decrease lockout threshold
    D. Deploy mandatory access control

  • Question 1043:

    A security consultant is analyzing data from a recent compromise. The following data points are documented

    Access to data on share drives and certain networked hosts was lost after an employee logged in to an interactive session as a privileged user. The data was unreadable by any known commercial software. The issue spread through the

    enterprise via SMB only when certain users accessed data.

    Removal instructions were not available from any major antivirus vendor. Which of the following types of malware is this example of`?

    A. RAT
    B. Ransomware
    C. Backdoor
    D. Keylogger
    E. Worm

  • Question 1044:

    A security administrator has been asked to implement a VPN that will support remote access over IPSEC. Which of the following is an encryption algorithm that would meet this requirement?

    A. MD5
    B. AES
    C. UDP
    D. PKI

  • Question 1045:

    A healthcare company is revamping its IT strategy in light of recent regulations. The company is concerned about compliance and wants to use a pay-per-use model. Which of the following is the BEST solution?

    A. On-premises hosting
    B. Community cloud
    C. Hosted infrastructure
    D. Public SaaS

  • Question 1046:

    A security administrator has received multiple calls from the help desk about customers who are unable to access the organization's web server. Upon reviewing the log files, the security administrator determines multiple open requests have been made from multiple IP addresses, which is consuming system resources. Which of the following attack types does this BEST describe?

    A. DDoS
    B. DoS
    C. Zero day
    D. Logic bomb

  • Question 1047:

    A security analyst is using a recently released security advisory to review historical logs, looking for the specific activity that was outlined in the advisory. Which of the following is the analyst doing?

    A. A packet capture
    B. A user behavior analysis
    C. Threat hunting
    D. Credentialed vulnerability scanning

  • Question 1048:

    A security manager is creating an account management policy for a global organization with sales personnel who must access corporate network resources while traveling all over the world. Which of the following practices is the security manager MOST likely to enforce with the policy? (Select TWO)

    A. Time-of-day restrictions
    B. Password complexity
    C. Location-based authentication
    D. Group-based access control
    E. Standard naming convention

  • Question 1049:

    Which of the following are considered to be "something you do"? (Select TWO).

    A. Iris scan
    B. Handwriting
    C. Common Access Card
    D. Gait
    E. PIN
    F. Fingerprint

  • Question 1050:

    A security administrator wants to better prepare the incident response team for possible security events. The IRP has been updated and distributed to incident response team members. Which of the following is the BEST option to fulfill the administrator's objective?

    A. identify the members' roles and responsibilities.
    B. Select a backup/failover location.
    C. Determine the order of restoration.
    D. Conduct a tabletop test.

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