CompTIA CompTIA Certifications SY0-501 Questions & Answers

• Question 931:

  A dumpster diver recovers several hard drives from a company and is able to obtain confidential data from one of the hard drives. The company then discovers its information is posted online.

  Which of the following methods would have MOST likely prevented the data from being exposed?

  A. Removing the hard drive from its enclosure

  B. Using software to repeatedly rewrite over the disk space

  C. Using Blowfish encryption on the hard drives

  D. Using magnetic fields to erase the data

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 932:

  The availability of a system has been labeled as the highest priority. Which of the following should be focused on the MOST to ensure the objective?

  A. Authentication

  B. HVAC

  C. Full-disk encryption

  D. File integrity checking

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 933:

  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 934:

  Joe, a security administrator, needs to extend the organization's remote access functionality to be used by staff while travelling. Joe needs to maintain separate access control functionalities for internal, external, and VOIP services. Which of the following represents the BEST access technology for Joe to use?

  A. RADIUS

  B. TACACS+

  C. Diameter

  D. Kerberos

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 935:

  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 936:

  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 transposed. 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 937:

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

  A. ISA

  B. NDA

  C. MOU

  D. SLA

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 938:

  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 939:

  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 940:

  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