Information Security Fundamentals Final Exam Study Guide || || || || || || ||
questions with accurate detailed solutions || || || ||
Which password attack is typically used specifically against password files that contain
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cryptographic hashes? - ✔✔Birthday Attacks || || || ||
Brian notices an attack taking place on his network. When he digs deeper, he realizes that
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the attacker has a physical presence on the local network and is forging Media Access
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Control (MAC) addresses. Which type of attack is most likely taking place? - ✔✔Address
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In which type of attack does the attacker attempt to take over an existing connection
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between two systems? - ✔✔Session Hijacking || || || || ||
Which group is the most likely target of a social engineering attack? - ✔✔Receptionists and
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What type of malicious software masquerades as legitimate software to entice the user to
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run it? - ✔✔Trojan
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An attacker attempting to break into a facility pulls the fire alarm to distract the security
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guard manning an entry point. Which type of social engineering attack is the attacker using?
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- ✔✔Urgency
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Barry discovers that an attacker is running an access point in a building adjacent to his
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company. The access point is broadcasting the security set identifier (SSID) of an open
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network owned by the coffee shop in his lobby. Which type of attack is likely taking place? -
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✔✔Evil Twin
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Which type of attack against a web application uses a newly discovered vulnerability that is
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not patchable? - ✔✔Zero-day attack
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Which control is not designed to combat malware? - ✔✔Firewall
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Florian recently purchased a set of domain names that are similar to those of legitimate
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websites and used the newly purchased sites to host malware. Which type of attack is
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Florian using? - ✔✔Typosquatting
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Which formula is typically used to describe the components of information security risks? -
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✔✔Risk = Threat X Vulnerability|| || || ||
Earl is preparing a risk register for his organization's risk management program. Which data
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element is LEAST likely to be included in a risk register? - ✔✔Risk survey results
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Alan is developing a business impact assessment for his organization. He is working with
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business units to determine the maximum allowable time to recover a particular function.
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What value is Alan determining? - ✔✔Recovery time objective (RTO)
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Which one of the following is an example of a direct cost that might result from a business
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disruption? - ✔✔Facility Repair || || ||
Tom is the IT manager for an organization that experienced a server failure that affected a
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single business function. What type of plan should guide the organization's recovery effort?
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- ✔✔Business continuity plan (BCP)
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Pick which one of the following is the best example of an authorization control? -
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✔✔Access control lists || ||