CySA+ 231 More Questions with 100% Correct Answers
An organization has recently recovered from an incident where a managed switch had been accessed and reconfigured without authorization by an insider. The incident re
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CySA+ 231 More Questions with 100% Correct Answers
An organization has recently recovered from an incident where a managed switch had been accessed and reconfigured without authorization by an insider. The incident response team is working on developing a lessons learned report with recommendations. Which of the following recommendations will BEST prevent the
same attack from occurring in the future?
A. Remove and replace the managed switch with an unmanaged one.
B. Implement a separate logical network segment for management interfaces.
C. Install and configure NAC services to allow only authorized devices to connect to the network.
D. Analyze normal behavior on the network and configure the IDS to alert on deviations from normal. -Answer- B
A cybersecurity analyst is reviewing the current BYOD security posture. The users must be able to synchronize their calendars, email, and contacts to a smartphone
or other personal device. The recommendation must provide the most flexibility to users. Which of the following recommendations would meet both the mobile data
protection efforts and the business requirements described in this scenario?
A. Develop a minimum security baseline while restricting the type of data that can be accessed.
B. Implement a single computer configured with USB access and monitored by sensors.
C. Deploy a kiosk for synchronizing while using an access list of approved users.
D. Implement a wireless network configured for mobile device access and monitored by sensors. -Answer- D
A security analyst received a compromised workstation. The workstation's hard drive may contain evidence of criminal activities. Which of the following is the FIRST
thing the analyst must do to ensure the integrity of the hard drive while performing the analysis?
A. Make a copy of the hard drive.
B. Use write blockers.
C. Run rm -R command to create a hash.
D. Install it on a different machine and explore the content. -Answer- B
File integrity monitoring states the following files have been changed without a written request or approved change. The following change has been made:
chmod 777 -Rv /usr
Which of the following may be occurring?
A. The ownership pf /usr has been changed to the current user.
B. Administrative functions have been locked from users.
C. Administrative commands have been made world readable/ -Answer- C
A security analyst has created an image of a drive from an incident. Which of the following describes what the analyst should do NEXT?
A. The analyst should create a backup of the drive and then hash the drive.
B. The analyst should begin analyzing the image and begin to report findings.
C. The analyst should create a hash of the image and compare it to the original drive's hash.
D. The analyst should create a chain of custody document and notify stakeholders. -Answer- C
A cybersecurity analyst is currently investigating a server outage. The analyst has discovered the following value was entered for the username: 0xbfff601a. Which of
the following attacks may be occurring?
A. Buffer overflow attack
B. Man-in-the-middle attack
C. Smurf attack
D. Format string attack -Answer- D
External users are reporting that a web application is slow and frequently times out when attempting to submit information. Which of the following software
development best practices would have helped prevent this issue?
A. Stress testing
B. Regression testing
C. Input validation
D. Fuzzing -Answer- A
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