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Question 1

(5)

Which of the following threat actors is the most likely to be hired by a foreign government to attack critical systems located in other countries?

Question 2

(5)

Which of the following is used to add extra complexity before using a one-way data transformation algorithm?

Question 3

(3)

Which of the following has been implemented when a host-based firewall on a legacy Linux system allows connections from only specific internal IP addresses?

Question 4

(3)

The management team notices that new accounts that are set up manually do not always have correct access or permissions. Which of the following automation techniques should a systems administrator

Question 5

(5)

Which of the following involves an attempt to take advantage of database misconfigurations?

Question 6

(4)

An organization would like to store customer data on a separate part of the network that is not accessible to users on the main corporate network. Which of the following should the administrator use

Question 7

(1)

Which of the following is used to quantitatively measure the criticality of a vulnerability?

Question 8

(4)

A technician is opening ports on a firewall for a new system being deployed and supported by a SaaS provider. Which of the following is a risk in the new system?

Question 9

(4)

Which of the following security concepts is the best reason for permissions on a human resources fileshare to follow the principle of least privilege?

Question 10

(4)

A company is planning to set up a SIEM system and assign an analyst to review the logs on a weekly basis. Which of the following types of controls is the company setting up?

Question 44 - SY0-701 discussion

A hacker gained access to a system via a phishing attempt that was a direct result of a user clicking a suspicious link. The link laterally deployed ransomware, which laid dormant for multiple weeks, across the network. Which of the following would have mitigated the spread?