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Question 1 of 1132

DRAG DROP -

A security administrator wants to implement strong security on the company smart phones and terminal servers located in the data center.

INSTRUCTIONS -

Drag and drop the applicable controls to each asset type.

Controls can be used multiple times and not all placeholders need to be filled.

If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.

Select and Place:

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Question 2 of 1132

HOTSPOT -

Select the appropriate attack from each drop down list to label the corresponding illustrated attack.

Instructions: Attacks may only be used once, and will disappear from drop down list if selected. When you have completed the simulation, please select the Done button to submit.

Hot Area:

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1: Spear phishing is an e-mail spoofing fraud attempt that targets a specific organization, seeking unauthorized access to confidential data. As with the e-mail messages used in regular phishing expeditions, spear phishing messages appear to come from a trusted source. Phishing messages usually appear to come from a large and well-known company or Web site with a broad membership base, such as eBay or PayPal. In the case of spear phishing, however, the apparent source of the e-mail is likely to be an individual within the recipient's own company and generally someone in a position of authority.
2: The Hoax in this question is designed to make people believe that the fake AV (anti- virus) software is genuine.
3: Vishing is the act of using the telephone in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The scammer usually pretends to be a legitimate business, and fools the victim into thinking he or she will profit.
4: Email spam, also referred to as junk email, is unsolicited messages sent in bulk by email (spamming).
5: Similar in nature to e-mail phishing, pharming seeks to obtain personal or private (usually financial related) information through domain spoofing. Rather than being spammed with malicious and mischievous e-mail requests for you to visit spoof Web sites which appear legitimate, pharming 'poisons' a DNS server by infusing false information into the DNS server, resulting in a user's request being redirected elsewhere. Your browser, however will show you are at the correct
Web site, which makes pharming a bit more serious and more difficult to detect. Phishing attempts to scam people one at a time with an e-mail while pharming allows the scammers to target large groups of people at one time through domain spoofing.
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http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/spear-phishing http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/V/vishing.html http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/phishing.html http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/pharming.html Exam SY0-501: Question 2 - Image 2
Question 3 of 1132

DRAG DROP -

You have been tasked with designing a security plan for your company.

INSTRUCTIONS -

Drag and drop the appropriate security controls on the floor plan.

All objects must be used and all place holders must be filled. Order does not matter.

If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.

Select and Place:

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Cable locks - Adding a cable lock between a laptop and a desk prevents someone from picking it up and walking away

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Safe is a hardware/physical security measure
Mantrap can be used to control access to sensitive areas.
CCTV can be used as video surveillance.
Biometric reader can be used to control and prevent unauthorized access.
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Question 4 of 1132

Which of the following would a security specialist be able to determine upon examination of a server's certificate?

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The suggested answer is D.

Upon examination of a server's certificate, a security specialist would be able to determine the Object Identifier (OID). An OID is used to uniquely identify a particular object within the certificate, providing specific information about the certificate and its associated attributes. The CA public key, server private key, and the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) are not directly included in the server's certificate.

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Question 5 of 1132

A security analyst is diagnosing an incident in which a system was compromised from an external IP address. The socket identified on the firewall was traced to

207.46.130.0:6666.

Which of the following should the security analyst do to determine if the compromised system still has an active connection?

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The suggested answer is B.

To determine if the compromised system still has an active connection, the security analyst should use the netstat command. Netstat is used to display active TCP connections, listening ports, and network statistics, which will help in identifying if there is an ongoing connection to the external IP address 207.46.130.0 on port 6666. Other options like tracert, ping, and nslookup are used for different purposes such as tracking the route to a destination, checking if a remote host is reachable, and querying DNS servers respectively, and would not provide the necessary information to determine active connections.

About the CompTIA SY0-501 Certification Exam

About the Exam

The CompTIA SY0-501 (CompTIA Security+) validates your knowledge and skills. Passing demonstrates proficiency and can boost your career prospects in the field.

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