Hacker Tools Techniques Exploits and Incident Handling

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Question 1 of 328

Which of the following Incident handling process phases is responsible for defining rules, collaborating human workforce, creating a back-up plan, and testing the plans for an enterprise?

Question 2 of 328

Which of the following statements are true about netcat?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

It provides special tunneling, such as UDP to TCP, with the possibility of specifying all network parameters.

It can be used as a file transfer solution.

It provides outbound and inbound connections for TCP and UDP ports.

The nc -z command can be used to redirect stdin/stdout from a program.

Question 3 of 328

Which of the following is a reason to implement security logging on a DNS server?

For preventing malware attacks on a DNS server

For measuring a DNS server's performance

For monitoring unauthorized zone transfer

For recording the number of queries resolved

Question 4 of 328

The Klez worm is a mass-mailing worm that exploits a vulnerability to open an executable attachment even in Microsoft Outlook's preview pane. The Klez worm gathers email addresses from the entries of the default Windows Address Book (WAB). Which of the following registry values can be used to identify this worm?

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name = "file and pathname of the WAB file"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Question 5 of 328

You work as a Network Administrator for Net Perfect Inc. The company has a Windows-based network. The company wants to fix potential vulnerabilities existing on the tested systems. You use Nessus as a vulnerability scanning program to fix the vulnerabilities. Which of the following vulnerabilities can be fixed using

Nessus?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Misconfiguration (e.g. open mail relay, missing patches, etc.)

Vulnerabilities that allow a remote cracker to control sensitive data on a system

Vulnerabilities that allow a remote cracker to access sensitive data on a system

Vulnerabilities that help in Code injection attacks

Question 6 of 328

Which of the following best describes the approach used when configuring high availability across multiple regions to ensure minimal downtime during failover events?

Deploy active-active clusters with cross-region replication and automated DNS failover to maintain service continuity

Use a single-region deployment with periodic manual snapshots for disaster recovery purposes

Configure load balancers in each region with independent database instances and no synchronization

Implement cold standby servers that require manual intervention to activate during outages

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