1D0-571 Online Practice Questions and Answers

An application is creating hashes of each file on an attached storage device. Which of the following will typically occur during this process?

A. An increase in the amount of time it takes for the system to respond to requests

B. Reduced risk of an attack

C. Increased risk of an attack

D. A reduction in the amount of time it takes for the system to respond to requests

At the beginning of an IPsec session, which activity occurs during the Internet Key Exchange (IKE)?

A. Determining the number of security associations

B. Negotiating the authentication method

C. Determining the network identification number

D. Negotiating the version of IP to be used

A new server has been placed on the network. You have been assigned to protect this server using a packet-filtering firewall. To comply with this request, you have enabled the following ruleset:

Which choice describes the next step to take now that this ruleset has been enabled?

A. From the internal network, use your Web browser to determine whether all internal users can access the Web server.

B. From the internal network, use your e-mail client to determine whether all internal users can access the e-mail server.

C. From the external network, use your Web browser to determine whether all external users can access the Web server.

D. From the external network, use your e-mail client to determine whether all external users can access the e-mail server.

You are using a PKI solution that is based on Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Which of the following describes the function of the asymmetric-key-encryption algorithm used?

A. It encrypts the symmetric key.

B. It encrypts all of the data.

C. It encrypts the hash code used for data integrity.

D. It encrypts the X.509 key.

The best way to thwart a dictionary attack is by enforcing a:

A. strong password policy.

B. restricted access policy.

C. firewall configuration policy.

D. proxy server policy.

You are creating an information security policy for your company. Which of the following activities will help you focus on creating policies for the most important resources?

A. Auditing the firewall

B. Implementing non-repudiation

C. Logging users

D. Classifying systems

You have determined that an attack is currently underway on your database server. An attacker is currently logged in, modifying data. You want to preserve logs, caching and other data on this affected server.

Which of the following actions will best allow you to stop the attack and still preserve data?

A. Pull the server network cable

B. Shut down the server

C. Back up the system logs

D. Force an instant password reset

You have just deployed an application that uses hash-based checksums to monitor changes in the configuration scripts of a database server that is accessible via the Internet. Which of the following is a primary concern for this solution?

A. The extra hard disk space required to store the database of checksums

B. The amount of memory remaining now that the checksum-based application is running

C. The possibility of a bufferoverflow attack leading to a security breach

D. The security of the checksum database on a read-only media format

Jason is attempting to gain unauthorized access to a corporate server by running a program that enters passwords from a long list of possible passwords. Which type of attack is this?

A. Brute force

B. Denial of service

C. Botnet

D. Buffer overflow

At what layer of the OSI/RM does a packet filter operate?

A. Layer 1

B. Layer 3

C. Layer 5

D. Layer 7