Question 1

Which of the following is not a common problem with antivirus protections?

Accepted Answer

A)   Users may turn the AV off.
B)   The virus program contract may expire.
C)   Automatic updates of virus signatures might be inadvertently turned off.
D)   All of the above are common problems with antivirus protections.

Question 2

A company should decide upon a single security baseline for use with its client PCs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A(n)  ________ is defined as an attack that comes before fixes are released.

Accepted Answer

A)   exploit
B)   zero-day attack
C)   worm
D)   anomaly attack

Question 4

A company should not replace default passwords during configuration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In UNIX, the Execute permission gives the permission to make changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of MMCs?

Accepted Answer

A)   MMCs are produced by Microsoft.
B)   MMCs are located under the Start / Management menu choice.
C)   MMCs use GUIs.
D)   MMCs are relatively easy to learn to use.

Question 7

Antivirus protections may be deliberately turned off by users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A systems administrator may manage ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an individual host
B)   a group of hosts
C)   Both A and B
D)   Neither A nor B

Question 9

Inheritance ________ labor costs in assigning permissions.

Accepted Answer

A)   increases
B)   reduces
C)   inheritance does not significantly change the labor costs in assigning permissions
D)   None of the above

Question 10

The super user account in UNIX is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   root
B)   administrator
C)   MMC
D)   kernel

Question 11

Which of the following security protections are provided by recent version of Windows Server?

Accepted Answer

A)   Server software firewalls
B)   The ability to encrypt data
C)   Both A and B
D)   Neither A nor B

Question 12

To get to the super user account in UNIX, the administrator should use the ________ command.

Accepted Answer

A)   RunAs
B)   su
C)   rlogin
D)   None of the above

Question 13

________ is a family of operating systems that share interoperability at the kernel level.

Accepted Answer

A)   UNIX
B)   LINUX
C)   Both A and B
D)   Neither A nor B

Question 14

________ are sets of specific actions to be taken to harden all hosts of a particular type and of particular versions within each type.

Accepted Answer

A)   Processes
B)   Security baselines
C)   Procedures
D)   None of the above

Question 15

A shoulder surfing attack will not be successful unless the attacker can read the entire password.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Standard configurations ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   afford strong control over the system security configuration
B)   reduce maintenance costs
C)   Both A and B
D)   Neither A nor B

Question 17

Attackers frequently create exploits within hours or days after a fix is released by a vendor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Since Windows Server 2003, servers can be programmed to check for updates automatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

CLI shells use more system resources than GUIs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The core part of the LINUX operating system is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the foundation
B)   UNIX
C)   GNU
D)   the kernel

Exam 7: Host Hardening

In UNIX, the Execute permission gives the permission to make changes.

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________ is a family of operating systems that share interoperability at the kernel level.

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A company should decide upon a single security baseline for use with its client PCs.

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A systems administrator may manage ________.

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Inheritance ________ labor costs in assigning permissions.

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Antivirus protections may be deliberately turned off by users.

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________ are sets of specific actions to be taken to harden all hosts of a particular type and of particular versions within each type.

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Attackers frequently create exploits within hours or days after a fix is released by a vendor.

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The super user account in UNIX is called ________.

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The core part of the LINUX operating system is called ________.

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Since Windows Server 2003, servers can be programmed to check for updates automatically.

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Standard configurations ________.

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Which of the following security protections are provided by recent version of Windows Server?

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CLI shells use more system resources than GUIs.

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A(n) ________ is defined as an attack that comes before fixes are released.

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To get to the super user account in UNIX, the administrator should use the ________ command.

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A shoulder surfing attack will not be successful unless the attacker can read the entire password.

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A company should not replace default passwords during configuration.

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Which of the following is not a common problem with antivirus protections?

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Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of MMCs?

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