376. A security analyst receives a mobile device with symptoms
of a virus infection. The virus is morphing whenever it is from
sandbox to sandbox to analyze. Which of the following will help to
identify the number of variations through the analysis life
cycle?
A. Journaling
B. Hashing utilities
C. Log viewers
D. OS and process analysis
My guess: C
Other’s answer: D
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378. Which of the following BEST describes why vulnerabilities
found in ICS and SCADA can be difficult to remediate?
A. ICS/SCADA systems are not supported by the CVE
publications.
B. ICS/SCADA systems rarely have full security functionality.
C. ICS/SCADA systems do not allow remote connections.
D. ICS/SCADA systems use encrypted traffic to communicate between
devices
My guess: D
Other’s answer: A
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380. The security team for a large, international organization is
developing a vulnerability management program. The development
staff has expressed concern that the new program will cause service
interruptions and downtime as vulnerabilities are remedied. Which
of the following should the security team implement FIRST as a core
component of the remediation process to address this concern?
A. Automated patch management
B. Change control procedures
C. Security regression testing
D. Isolation of vulnerable servers
My guess: B
Other’s answer: C
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382. A security analyst's daily review of system logs and SIEM
showed fluctuating patterns of latency. During the analysis, the
analyst discovered recent attempts of intrusion related to malware
that overwrites the MBR. The facilities manager informed the
analyst that a nearby construction project damaged the primary
power lines, impacting the analyst's support systems. The electric
company has temporarily restored power, but the area may experience
temporary outages. Which of the following issues the analyst focus
on to continue operations?
A. Updating the ACL
B. Conducting backups
C. Virus scanning
D. Additional log analysis
My guess: D
Other’s answer: C
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383. A company has a popular shopping cart website hosted
geographically diverse locations. The company has started hosting
static content on a content delivery network (CDN) to improve
performance. The CDN provider has reported the company is
occasionally sending attack traffic to other CDN-hosted targets.
Which of the following has MOST likely occurred?
A. The CDN provider has mistakenly performed a GeoIP mapping to the
company.
B. The CDN provider has misclassified the network traffic as
hostile.
C. A vulnerability scan has tuned to exclude web assets hosted by
the CDN.
D. The company has been breached, and customer PII is being
exfiltrated to the CDN.
My guess: D
Other’s answer: D
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385. A company uses a managed IDS system, and a security analyst
has noticed a large volume of brute force password attacks
originating from a single IP address. The analyst put in a ticket
with the IDS provider, but no action was taken for 24 hours, and
the attacks continued. Which of the following would be the BEST
approach for the scenario described?
A. Draft a new MOU to include response incentive fees.
B. Reengineer the BPA to meet the organization's needs.
C. Modify the SLA to support organizational requirements.
D. Implement an MOA to improve vendor responsiveness.
My guess: C
Other’s answer: C
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376) The selected option is incorrect.
Option (D) is the correct answer.
OS and process analysis will help to identify the number of variations through the analysis life cycle.
Other given options are incorrect.
378) The selected option is incorrect.
Option (A) is the correct answer.
Vulnerabilities found in ICS and SCADA can be difficult to remediate as ICS and SCADA systems are not supported by the CVE publications.
Other given options are incorrect.
380) The selected option is incorrect.
Option (C) is the correct answer.
Security regression testing should the security team implement first as a core component of the remediation process to address the concern.
Other given options are incorrect.
382) The selected option is incorrect.
Option (C) is the correct answer.
The analyst focus on virus scanning to continue operations.
Other given options are incorrect.
383) The selected option is correct.
Option (D) is the correct answer.
The company has been breached, and customer PII is being exfiltrated to the CDN.
Other given options are incorrect.
385) The selected option is correct.
Option (C) is the correct answer.
Modifying the SLA to support organizational requirements would be the best approach for the scenario described.
Other given options are incorrect.
Hope this helps.
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