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Questions # 81:

While using Wire shark to investigate complaints of users being unable to login to a web application, you come across an HTTP POST submitted through your web application. The contents of the POST are listed below. Based on what you see below, which of the following would you recommend to prevent future damage to your database?

Question # 81

Options:

A.

Use ssh to prevent a denial of service attack

B.

Sanitize user inputs to prevent injection attacks

C.

Authenticate users to prevent hackers from using your database

D.

Use https to prevent hackers from inserting malware

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Questions # 82:

You work as a Network Administrator for McNeil Inc. The company has a Linux-based network. David, a Sales Manager, wants to know the name of the shell that he is currently using. Which of the following commands will he use to accomplish the task?

Options:

A.

mv $shell

B.

echo $shell

C.

rm $shell

D.

ls $shell

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Questions # 83:

What is the unnoticed theft of sensitive data from a laptop owned by an organization's CEO an example of in information warfare?

Options:

A.

Non-zero sum game

B.

Win-win situation

C.

Zero-sum game

D.

Symmetric warfare

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Questions # 84:

Which of the following statements about the authentication concept of information security management is true?

Options:

A.

It ensures the reliable and timely access to resources.

B.

It ensures that modifications are not made to data by unauthorized personnel or processes.

C.

It determines the actions and behaviors of a single individual within a system, and identifies that particular individual.

D.

It establishes the users' identity and ensures that the users are who they say they are.

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Questions # 85:

When discussing access controls, which of the following terms describes the process of determining the activities or functions that an Individual is permitted to perform?

Options:

A.

Authentication

B.

Identification

C.

Authorization

D.

Validation

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Questions # 86:

You work as a Network Administrator for NetTech Inc. When you enter http://66.111.64.227 in the browser 's address bar, you are able to access the site. But, you are unable to access the site when you enter http://www.uCertify.com. What is the most likely cause?

Options:

A.

DNS entry is not available for the host name.

B.

The site's Web server is offline.

C.

The site's Web server has heavy traffic.

D.

WINS server has no NetBIOS name entry for the server.

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Questions # 87:

What is the main problem with relying solely on firewalls to protect your company's sensitive data?

Options:

A.

Their value is limited unless a full-featured Intrusion Detection System is used.

B.

Their value is limited because they cannot be changed once they are configured.

C.

Their value is limited because operating systems are now automatically patched.

D.

Their value is limited because they can be bypassed by technical and non-technical means.

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Questions # 88:

Which of the following is required to be backed up on a domain controller to recover Active Directory?

Options:

A.

System state data

B.

Operating System files

C.

User's personal data

D.

Installed third party application's folders

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Questions # 89:

Which of the following would be used to explicitly deny the traffic from a foreign IP address scanning the EC2 Instances in a VPC?

Options:

A.

Security Group

B.

B. VPC Endpoint

C.

C. Network ACL

D.

D. Internet Gateway

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Questions # 90:

Which of the following is Azure's version of a superuser?

Options:

A.

Network administrator

B.

Global administrator

C.

Security administrator

D.

Intune administrator

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