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Question 1 of 73
1. Question
Which type of attack is characterized by sending large volumes of traffic to a web server to exhaust its resources?
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Question 2 of 73
2. Question
What type of malware is designed to collect user data without their knowledge?
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Question 3 of 73
3. Question
Which of the following is an example of a social engineering attack?
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Question 4 of 73
4. Question
What type of vulnerability occurs when an application does not properly validate user input?
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Question 5 of 73
5. Question
What is the primary goal of a zero-day exploit?
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Question 6 of 73
6. Question
Which type of attack involves injecting malicious code into a website that is later executed in users’ browsers?
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Question 7 of 73
7. Question
What is the primary function of a botnet?
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Question 8 of 73
8. Question
Which attack involves intercepting communications between two parties to eavesdrop or alter data?
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Question 9 of 73
9. Question
What is the purpose of a rootkit?
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Question 10 of 73
10. Question
Which type of attack involves exploiting a weakness in Bluetooth connectivity?
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Question 11 of 73
11. Question
Which type of malware disguises itself as useful software to trick users into installing it?
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Question 12 of 73
12. Question
What type of attack involves an attacker creating a fake access point to intercept user traffic?
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Question 13 of 73
13. Question
Which attack uses many compromised devices to send repeated requests to a target?
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Question 14 of 73
14. Question
What is the primary method of preventing brute-force attacks?
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Question 15 of 73
15. Question
What is the primary method of preventing brute-force attacks?
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Question 16 of 73
16. Question
Which attack tricks a user into revealing their password by impersonating a trusted individual?
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Question 17 of 73
17. Question
What is the term for unauthorized modification of DNS records to redirect traffic?
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Question 18 of 73
18. Question
What is the purpose of a logic bomb in a cyberattack?
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Question 19 of 73
19. Question
What type of attack involves using a network of infected devices to perform malicious activities?
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Question 20 of 73
20. Question
Which of the following is a countermeasure against ransomware attacks?
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Question 21 of 73
21. Question
Which attack exploits vulnerabilities in SQL databases to execute unauthorized commands?
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Question 22 of 73
22. Question
Match the attack types with their descriptions.
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- Phishing
- Ransomware
- Man-in-the-Middle (MITM)
- Brute Force
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Social Engineering
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Malware
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Network Attack
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Password Attack
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Question 23 of 73
23. Question
Match the vulnerabilities with their categories.
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- SQL Injection
- Open Port Scanning
- Weak Passwords
- Unlocked Server Room
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Application
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Network
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Human
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Physical
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Question 24 of 73
24. Question
Match the threat actors with their attributes.
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- Limited technical skills
- Highly sophisticated attacks
- Employee leaking sensitive data
- Attacks for political motives
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Script Kiddie
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Nation-State
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Insider Threat
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Hacktivist
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Question 25 of 73
25. Question
Match the types of malware with their descriptions.
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- Disguised as legitimate software
- Spreads without user interaction
- Collects user data secretly
- Displays intrusive advertisements
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Trojan
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Worm
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Spyware
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Adware
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Question 26 of 73
26. Question
Match the attack vectors with examples.
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- Phishing link
- Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- USB with malware
- DNS Spoofing
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Email
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Website
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Physical Device
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Network
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Question 27 of 73
27. Question
Match the attack techniques with their descriptions.
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- Tricking users into revealing credentials via email
- Using stolen credentials to gain unauthorized access
- Overwriting memory to execute malicious code
- Overloading a system to disrupt availability
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Phishing
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Credential Stuffing
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Buffer Overflow
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Denial of Service
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Question 28 of 73
28. Question
Match the attack types with their targets
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- Botnet Attacks
- Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- SQL Injection
- Malware Infection
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IoT Devices
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Web Applications
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Databases
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Endpoints
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Question 29 of 73
29. Question
Match the reconnaissance techniques with examples
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- Gathering information via social media
- Port scanning with Nmap
- Shoulder surfing
- Dumpster diving for sensitive data
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Passive
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Active
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Social Engineering
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Physical Recon
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Question 30 of 73
30. Question
Match the types of privilege escalation with their actions.
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- Gaining admin rights from a user account
- Accessing another user’s account
- Exploiting a service to gain privileges
- Using stolen credentials
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Vertical
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Horizontal
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Indirect
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Direct
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Question 31 of 73
31. Question
Match the types of threats with examples.
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- Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)
- Drive-by Download
- Sabotage by a disgruntled employee
- Sabotage by a disgruntled employee
- Misconfiguration of security settings
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Persistent Threat
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Opportunistic
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Insider
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Insider
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Unintentional
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Question 32 of 73
32. Question
Match the attack techniques with countermeasures.
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- User training and email filtering
- Input validation and parameterized queries
- Rate limiting and load balancing
- Regular backups and endpoint security
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Phishing
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SQL Injection
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DoS/DDoS
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Ransomware
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Question 33 of 73
33. Question
Match the indicators of compromise with their symptoms.
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- Slow system performance
- Unusual outbound traffic
- Suspicious email links
- Unexpected admin rights
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Malware Infection
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Data Breach
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Phishing Attack
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Privilege Escalation
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Question 34 of 73
34. Question
Match the common ports with the corresponding protocols.
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- Port 80
- Port 443
- Port 22
- Port 53
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HTTP
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HTTPS
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SSH
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DNS
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Question 35 of 73
35. Question
Match the categories of attacks with their examples.
Sort elements
- Intercepting network traffic
- Repeated password attempts
- Exploiting unknown vulnerabilities
- Compromising trusted websites
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Man-in-the-Middle
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Brute Force
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Zero-Day
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Watering Hole
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Question 36 of 73
36. Question
Match the types of vulnerability scans with their characteristics.
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- Requires valid user credentials
- Tests without user credentials
- Monitors without sending packets
- Sends packets to identify vulnerabilities
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Credentialed Scan
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Non-Credentialed Scan
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Passive Scan
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Active Scan
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Question 37 of 73
37. Question
Match the types of penetration testing with their scope
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- No prior knowledge of the target
- Full knowledge of the target
- Partial knowledge of the target
- Simulates insider threat
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Black Box
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White Box
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Gray Box
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Internal
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Question 38 of 73
38. Question
Match the types of attacks with their primary targets.
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- Vendor software or services
- Wireless networks
- Human behavior
- Authentication mechanisms
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Supply Chain
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Rogue Access Point
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Social Engineering
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Credential Harvesting
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Question 39 of 73
39. Question
Match the types of threat intelligence with their sources.
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- Publicly available information
- Information gathered from people
- Signals and communications analysis
- Data from systems and networks
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OSINT
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HUMINT
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SIGINT
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Technical
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Question 40 of 73
40. Question
Match the types of exploits with their characteristics.
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- Prepackaged tool for automated attacks
- Uses unknown vulnerabilities
- Runs code on a remote system
- Runs code on a remote system
- Gains higher permissions
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Exploit Kit
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Zero-Day Exploit
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Remote Code Execution
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Remote Code Execution
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Privilege Escalation
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Question 41 of 73
41. Question
Match the types of risk with their sources.
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- Internal processes or failures
- Long-term business decisions
- Violations of laws or regulations
- Natural disasters or third parties
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Operational Risk
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Strategic Risk
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Compliance Risk
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External Risk
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Question 42 of 73
42. Question
What is the primary goal of a phishing attack?
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Question 43 of 73
43. Question
Which of the following malware types can spread across a network without any user interaction?
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Question 44 of 73
44. Question
Which attack uses techniques to overwhelm a system’s resources to make it unavailable?
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Question 45 of 73
45. Question
What is the term for altering a legitimate email address to make it appear as though it is coming from a trusted source?
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Question 46 of 73
46. Question
What kind of vulnerability occurs when a user inputs malicious data into an application to manipulate its behavior?
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Question 47 of 73
47. Question
Which of the following is a type of attack where malicious users impersonate legitimate network entities to gain unauthorized access?
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Question 48 of 73
48. Question
What is the term for attacking a network by flooding it with excessive traffic?
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Question 49 of 73
49. Question
Which of the following is a common method used to prevent buffer overflow attacks?
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Question 50 of 73
50. Question
What is the main goal of a DDoS attack?
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Question 51 of 73
51. Question
What is the main function of a firewall in network security?
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Question 52 of 73
52. Question
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of spyware?
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Question 53 of 73
53. Question
What is the purpose of network segmentation?
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Question 54 of 73
54. Question
What is the function of a demilitarized zone (DMZ) in network architecture?
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Question 55 of 73
55. Question
What is the primary purpose of a virtual private network (VPN)?
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Question 56 of 73
56. Question
Which principle ensures that systems and components function correctly in the event of a failure?
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Question 57 of 73
57. Question
What is the goal of secure software development lifecycle (SDLC)?
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Question 58 of 73
58. Question
What is the purpose of an intrusion prevention system (IPS)?
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Question 59 of 73
59. Question
Which of the following is a benefit of infrastructure as code (IaC)?
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Question 60 of 73
60. Question
What is the role of a reverse proxy in network security?
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Question 61 of 73
61. Question
Which of the following is a characteristic of microservices architecture?
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Question 62 of 73
62. Question
What does the principle of “defense in depth” emphasize?
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Question 63 of 73
63. Question
What is the primary purpose of a secure enclave?
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Question 64 of 73
64. Question
Which of the following best describes zero trust architecture?
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Question 65 of 73
65. Question
What is the primary purpose of a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?
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Question 66 of 73
66. Question
What is a key feature of Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3)?
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Question 67 of 73
67. Question
Which of the following is an example of a vulnerability management activity?
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Question 68 of 73
68. Question
What is the primary goal of incident response?
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Question 69 of 73
69. Question
Which of the following describes a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack?
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Question 70 of 73
70. Question
What type of device is primarily used to detect intrusions on a network?
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Question 71 of 73
71. Question
Which of the following best describes the purpose of identity and access management (IAM)?
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Question 72 of 73
72. Question
Which of the following is an example of multi-factor authentication (MFA)?
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Question 73 of 73
73. Question
Which of the following is an advantage of using Single Sign-On (SSO)?
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