TestOut ITF Chapter 10

Forensics experts need to be thoroughly familiar with which of the following?

• Ethical hacking techniques such as penetration testing and vulnerability assessment
• Firewalls, anti-malware, threats, vulnerabilities, security breaches, and attacks
• Data encryption methods, operating systems, and programming languages
• Access control, backups, firewalls, network performance, and unauthorized access

Which of the following would you do as a computer forensics expert?

• Understand and use ethical hacking techniques such as penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.
• Recover digital evidence, some of which may have been damaged or deleted from storage devices.
• Research new threats and vulnerabilities and recommend measures to prevent future attacks.
• Install and configure access controls, backups, and firewalls as well as monitor network performance.

Which of the following is the system administrator's MOST important task?

• Investigating cyberattacks
• Installing firewalls and anti-malware protection
• Monitoring and maintaining system security
• Designing and implementing security methods

A security analyst does which of the following?

• Is typically responsible for securing networks and responding to intrusions in smaller organizations.
• Works closely with law enforcement officials to investigate security breaches, cyberattacks, and other crimes.
• Installs and configures access controls, monitors network performance, and detects unauthorized access.
• Inspects the company's network for security breaches and recommends measures to prevent future attacks.

Which of the following BEST describes a system administrator?

• He or she understands and uses ethical hacking techniques such as penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.
• He or she works closely with law enforcement officials to investigate security breaches and other crimes.
• He or she is in charge of designing and implementing security methods to protect an organization's computer systems.
• He or she is typically responsible for securing networks and responding to intrusions in smaller organizations.

Your company has a disaster recovery plan that says the order to restore data is customer data, financial system, then email. This is an example of what?

• Cloud backups
• Fault tolerance
• Prioritization
• Business Plan

Even if you perform regular backups, what must be done to ensure that you are protected against data loss?

• Write-protect all backup media.
• Configure System Maintenance to automatically defragment system hard drives every night.
• Restrict restoration privileges to system administrators.
• Regularly test restoration procedures.

What is a disadvantage of using the cloud for data storage?

• Cloud storage backups require a reliable internet connection.
• Cloud storage allows you to save files to the internet.
• Cloud storage can fulfill the requirements for offsite backups.
• You can access files from any computer with an internet connection.

What is the surest way to prevent the loss of important information on your mobile device if it is lost, stolen, destroyed, or there is a natural disaster?

• Only use apps, such as email apps, that store data on the app provider's servers.
• Don't put important information on your mobile device.
• Configure your device to backup important data to your personal computer.
• Configure your device to remotely backup important data to the Cloud.

You have implemented a regular backup schedule for a Windows system, backing up data files every night and creating a system image backup once a week. For security reasons, your company has decided to not store a redundant copy of the backup media at an offsite location. Where would be the next best place to keep your backup media?

• In a locked fireproof safe.
• In a locked room.
• On a shelf next to the backup device.
• In a drawer in your office.