ITF+ Ch10, Security Best Practices

Because of a recent string of thefts in your office, you need to harden your local system. What two actions are most appropriate for your situation? (Choose two.)

• Install a hardware lock.

• Disable unused services.

• Install anti-malware.

• Enable encryption.

What option can you configure on your workstation to increase security when you leave your desk?

• File encryption

• Multifactor authentication

• Single sign-on

• Screensaver password

You have just landed at an airport and have an unexpected six-hour layover. You want to use your smartphone to get some work done. What should you disable as a precautionary device-hardening measure to help prevent potential attacks? (Choose two.)

• Autofill

• Bluetooth

• NFC

• FFC

Claire, a co-worker, is browsing the Internet and wants to know whether it's safe to enter her credit card information into a website. What do you tell her to look for?

• HTTPS://

• HTTP://

• SSL://

• TLS://

You enabled file encryption on your local computer. While you were on vacation, one of

your co-workers managed to get onto your computer and share your important files with

other users. How did they do this?

• They logged on and disabled encryption.

• They used the Disk Recovery tool to access the encrypted files.

• All users logging into the system have access to encrypted files.

• They logged on with your username and password.

Which of the following types of data should be considered confidential and handled appropriately? (Choose two.)

• Financial information

• Social networking site

• Customer information

• Contact information

Which type of software will help protect your computer from malicious network traffic?

• Software firewall

• Password complexity tool

• Antispyware

• Antivirus

You are using Google Chrome, and you want to ensure that when you type in your first name to a web page, all of your other information fills in the fields for you. What should you do?

• Enable cookies.

• Enable cache.

• Enable Incognito.

• Enable autofill.

Your manager just got a new workstation. He wants to know which user accounts he should disable to increase security. What should you tell him to disable?

• Guest

• Users

• Power Users

• Administrator

Which of the following actions is not considered a web browsing best practice?

• Limiting the use of PII

• Disabling autofill

• Closing untrusted source warnings

• Updating plugins and toolbars