CCST Cybersecurity: Objective 3

Which data type is protected through hard disk encryption?

• Data in transit

• Data in process

• Data at rest

• Data in use

A security analyst discovers that a hacker was able to gain root access to an enterprise Linux server. The hacker accessed the server as a guest, used a program to bypass the root password, and then killed essential server processes as the root user. Which type of endpoint attack is this?

• Brute force

• Privilege escalation

• DDoS

• Buffer overflow

A system on your network is experiencing slower than usual response times. In order to gather information about the status of the system, you issue the netstat -l command to display all of the TCP ports that are in the Listening state. What does the Listening state indicate about these ports?

• The state of the connection on the ports is unknown.

• The ports are actively connected to another system or process.

• The remote end disconnected and the ports are closing.

• The ports are open on the system and are waiting for connections.

You are a security technician. You just completed a full scan of a Windows 10 PC. Where should you go to view the scan result?

• Windows System Logs

• Windows Application Logs

• Windows Task Manager

• Windows Security

After an administrator installs an operating system update on a laptop, the laptop user can no longer print to their wireless printer. What should solve the issue?

• Check for patches for wireless printers.

• Reinstall the same service pack.

• Update the firmware on the laptop.

• Install a new device driver for the wireless printer.

You are monitoring the syslog server and notice that the DNS server is sending messages with a Warning severity. What do these messages indicate about the operation of the DNS server?

• The DNS server is unusable due to a severe malfunction and is shutting down.

• An error condition is occurring that must be addressed immediately.

• A condition exists that will cause errors in the future if the issue is not fixed.

• The server has a hardware error that does not require immediate attention.

A cybersecurity analyst is investigating an unknown executable file on a Linux computer. The analyst enters the following command in the terminal: ls -l. What is the purpose of this command?

• To open a text editor

• To navigate to the folder passed as an argument to the command

• To display the file permissions and ownership of the executable file

• To display the content of a text file

What helps the network security team keep track of operating system versions, security updates, and patches on end-user devices?

• Business continuity planning

• Asset management

• Security policies and procedures

• Incident management