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Sec + CH.3 Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lisa uses a Linux system to regularly connect to a remote server named

gcga with a secure ssh connection. However, the ssh account has a complex

password, and she wants to avoid using it without sacrificing security.

Which of the following commands would she use as a FIRST step when

creating a passwordless login with the remote system?

a)

ssh-copy-id -i ~.ssh/id_rsa.pub lisa@gcga

b)

chmod 644 ~/.ssh/id_rsa

c)

ssh-keygen -t rsa

d)

ssh root@gcga

2.

Your organization plans to deploy a server in the screened subnet that

will perform the following functions:

Identify mail servers

Provide data integrity

Prevent poisoning attacks

Respond to requests for A and AAAA records

Which of the following will BEST meet these requirements?

a)

DNS

b)

DNSSEC

c)

TLS

d)

ESP

3.

Your organization has added a hot site as shown in the graphic. All firewalls should enforce the following requirements:

1) Use only secure protocols for remote management

2) Block cleartext web traffic

Users in the hot site are unable to access websites in the Internet. The

following graphic shows the current rules configured in Firewall 3. You’re asked to verify the rules are configured correctly. Which rule, if any, should be changed in Firewall 3?

a)

HTTPS Outbound

b)

HTTP Outbound

c)

DNS

d)

Telnet

e)

SSH

4.

Bart incorrectly wired a switch in your organization’s network. It

effectively disabled the switch as though it was a victim of a denial-of-

service attack. Which of the following should be done to prevent this

situation in the future?

a)

Install an IDS.

b)

Only use Layer 2 switches.

c)

Install SNMPv3 on the switches.

d)

Implement STP or RSTP.

5.

Maggie is a sales representative for a software company. While in a

coffee shop, she uses her laptop to connect to the public Wi-Fi, check her

work emails, and upload details of a recent sale. Which of the following

would she use to prevent other devices on the public network from

accessing her laptop? (Choose the BEST two choices.)

a)

TPM

b)

HSM

c)

Firewall

d)

DLP

e)

VPN

6.

Your organization wants to combine some of the security controls used

to control incoming and outgoing network traffic. At a minimum, the

solution should include stateless inspection, malware inspection, and a

content filter. Which of the following BEST meets this goal?

a)

VLAN

b)

NAT

c)

UTM

d)

DNSSEC

e)

WAF

7.

Administrators are deploying a new Linux server in the screened subnet.

After it is installed, they want to manage it from their desktop computers

located within the organization’s private network. Which of the following

would be the BEST choice to meet this need?

a)

Forward proxy server

b)

Reverse proxy server

c)

Web application firewall

d)

Jump server