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Security+ Cert Exam Objectives SYO-601 (This is for the 2024 Security+ Exam) Good Luck!!

Phishing - Fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data, by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Smishing - When someone tries to trick you into giving them your private information via a text or SMS message. Vishing - Using social engineering over the telephone system to gain access to private personal and financial information for the purpose of financial reward Spam - Irrelevant or unsolicited messages sent to a large number of Interne...

A person skilled in attacking computer systems, who uses those skills as a security expert to help protect systems, is a: correct answers white-hat hacker AUP stands for? correct answers Acceptable Use Policy CIA properties do not include: correct answers authentication What is a worm? correct answers malware When you analyze a system using the six-phase security process, you are performing a: correct answers risk assessment This yields a more specific set of attacks tied to our p...

Types of authentication credentials correct answers -Where you are: military base -What you have: key fob to lock your car -What you are: facial characteristics -What you know: combination to health club locker -What you do: do something to prove authenticity User logging in to a system correct answers -asked to identify himself (enter username) -asked to authenticate (enter password) Password correct answers -most common type of authentication -provide only weak protection -actio...

Penetration Testing All Quiz Answers Rated A Which of these is not a financial institution, by the definition of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)? Select one: a. Real estate appraisers b. Check-cashing businesses c. Debt collectors d. None of the above d. None of the above What type of attack encrypts user files until the victim pays a fee? a. Ransomware b. Denial of Service attack c. Hacktivism d. Shoulder surfing a. Ransomware Which testing methodology has key sections including Ope...

ITN 262 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS NEW UPDATE What is Denial of Service? - Answer- Denial of service is an attack that blocks access to a system by other users. What is Social Engineering? - Answer- Social engineering is an attack in which someone tries to trick a system administrator into divulging a password. In a password system, the total number of possible passwords is called the - Answer- SEARCH SPACE. What is Authentication? - Answer- Authentication associates an in...

Which of the following contains the primary goals and objectives of security? A. A network's border perimeter B. The CIA Triad C. A stand-alone system D. The Internet (Ans- B. The primary goals and objectives of security are confidentiality, integrity, and availability, commonly referred to as the CIA Triad . Vulnerabilities and risks are evaluated based on their threats against which of the following? A. One or more of the CIA Triad principles B. Data usefulness C. Due care D. Extent of lia...

BTEC TECH DIT LATEST VERSION RATED A+ Ransomware A form of malware that prevents you from using your computer until you pay a fine or fee. Denial of Service (DoS) A denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) is an attempt to make a computer or network resource unavailable to its intended users by overloading the system with requests causing it to fail. Social engineering The act of getting users to share sensitive information through false pretence Phishing A cyber attack that send...

SYO 601 Questions and Answers Already Passed Usually when phishing, there is something ___ with the presented screen Not Quite Right A technique in phishing where the attacker misspells one letter in the URL hoping they won't notice Typosquatting In phishing, adding text at the beginning of the URL Prepending In phishing, lying to get info, such as pretending to be VISA Pretexting When an attacker wants to target multiple people or servers simultaneously Pharming With pharming, attacker ta...

What is a standard? A list of mandatory activities that must be completed to achieve an information security goal. What is a procedure? A checklist of actions that should be performed to achieve a certain goal. Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More What is information security? The types of steps an organization should take to protect its information. The study and practice of protecting inf...