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Question no.1

A university requires a significant increase in web and database server resources for one week, twice a year, to handle student registration. The web servers remain idle for the rest of the year. Which of the following is the MOST cost effective way for the university to securely handle student registration?
A. Virtualize the web servers locally to add capacity during registration.
B. Move the database servers to an elastic private cloud while keeping the web servers local.
C. Move the database servers and web servers to an elastic private cloud.
D. Move the web servers to an elastic public cloud while keeping the database servers local.

Answer: D

Question no.2
A security administrator wants to prevent sensitive data residing on corporate laptops and desktops from leaking outside of the corporate network. The company has already implemented full-disk encryption and has disabled all peripheral devices on its desktops and laptops. Which of the following additional controls MUST be implemented to minimize the risk of data leakage? (Select TWO).
A. A full-system backup should be implemented to a third-party provider with strong encryption for data in transit.
B. A DLP gateway should be installed at the company border.
C. Strong authentication should be implemented via external biometric devices.
D. Full-tunnel VPN should be required for all network communication.
E. Full-drive file hashing should be implemented with hashes stored on separate storage.
F. Split-tunnel VPN should be enforced when transferring sensitive data.

Answer: B,D 

Question no.3

The risk manager has requested a security solution that is centrally managed, can easily be updated, and protects end users' workstations from both known and unknown malicious attacks when connected to either the office or home network. Which of the following would BEST meet this requirement?
A. HIPS
B. UTM
C. Antivirus
D. NIPS E. DLP

Answer: A

Question no.4

The source workstation image for new accounting PCs has begun blue-screening. A technician notices that the date/time stamp of the image source appears to have changed. The desktop support director has asked the Information Security department to determine if any changes were made to the source image. Which of the following methods would BEST help with this process? (Select TWO).

A. Retrieve source system image from backup and run file comparison analysis on the two images.
B. Parse all images to determine if extra data is hidden using steganography.
C. Calculate a new hash and compare it with the previously captured image hash.
D. Ask desktop support if any changes to the images were made.
E. Check key system files to see if date/time stamp is in the past six months.

Answer: A,C 

Question no.5

A security administrator notices a recent increase in workstations becoming compromised by malware. Often, the malware is delivered via drive-by downloads, from malware hosting websites, and is not being detected by the corporate antivirus. Which of the following solutions would provide the BEST protection for the company?

A. Increase the frequency of antivirus downloads and install updates to all workstations.
B. Deploy a cloud-based content filter and enable the appropriate category to prevent further infections.
C. Deploy a WAF to inspect and block all web traffic which may contain malware and exploits.
D. Deploy a web based gateway antivirus server to intercept viruses before they enter the network.

Answer: B