Objective 1.5 Exploiting Vulnerabilities in Systems. CYBERSEC-FIRST-RESPONDER Practice Questions (Page 8)

Questions 36–40

1. 36foundation · easy

   Which Bash construct is used to repeat a command for each item in a list?

   • Afunction definition
   • Bif statement
   • Cfor loop
   • Dcase statement
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2. 37foundation · easy

   What is a common result of misconfigured system files?

   • AAttackers can exploit the misconfiguration to gain unauthorized access
   • BThe system becomes faster
   • CThe system automatically updates its software
   • DThe system blocks all network traffic
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4. 38foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of a backdoor?

   • ATo block network traffic to a server
   • BTo scan for open ports on a network
   • CTo maintain unauthorized access to a system
   • DTo encrypt data on the victim's system
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5. 39foundation · easy

   Which practice helps mitigate the risk of weak encryption?

   • AUsing strong, up-to-date encryption protocols
   • BDisabling encryption to improve performance
   • CUsing deprecated algorithms like DES
   • DUsing the same encryption key for all systems
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6. 40foundation · medium

   A security analyst is investigating a report that several users who type the correct URL for their online banking site are being redirected to a fraudulent page that looks identical to the legitimate site. The analyst checks the users' browsers and finds no malicious extensions, and the URLs the users type are correct. Which attack technique best describes this scenario?

   • APhishing, because the user is being deceived into visiting a fraudulent website that mimics the legitimate banking portal.
   • BSession hijacking, because the attacker has taken over the user's active banking session after the user authenticates.
   • CARP poisoning, because the attacker has manipulated the Address Resolution Protocol cache on the user's device to reroute traffic to a malicious server.
   • DPharming, because the redirection is caused by altering DNS resolution or the local hosts file rather than by tricking the user into clicking a link.
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