Understand Common IoT Security and Privacy Countermeasures. ITP-110 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a common cause of IoT service unavailability?

   • APower outage at the device location
   • BRegular firmware updates
   • CData encryption at rest
   • DStrong authentication mechanisms
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2. 7foundation · easy

   What is a common secure coding practice for handling errors in IoT applications?

   • ALog errors without exposing sensitive information
   • BIgnore all errors to keep the system running
   • CDisplay full error messages to users
   • DUse the same error message for all errors
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4. 8foundation · easy

   Which scenario is a direct threat to the availability of an IoT service?

   • AA sensor sending corrupted data due to a malfunction
   • BAn attacker reading unencrypted sensor data
   • CA distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack flooding the service with traffic
   • DA user denying they sent a command
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5. 9foundation · easy

   Why is it important to obtain authorization before conducting a penetration test on an IoT system?

   • ATo guarantee the test will find all vulnerabilities
   • BTo make the test more effective
   • CTo ensure the test is legal and does not disrupt operations without consent
   • DTo avoid the need for security controls
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6. 10foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of rollback protection in secure firmware updates?

   • ATo prevent the device from reverting to an older, vulnerable firmware version
   • BTo allow the device to revert to a previous version if the new one fails
   • CTo encrypt the firmware update
   • DTo speed up the update process
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