An employee receives a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IT help desk. The caller says there is a critical security issue and asks the employee to verify their username and password immediately. The employee has not received any prior notification about such an issue. What should the employee do?

Give only the username, not the password

Provide the information because the caller claims to be from IT

Ask the caller to send an email request first

Hang up and call the IT help desk using a known, official number

What is the primary role of antivirus software?

To detect and remove malicious software

To block unauthorized network access

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Security Concepts FC0-U71 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Part of the Security domain, which accounts for 19% of the FC0-U71 exam. CompTIA does not publish an official question count, but from its 60-minute exam (~25–40 total, ~5–8 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 40 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 21–25

21foundation · easy
Which security goal is primarily concerned with ensuring that information is not disclosed to unauthorized individuals or processes?
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22foundation · easy
A network administrator configures a firewall to block all incoming traffic on port 23 (Telnet). What is the firewall doing?
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23application · medium
An employee receives a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IT help desk. The caller says there is a critical security issue and asks the employee to verify their username and password immediately. The employee has not received any prior notification about such an issue. What should the employee do?
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24foundation · easy
What is the primary role of antivirus software?
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25expert · medium
An attacker calls an employee, pretends to be a vendor, and asks for the employee's login credentials to 'update a system'. The employee provides the credentials. Which type of attack occurred?
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Security Concepts FC0-U71 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

Which security goal is primarily concerned with ensuring that information is not disclosed to unauthorized individuals or processes?

A network administrator configures a firewall to block all incoming traffic on port 23 (Telnet). What is the firewall doing?

What is the primary role of antivirus software?

An attacker calls an employee, pretends to be a vendor, and asks for the employee's login credentials to 'update a system'. The employee provides the credentials. Which type of attack occurred?

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