A financial institution has completed a PCI DSS audit and remediated all identified findings. Management wants to ensure the network remains compliant between annual audits. Which continuous monitoring strategy would BEST support this goal?

Automated quarterly vulnerability scans and weekly log reviews

Annual penetration testing performed by an external firm

Daily backup verification without security monitoring

Manual review of firewall rules every six months

What is the primary goal of a remediation plan?

To assign blame for security failures

To document the audit process for future reference

To address identified vulnerabilities and reduce risk to an acceptable level

To increase network performance

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Audits and Compliance N10-009 Practice Questions (Page 7)

Part of the Network security domain, which makes up ~28% of our current practice bank. CompTIA does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~10–17 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 34 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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31foundation · easy
Which tool is commonly used to scan network devices and services for known vulnerabilities?
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32application · medium
A financial institution has completed a PCI DSS audit and remediated all identified findings. Management wants to ensure the network remains compliant between annual audits. Which continuous monitoring strategy would BEST support this goal?
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33foundation · easy
Which regulation primarily focuses on protecting the privacy of personal data of individuals in the European Union?
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34foundation · easy
What is the primary goal of a remediation plan?
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Audits and Compliance N10-009 Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–34

Which tool is commonly used to scan network devices and services for known vulnerabilities?

A financial institution has completed a PCI DSS audit and remediated all identified findings. Management wants to ensure the network remains compliant between annual audits. Which continuous monitoring strategy would BEST support this goal?

Which regulation primarily focuses on protecting the privacy of personal data of individuals in the European Union?

What is the primary goal of a remediation plan?

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