A company is moving to a zero trust security model. They want to ensure that every access request is verified, regardless of whether the user is inside or outside the network. Which principle should they implement?

Trust users inside the network and verify only external requests.

Use a VPN for all remote access and trust internal traffic.

Verify every request as if it originates from an untrusted network.

Implement MFA only for administrative accounts.

Which of the following is an example of deception technology?

An intrusion detection system (IDS)

Which of the following is a common method used to enforce confidentiality for data at rest?

Encrypting the data with a symmetric key

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Fundamental Concepts SY0-701 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Part of the General security concepts domain, which accounts for 12% of the SY0-701 exam. CompTIA does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~4–7 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 38 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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1foundation · easy
Which security goal prevents a user from denying that they performed a specific action, such as sending a message?
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2application · medium
A company is moving to a zero trust security model. They want to ensure that every access request is verified, regardless of whether the user is inside or outside the network. Which principle should they implement?
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3foundation · easy
Which of the following is an example of deception technology?
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4foundation · easy
Which security goal ensures that data has not been altered or tampered with during transmission?
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5foundation · easy
Which of the following is a common method used to enforce confidentiality for data at rest?
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Fundamental Concepts SY0-701 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

Which security goal prevents a user from denying that they performed a specific action, such as sending a message?

A company is moving to a zero trust security model. They want to ensure that every access request is verified, regardless of whether the user is inside or outside the network. Which principle should they implement?

Which of the following is an example of deception technology?

Which security goal ensures that data has not been altered or tampered with during transmission?

Which of the following is a common method used to enforce confidentiality for data at rest?

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