A homeowner wants to secure their home Wi-Fi network. The router supports WPA2 and WPA3. The homeowner has a mix of older and newer devices. What is the most secure configuration that maintains compatibility?

Enable WPA2-PSK with a strong passphrase.

Enable WEP with a long passphrase.

An employee is working from a coffee shop and needs to access the company's internal HR portal, which is only reachable through the corporate network. The coffee shop's Wi-Fi is open and unencrypted. What is the most secure way for the employee to access the HR portal?

Disable the Wi-Fi and use the phone's cellular hotspot for the laptop.

Connect directly to the open Wi-Fi and browse the HR portal over HTTPS.

Turn off file sharing on the laptop and connect to the open Wi-Fi.

Use the company's VPN client to establish an encrypted tunnel before accessing the HR portal.

A small business is setting up a new office and needs to choose between a wired Ethernet network and a wireless network. The business handles sensitive client data and has a limited budget. The owner wants the most secure option that is also cost-effective. What should the business do?

Use a mix of wired and wireless, but do not segment the network.

Use only a wireless network with WPA2-Enterprise authentication.

Use a wireless network with WPA2-PSK and a strong passphrase.

Install a wired Ethernet network for all workstations and use Wi-Fi only for guest access.

A security analyst is investigating a report of a rogue hotspot in a corporate office. Employees have been connecting to a Wi-Fi network named 'Free_Office_WiFi' that appears to be legitimate. The analyst needs to identify the most effective way to prevent employees from connecting to this rogue hotspot in the future.

Use a wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) to detect and automatically block rogue access points.

Educate employees on how to verify the correct corporate SSID before connecting.

Deploy a corporate wireless policy that mandates the use of a VPN for all Wi-Fi connections.

Configure the corporate firewall to block all traffic to the rogue hotspot's IP address.

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Securing Network Connections CSCU Practice Questions (Page 5)

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Questions 21–25

21application · medium
A homeowner wants to secure their home Wi-Fi network. The router supports WPA2 and WPA3. The homeowner has a mix of older and newer devices. What is the most secure configuration that maintains compatibility?
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22application · medium
An employee is working from a coffee shop and needs to access the company's internal HR portal, which is only reachable through the corporate network. The coffee shop's Wi-Fi is open and unencrypted. What is the most secure way for the employee to access the HR portal?
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23expert · hard
A small business is setting up a new office and needs to choose between a wired Ethernet network and a wireless network. The business handles sensitive client data and has a limited budget. The owner wants the most secure option that is also cost-effective. What should the business do?
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24expert · hard
A security analyst is investigating a report of a rogue hotspot in a corporate office. Employees have been connecting to a Wi-Fi network named 'Free_Office_WiFi' that appears to be legitimate. The analyst needs to identify the most effective way to prevent employees from connecting to this rogue hotspot in the future.
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25foundation · easy
Which type of network connection uses radio waves to transmit data between devices and typically requires a wireless access point or router?
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Questions 21–25

A homeowner wants to secure their home Wi-Fi network. The router supports WPA2 and WPA3. The homeowner has a mix of older and newer devices. What is the most secure configuration that maintains compatibility?

An employee is working from a coffee shop and needs to access the company's internal HR portal, which is only reachable through the corporate network. The coffee shop's Wi-Fi is open and unencrypted. What is the most secure way for the employee to access the HR portal?

A small business is setting up a new office and needs to choose between a wired Ethernet network and a wireless network. The business handles sensitive client data and has a limited budget. The owner wants the most secure option that is also cost-effective. What should the business do?

Which type of network connection uses radio waves to transmit data between devices and typically requires a wireless access point or router?

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