A company wants to ensure that only managers can approve purchase orders. The system currently authenticates users with a username and password. What must be added to enforce this requirement?

Authorization rules that check the user's role

A company is planning a new branch office. The network architect wants to connect the branch office to the headquarters using a private, dedicated connection that does not traverse the public internet. Which type of network connection should the architect choose?

MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) WAN link

Standard broadband internet connection

Site-to-site VPN over the internet

Which access control model assigns permissions based on the user's job function within an organization?

Discretionary Access Control (DAC)

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

A startup is setting up a small office network. They have 10 employees, one server, and a single internet connection. The office manager wants to keep the network simple but still isolate the server from the employee workstations to reduce the risk of malware spreading. Which network design should they choose?

Connect the server directly to the internet and keep employees on a separate LAN

Use a peer-to-peer network without a dedicated server

Place all devices on a single flat subnet

Create two VLANs: one for employees and one for the server, with a firewall between them

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Fundamentals of Network Security and Defense NDE Practice Questions (Page 8)

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36foundation · easy
What is a common vulnerability that occurs when a software application fails to properly validate user input, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code?
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37application · medium
A company wants to ensure that only managers can approve purchase orders. The system currently authenticates users with a username and password. What must be added to enforce this requirement?
Select an answer first
38application · medium
A company is planning a new branch office. The network architect wants to connect the branch office to the headquarters using a private, dedicated connection that does not traverse the public internet. Which type of network connection should the architect choose?
Select an answer first
39foundation · easy
Which access control model assigns permissions based on the user's job function within an organization?
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40application · medium
A startup is setting up a small office network. They have 10 employees, one server, and a single internet connection. The office manager wants to keep the network simple but still isolate the server from the employee workstations to reduce the risk of malware spreading. Which network design should they choose?
Select an answer first

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Fundamentals of Network Security and Defense NDE Practice Questions (Page 8)

Questions 36–40

What is a common vulnerability that occurs when a software application fails to properly validate user input, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code?

A company wants to ensure that only managers can approve purchase orders. The system currently authenticates users with a username and password. What must be added to enforce this requirement?

A company is planning a new branch office. The network architect wants to connect the branch office to the headquarters using a private, dedicated connection that does not traverse the public internet. Which type of network connection should the architect choose?

Which access control model assigns permissions based on the user's job function within an organization?

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