Which cloud service model provides virtualized hardware resources, such as virtual machines, storage, and networks, that the user can configure and manage?

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

A company stores sensitive documents on a Windows server formatted with NTFS. They want to ensure that even if an attacker gains physical access to the disk, they cannot read the files. Which solution is most effective?

Move the files to a file server with a firewall.

Set NTFS permissions to deny access to the 'Everyone' group.

Enable BitLocker full-disk encryption on the server.

Use the Encrypting File System (EFS) to encrypt individual files.

A company wants to ensure that data transmitted between users' browsers and their web server is encrypted. They currently use HTTP. What should they implement?

HTTPS with an SSL/TLS certificate

GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies

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16application · medium
A company hosts a public website on a cloud provider. Users access it via a URL. The site uses HTTPS. Which component is responsible for interpreting the URL and sending the appropriate HTTP request to the web server?
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17foundation · easy
Which cloud service model provides virtualized hardware resources, such as virtual machines, storage, and networks, that the user can configure and manage?
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A company stores sensitive documents on a Windows server formatted with NTFS. They want to ensure that even if an attacker gains physical access to the disk, they cannot read the files. Which solution is most effective?
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19application · medium
A user reports that their computer becomes unresponsive when they open many applications simultaneously. The operating system is struggling to allocate memory among running processes. Which OS function is primarily involved in this issue?
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20application · medium
A company wants to ensure that data transmitted between users' browsers and their web server is encrypted. They currently use HTTP. What should they implement?
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Questions 16–20

A company hosts a public website on a cloud provider. Users access it via a URL. The site uses HTTPS. Which component is responsible for interpreting the URL and sending the appropriate HTTP request to the web server?

Which cloud service model provides virtualized hardware resources, such as virtual machines, storage, and networks, that the user can configure and manage?

A company stores sensitive documents on a Windows server formatted with NTFS. They want to ensure that even if an attacker gains physical access to the disk, they cannot read the files. Which solution is most effective?

A user reports that their computer becomes unresponsive when they open many applications simultaneously. The operating system is struggling to allocate memory among running processes. Which OS function is primarily involved in this issue?

A company wants to ensure that data transmitted between users' browsers and their web server is encrypted. They currently use HTTP. What should they implement?

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