Exam 9: Security

Which of these tools should be used to enable auditing on a local level?

When should passwords be allowed to be sent as plain text over a public network?

Harriet the IT Administrator is getting frequent complaints from users that they are receiving unsolicited e-mails from an e-mail address. What should she do to prevent this from occurring?

Which of the following should Mary set up on her Wi-Fi router to make it as secure as possible?

The only way to ensure that a hard disk is completely wiped so data cannot be retrieved from it, is:

David is the Security Advisor at his organization. He is predicting a rapid growth in the number of systems connecting to the corporate network. He wants to hide segments of the network from other segments and thereby control access to data on the network. Which of the following should he implement?

John is concerned about users using thumb drives to connect to USB ports on company workstations because this could facilitate data theft of sensitive files. What should he do to fix this concern?

Generally, one should not open any attachments sent from unknown senders through email. Which of the following attachments poses a maximum security risk if opened?

Which of the following firewall ports must be open to allow FTP traffic?

New laptops with Windows 7 have just arrived. These are intended to be used outside the company for business trips. To ensure the security of data, you utilize which option?

A specific program that uses a UDP protocol and has an assigned port number needs to pass through your firewall on a Windows 7 computer. How do you allow grant secure access?

What type of attack is used to phish data from specific employees such as executives?

Your boss asks you to send a memo to the company on recommended password practices for company computers. Besides recommending the best types of passwords, you want to describe which practices to avoid when creating a password. Which of the following practices do you recommend against? Choose two.

Harriet has just switched on her system and opened a Word document. Unprompted, her computer suddenly connects to the Internet. What kind of attack is this a symptom of?

Which of the following types of program is not destructive, but leach bandwidth in networks and can turn a speedy machine into a slow one?

Of the following biometric methods, which is the least reliable for security purposes?

What is common on Android phones to unlock the device?

What type of malware encrypts data and holds data hostage for a fee to decrypt it?

Which of the following would help prevent threats from CDs or DVDs?

Your IT Director is concerned about the data stored on retired computers. You have been tasked to recommend a security procedure that prevents the data (on the hard drive) from being recovered. What is the best procedure?