Course #3 Module 4

Question 1

Updating software, performing port filtering, and keeping network devices functioning properly are all examples of what type of hardening?

Answer 1

Security hardening

Question 2

What is the relationship between security hardening and an attack surface?

Answer 2

Security hardening diminishes the attack surface.

Question 3

Installing security cameras is an example of a _____ security hardening practice.

Answer 3

Physical

Question 4

To help improve the security of a business, its in-house security team is approved to simulate an attack that will identify vulnerabilities in business processes. What does this scenario describe?

Answer 4

Penetration testing

Question 5

To help improve the security of a business, its in-house security team is approved to simulate an attack that will identify vulnerabilities in business processes. What does this scenario describe?

Question 6

Which of the following are OS hardening tasks?

Answer 6

Regularly installing updates, Implementing multifactor authentication Using secure encryption standards

Question 7

Which OS hardening practice involves a security analyst comparing the current configuration to existing documentation about the OS?

Answer 7

Checking baseline configuration

Question 8

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an example of which type of hardening practice?

Answer 8

Checking baseline configuration

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately describes port filtering?

Answer 9

OS hardening

Question 10

Security analysts use ____ to create isolated subnets for different departments in an organization.

Answer 10

network segmentation

Question 11

How can a security professional confirm that no unverified changes have occurred within a cloud server?

Answer 11

Compare the server baseline image to the data in cloud servers