CompTIA SY0-501 CompTIA Security+ Online Training
CompTIA SY0-501 Online Training
The questions for SY0-501 were last updated at Nov 23,2024.
- Exam Code: SY0-501
- Exam Name: CompTIA Security+
- Certification Provider: CompTIA
- Latest update: Nov 23,2024
A department head at a university resigned on the first day of the spring semester. It was subsequently determined that the department head deleted numerous files and directories from the server-based home directory while the campus was closed.
Which of the following policies or procedures could have prevented this from occurring?
- A . Time-of-day restrictions
- B . Permission auditing and review
- C . Offboarding
- D . Account expiration
A database backup schedule consists of weekly full backups performed on Saturday at 12:00 a.m. and daily differential backups also performed at 12:00 a.m.
If the database is restored on Tuesday afternoon, which of the following is the number of individual backups that would need to be applied to complete the database recovery?
- A . 1
- B . 2
- C . 3
- D . 4
Which of the following security controls does an iris scanner provide?
- A . Logical
- B . Administrative
- C . Corrective
- D . Physical
- E . Detective
- F . Deterrent
As part of a new industry regulation, companies are required to utilize secure, standardized OS settings. A technical must ensure the OS settings are hardened.
Which of the following is the BEST way to do this?
- A . Use a vulnerability scanner.
- B . Use a configuration compliance scanner.
- C . Use a passive, in-line scanner.
- D . Use a protocol analyzer.
A user has attempted to access data at a higher classification level than the user’s account is currently authorized to access.
Which of the following access control models has been applied to this user’s account?
- A . MAC
- B . DAC
- C . RBAC
- D . ABAC
A security consultant discovers that an organization is using the PCL protocol to print documents, utilizing the default driver and print settings.
Which of the following is the MOST likely risk in this situation?
- A . An attacker can access and change the printer configuration.
- B . SNMP data leaving the printer will not be properly encrypted.
- C . An MITM attack can reveal sensitive information.
- D . An attacker can easily inject malicious code into the printer firmware.
- E . Attackers can use the PCL protocol to bypass the firewall of client computers.
An organization finds that most help desk calls are regarding account lockout due to a variety of applications running on different systems. Management is looking for a solution to reduce the number of account lockouts while improving security.
Which of the following is the BEST solution for this organization?
- A . Create multiple application accounts for each user.
- B . Provide secure tokens.
- C . Implement SSO.
- D . Utilize role-based access control.
A user suspects someone has been accessing a home network without permission by spoofing the MAC address of an authorized system. While attempting to determine if an authorized user is logged into the home network, the user reviews the wireless router, which shows the following table for systems that are currently on the home network.
Which of the following should be the NEXT step to determine if there is an unauthorized user on the network?
- A . Apply MAC filtering and see if the router drops any of the systems.
- B . Physically check each of the authorized systems to determine if they are logged onto the network.
- C . Deny the “unknown” host because the hostname is not known and MAC filtering is not applied to this host.
- D . Conduct a ping sweep of each of the authorized systems and see if an echo response is received.
When performing data acquisition on a workstation, which of the following should be captured based on memory volatility? (Choose two.)
- A . USB-attached hard disk
- B . Swap/pagefile
- C . Mounted network storage
- D . ROM
- E . RAM
Ann, a security administrator, has been instructed to perform fuzz-based testing on the company’s applications.
Which of the following best describes what she will do?
- A . Enter random or invalid data into the application in an attempt to cause it to fault
- B . Work with the developers to eliminate horizontal privilege escalation opportunities
- C . Test the applications for the existence of built-in- back doors left by the developers
- D . Hash the application to verify it won’t cause a false positive on the HIPS