CAS-004 exam

A new web server must comply with new secure-by-design principles and PCI DSS. This includes mitigating the risk of an on-path attack. A security analyst is reviewing the following web server configuration: Which of the following ciphers should the security analyst remove to support the business requirements?A . TLS_AES_128_CCM_8_SHA256B ....

A satellite communications ISP frequently experiences outages and degraded modes of operation over one of its legacy satellite links due to the use of deprecated hardware and software. Three days per week, on average, a contracted company must follow a checklist of 16 different high-latency commands that must be run...

A company hired a third party to develop software as part of its strategy to be quicker to market. The company’s policy outlines the following requirements: https://i.postimg.cc/8P9sB3zx/image.png The credentials used to publish production software to the container registry should be stored in a secure location. Access should be restricted to...

A small company recently developed prototype technology for a military program. The company’s security engineer is concerned about potential theft of the newly developed, proprietary information. Which of the following should the security engineer do to BEST manage the threats proactively?A . Join an information-sharing community that is relevant to...

A company plans to build an entirely remote workforce that utilizes a cloud-based infrastructure. The Chief Information Security Officer asks the security engineer to design connectivity to meet the following requirements: Only users with corporate-owned devices can directly access servers hosted by the cloud provider. The company can control what...

A security engineer thinks the development team has been hard-coding sensitive environment variables in its code. Which of the following would BEST secure the company’s CI/CD pipeline?A . Utilizing a trusted secrets managerB . Performing DAST on a weekly basisC . Introducing the use of container orchestrationD . Deploying instance...

An organization recently experienced a ransomware attack. The security team leader is concerned about the attack reoccurring. However, no further security measures have been implemented. Which of the following processes can be used to identify potential prevention recommendations?A . DetectionB . RemediationC . PreparationD . RecoveryView AnswerAnswer: C Explanation: Preparation...

A security analyst is investigating a possible buffer overflow attack. The following output was found on a user’s workstation: graphic.linux_randomization.prg Which of the following technologies would mitigate the manipulation of memory segments?A . NX bitB . ASLRC . DEPD . HSMView AnswerAnswer: B Explanation: https://eklitzke.org/memory-protection-and-aslr ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization)...

A developer is creating a new mobile application for a company. The application uses REST API and TLS 1.2 to communicate securely with the external back-end server. Due to this configuration, the company is concerned about HTTPS interception attacks. Which of the following would be the BEST solution against this...

A high-severity vulnerability was found on a web application and introduced to the enterprise. The vulnerability could allow an unauthorized user to utilize an open-source library to view privileged user information. The enterprise is unwilling to accept the risk, but the developers cannot fix the issue right away. Which of...