CompTIA CAS-003 - CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) CAS-003 Exam
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Question #11 (Topic: Single Topic)
Two new technical SMB security settings have been enforced and have also become policies that increase secure communications.
Network Client: Digitally sign communication
Network Server: Digitally sign communication
A storage administrator in a remote location with a legacy storage array, which contains time-sensitive data, reports employees can no longer connect to their
department shares. Which of the following mitigation strategies should an information security manager recommend to the data owner?
Network Client: Digitally sign communication
Network Server: Digitally sign communication
A storage administrator in a remote location with a legacy storage array, which contains time-sensitive data, reports employees can no longer connect to their
department shares. Which of the following mitigation strategies should an information security manager recommend to the data owner?
A. Accept the risk, reverse the settings for the remote location, and have the remote location file a risk exception until the legacy storage device can be upgraded
B. Accept the risk for the remote location, and reverse the settings indefinitely since the legacy storage device will not be upgraded
C. Mitigate the risk for the remote location by suggesting a move to a cloud service provider. Have the remote location request an indefinite risk exception for the use of cloud storage
D. Avoid the risk, leave the settings alone, and decommission the legacy storage device
Answer: A
Question #12 (Topic: Single Topic)
A security engineer is designing a system in which offshore, outsourced staff can push code from the development environment to the production environment
securely. The security engineer is concerned with data loss, while the business does not want to slow down its development process. Which of the following
solutions BEST balances security requirements with business need?
securely. The security engineer is concerned with data loss, while the business does not want to slow down its development process. Which of the following
solutions BEST balances security requirements with business need?
A. Set up a VDI environment that prevents copying and pasting to the local workstations of outsourced staff members
B. Install a client-side VPN on the staff laptops and limit access to the development network
C. Create an IPSec VPN tunnel from the development network to the office of the outsourced staff
D. Use remote SaaS to provide administrative sharing in production
Answer: B
Question #13 (Topic: Single Topic)
A systems security engineer is assisting an organization's market survey team in reviewing requirements for an upcoming acquisition of mobile devices. The
engineer expresses concerns to the survey team about a particular class of devices that uses a separate SoC for baseband radio I/O. For which of the following
reasons is the engineer concerned?
engineer expresses concerns to the survey team about a particular class of devices that uses a separate SoC for baseband radio I/O. For which of the following
reasons is the engineer concerned?
A. These devices can communicate over networks older than HSPA+ and LTE standards, exposing device communications to poor encryptions routines
B. The organization will be unable to restrict the use of NFC, electromagnetic induction, and Bluetooth technologies
C. The associated firmware is more likely to remain out of date and potentially vulnerable
D. The manufacturers of the baseband radios are unable to enforce mandatory access controls within their driver set
Answer: B
Question #14 (Topic: Single Topic)
During a security assessment, an organization is advised of inadequate control over network segmentation. The assessor explains that the organization's reliance
on VLANs to segment traffic is insufficient to provide segmentation based on regulatory standards. Which of the following should the organization consider
implementing along with VLANs to provide a greater level of segmentation?
on VLANs to segment traffic is insufficient to provide segmentation based on regulatory standards. Which of the following should the organization consider
implementing along with VLANs to provide a greater level of segmentation?
A. Air gaps
B. Access control lists
C. Spanning tree protocol
D. Network virtualization
E. Elastic load balancing
Answer: D
Question #15 (Topic: Single Topic)
A security administrator was informed that a server unexpectedly rebooted. The administrator received an export of syslog entries for analysis:
Which of the following does the log sample indicate? (Choose two.)
Which of the following does the log sample indicate? (Choose two.)
A. A root user performed an injection attack via kernel module
B. Encrypted payroll data was successfully decrypted by the attacker
C. Jsmith successfully used a privilege escalation attack
D. Payroll data was exfiltrated to an attacker-controlled host
E. Buffer overflow in memory paging caused a kernel panic
F. Syslog entries were lost due to the host being rebooted
Answer: CE
