EC-Council Certified Security Specialist v9

Question 1

HTTPS _____ the data sent between your web browser and the web site.

A. encapsulates

B. encrypts

C. intercepts

D. authenticates

Correct Answer: B

Question 2

Which of the following are you likely to find in a digital camera or smartphone for data storage?

A. CD

B. Magnetic tape

C. DVD

D. SD card

Correct Answer: D

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Question 3

Strictly speaking, which of the following is NOT a Linux distribution?

A. Debian

B. CentOS

C. Android

D. Kali

Correct Answer: C

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Question 4

What are two famous black hat 'hacktivist' groups?

A. Anonymous and LulzSec

B. WannaCry and Doomjuice

C. Trojan Horse and DNS P0is0n

D. Kelvin Mitnick and Edward Snowden

Correct Answer: A

Question 5

How can you tell if an account on social media has been compromised?

A. Avoid password reuse

B. Update security regularly

C. Constantly monitor sites

D. Check Internet lists of compromised accounts

Correct Answer: D

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT direct evidence?

A. Julia's login details were used to steal money from the bank and CCTV captured it the same moment she was using the computer.

B. Julia testifies in court that she got an email that Tim killed her husband.

C. Julia was found in possession of illegal copies of copyrighted software.

D. Julia confesses to killing her husband.

Correct Answer: B

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Question 7

According to some sources, in which area is Linux used far more widely than Windows?

A. Desktop computers

B. Video editing

C. Web servers

D. Graphic design

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8

Fire is an example of a _____ information security threat.

A. Logical

B. External

C. Internal

D. Physical

Correct Answer: D

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Question 9

Computer security is:

A. the regulation by the access-control model of data files and folders

B. the maintenance of the integrity and availability of the system firewall at all times

C. the maintenance of the integrity of the operating system at all times

D. the maintenance of system integrity, availability and confidentiality at all times

Correct Answer: D

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Question 10

A phishing attack that uses fraudulent websites to capture sensitive information is known as what?

A. Email spoofing.

B. Spear phishing.

C. Website spoofing.

D. Firewalling.

Correct Answer: C

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