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What is the correct answer to the question involving the end user trying to access a restricted website?
What is the correct answer to the question involving the end user trying to access a restricted website?
- End user was permitted to access the website
- End user successfully accessed the website
- Alert was not triggered
- Alert was triggered due to unauthorized website access attempt (correct)
Which metric should an organization focus on after investing in SIEM, SOAR, and a ticketing system?
Which metric should an organization focus on after investing in SIEM, SOAR, and a ticketing system?
- Number of exploits by tactic
- Alert volume
- Quantity of intrusion attempts
- Mean time to detect (correct)
What implication should be considered when moving from an on-premises environment to a hybrid IaaS cloud environment?
What implication should be considered when moving from an on-premises environment to a hybrid IaaS cloud environment?
- Vulnerability scans need to be performed from local servers
- Vulnerability scans should be avoided
- Current scanners should be migrated to on-premises
- Cloud-specific misconfigurations are easily detected by current scanners (correct)
Which type of system do existing vulnerability scanners struggle to scan in a hybrid IaaS cloud environment?
Which type of system do existing vulnerability scanners struggle to scan in a hybrid IaaS cloud environment?
Where should vulnerability scans be performed in cloud environments according to best practices?
Where should vulnerability scans be performed in cloud environments according to best practices?
In the context of the text, which department or entity triggered the security alert?
In the context of the text, which department or entity triggered the security alert?
What is the most likely indicator that would lead a cloud team to suspect cryptomining activity?
What is the most likely indicator that would lead a cloud team to suspect cryptomining activity?
In the context of updating the reporting policy, which group should the issue of inappropriate resource use be escalated to first?
In the context of updating the reporting policy, which group should the issue of inappropriate resource use be escalated to first?
Based on the CVSS string provided, which attribute correctly describes this vulnerability?
Based on the CVSS string provided, which attribute correctly describes this vulnerability?
What type of consumption is typically associated with cryptomining activities?
What type of consumption is typically associated with cryptomining activities?
In the context of security, what do unusual traffic spikes often indicate?
In the context of security, what do unusual traffic spikes often indicate?
Which department should be involved when dealing with legal implications related to unauthorized activities?
Which department should be involved when dealing with legal implications related to unauthorized activities?
Which of the following best describes the impact of the recent zero-day vulnerability mentioned in the text?
Which of the following best describes the impact of the recent zero-day vulnerability mentioned in the text?
What does the 'AV:N' metric in the CVSS associated with the zero-day threat refer to?
What does the 'AV:N' metric in the CVSS associated with the zero-day threat refer to?
Which of the following CVSS metrics indicates that no privileges are required for exploitation?
Which of the following CVSS metrics indicates that no privileges are required for exploitation?
Based on the text, which tool would be most suitable to prevent the exposure of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) outside an organization?
Based on the text, which tool would be most suitable to prevent the exposure of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) outside an organization?
What does 'C:H' represent in the CVSS associated with the zero-day threat?
What does 'C:H' represent in the CVSS associated with the zero-day threat?
In the context of the zero-day threat, what does 'I:K' indicate in the CVSS?
In the context of the zero-day threat, what does 'I:K' indicate in the CVSS?
What is the primary purpose of implementing compensating controls in the scenario described?
What is the primary purpose of implementing compensating controls in the scenario described?
Which action on the web server and database server would help reduce the adversary's capabilities according to the scenario?
Which action on the web server and database server would help reduce the adversary's capabilities according to the scenario?
What does 'microsegmentation' refer to in the context of restricting connectivity to/from the web and database servers?
What does 'microsegmentation' refer to in the context of restricting connectivity to/from the web and database servers?
In the Linux server triage scenario, what is the adversary most likely attempting to achieve by creating a backdoor root account named zsh?
In the Linux server triage scenario, what is the adversary most likely attempting to achieve by creating a backdoor root account named zsh?
Which action, if taken, would not effectively help contain the adversary's activities in the scenario of investigating an active web server compromise?
Which action, if taken, would not effectively help contain the adversary's activities in the scenario of investigating an active web server compromise?
What is a key advantage of deploying EDR on both the web and database servers to reduce adversaries' capabilities as described in the text?
What is a key advantage of deploying EDR on both the web and database servers to reduce adversaries' capabilities as described in the text?
Which security operations task outlined in the text is best suited for automation?
Which security operations task outlined in the text is best suited for automation?
What action would be taken as part of the 'Firewall IoC block actions' task?
What action would be taken as part of the 'Firewall IoC block actions' task?
In the PCI DSS breach scenario, to whom should the organization report the breach according to the text?
In the PCI DSS breach scenario, to whom should the organization report the breach according to the text?
What is the key criteria mentioned in the text to add an email sender's domain to the block list?
What is the key criteria mentioned in the text to add an email sender's domain to the block list?
Which security task involves calling users to assist with application questions according to the text?
Which security task involves calling users to assist with application questions according to the text?
What makes a suspicious file a candidate to be moved to an appropriate subfolder based on category, according to the text?
What makes a suspicious file a candidate to be moved to an appropriate subfolder based on category, according to the text?
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