What technique is used to perform a Connection Stream Parameter Pollution (CSPP) attack?
You are the CIO for Avantes Finance International, a global finance company based in Geneva. You are responsible for network functions and logical security throughout the entire corporation. Your company has over 250 servers running Windows Server, 5000 workstations running Windows Vista, and 200 mobile users working from laptops on Windows 7.
Last week, 10 of your company's laptops were stolen from salesmen while at a conference in Amsterdam. These laptops contained proprietary company information. While doing damage assessment on the possible public relations nightmare this may become, a news story leaks about the stolen laptops and also that sensitive information from those computers was posted to a blog online.
What built-in Windows feature could you have implemented to protect the sensitive information on these laptops?
Which of the following defines the role of a root Certificate Authority (CA) in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?
An ethical hacker for a large security research firm performs penetration tests, vulnerability tests, and risk assessments. A friend recently started a company and asks the hacker to perform a penetration test and vulnerability assessment of the new company as a favor. What should the hacker's next step be before starting work on this job?
The following is a sample of output from a penetration tester's machine targeting a machine with the IP address of 192.168.1.106:
What is most likely taking place?
Which of the following is not an effective countermeasure against replay attacks?
If you perform a port scan with a TCP ACK packet, what should an OPEN port return?
You have been called to investigate a sudden increase in network traffic at XYZ. It seems that the traffic generated was too heavy that normal business functions could no longer be rendered to external employees and clients. After a quick investigation, you find that the computer has services running attached to TFN2k and Trinoo software. What do you think was the most likely cause behind this sudden increase in traffic?
TESTED 23 Feb 2025
