GSEC Practice Test

GSEC Practice Test practice questions, page 4 of 11, with answer review and explanations.

Question 16

You are examining an IP packet with a header of 40 bytes in length and the value at byte 0 of the packet header is 6. Which of the following describes this packet?

  1. This is an IPv4 packet; the protocol encapsulated in the payload is unspecified.
  2. This is an IPv4 packet with a TCP payload.
  3. This is an IPv6 packet; the protocol encapsulated in the payload is unspecified.
  4. This is an IPv6 packet with a TCP payload.

Question 17

Which of the following is a valid password for a system with the default "Password must meet complexity requirements" setting enabled as part of the GPO Password policy requirements?

  1. The Cat Chased its Tail AII Night
  2. disk ACCESS failed
  3. SETI@HOME
  4. SaNS2006

Question 18

At what point in the Incident Handling process should an organization determine its approach to notifying law enforcement?

  1. When performing analysis
  2. When preparing policy
  3. When recovering from the incident
  4. When reacting to an incident

Question 19

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the ability of attackers to eavesdrop on wireless communications?

  1. Eavesdropping attacks cannot be performed through concrete walls.
  2. Eavesdropping attacks can take place from miles away.
  3. Eavesdropping attacks are easily detected on wireless networks.
  4. Eavesdropping attacks require expensive devices.

Question 20

An employee is currently logged into the corporate web server, without permission. You log into the web server as 'admin" and look for the employee's username: "dmaul" using the "who" command. This is what you get back:

  1. The contents of the /var/log/messages file has been altered
  2. The contents of the bash history file has been altered
  3. The contents of the utmp file has been altered
  4. The contents of the http logs have been altered