SY0-501

SY0-501 practice questions, page 36 of 46, with answer review and explanations.

Question 176

A security administrator has been assigned to review the security posture of the standard corporate system image for virtual machines. The security administrator conducts a thorough review of the system logs, installation procedures, and network configuration of the VM image. Upon reviewing the access logs and user accounts, the security administrator determines that several accounts will not be used in production. Which of the following would correct the deficiencies?

  1. Mandatory access controls
  2. Disable remote login
  3. Host hardening
  4. Disabling services

Question 177

Although a web enabled application appears to only allow letters in the comment field of a web form, malicious user was able to carry a SQL injection attack by sending special characters through the web comment field. Which of the following has the application programmer failed to implement?

  1. Revision control system
  2. Client side exception handling
  3. Server side validation
  4. Server hardening

Question 178

An attacker discovers a new vulnerability in an enterprise application. The attacker takes advantage of the vulnerability by developing new malware. After installing the malware, the attacker is provided with access to the infected machine. Which of the following is being described?

  1. Zero-day exploit
  2. Remote code execution
  3. Session hijacking
  4. Command injection

Question 179

A security administrator returning from a short vacation receives an account lock-out message when attempting to log into the computer. After getting the account unlocked the security administrator immediately notices a large amount of emails alerts pertaining to several different user accounts being locked out during the past three days. The security administrator uses system logs to determine that the lock-outs were due to a brute force attack on all accounts that has been previously logged into that machine. Which of the following can be implemented to reduce the likelihood of this attack going undetected?

  1. Password complexity rules
  2. Continuous monitoring
  3. User access reviews
  4. Account lockout policies

Question 180

A bank requires tellers to get manager approval when a customer wants to open a new account. A recent audit shows that there have been four cases in the previous year where tellers opened accounts without management approval. The bank president thought separation of duties would prevent this from happening. In order to implement a true separation of duties approach the bank could:

  1. Require the use of two different passwords held by two different individuals to open an account
  2. Administer account creation on a role based access control approach
  3. Require all new accounts to be handled by someone else other than a teller since they have different duties
  4. Administer account creation on a rule based access control approach