What causes a buffer overflow?
launching a security countermeasure to mitigate a Trojan horse
downloading and installing too many software updates at one time
attempting to write more data to a memory location than that location can hold
sending too much information to two or more interfaces of the same device, thereby causing dropped packets
sending repeated connections such as Telnet to a particular device, thus denying other data sources
2 What are the three major components of a worm attack? (Choose three.)
an enabling vulnerability
an infecting vulnerability
a payload
a penetration mechanism
a probing mechanism
a propagation mechanism
3 A disgruntled employee is using Wireshark to discover administrative Telnet usern
passwords. What type of network attack does this describe?
denial of service
port redirection
reconnaissance
trust exploitation
4 An attacker is using a laptop as a rogue access point to capture all network traffic from
targeted user. Which type of attack is this?
trust exploitation
buffer overflow
man in the middle
port redirection
5 Which two statements characterize DoS attacks? (Choose two.)
They always precede access attacks.
They attempt to compromise the availability of a network, host, or application.
They are difficult to conduct and are initiated only by very skilled attackers.
They are commonly launched with a tool called L0phtCrack.
Examples include smurf attacks and ping of death attacks.
6 Which two network security solutions can be used to mitigate DoS attacks? (Choos
virus scanning
data encryption
antispoofing technologies
intrusion protection systems
applying user authentication
7 What are the three core components of the Cisco Secure Data Center solution? (Cho
three.)
servers
visibility
infrastructure
mesh network
threat defense
secure segmentation
8 Which condition describes the potential threat created by Instant On in a data center?
when the primary IPS appliance is malfunctioning
when the primary firewall in the data center crashes
when a VM that may have outdated security policies is brought online after a long period of inactivity
when an attacker hijacks a VM hypervisor and then launches attacks against other devices in the data center
9 What functional area of the Cisco Network Foundation Protection framework is res
for device-generated packets required for network operation, such as ARP messag
exchanges and routing advertisements?
control plane
management plane
data plane
forwarding plane
10 What are the three components of information security ensured by cryptography? (
three.)
confidentiality
integrity
availability
authorization
threat prevention
countermeasures
11 What worm mitigation phase involves actively disinfecting infected systems?
quarantine
inoculation
treatment
containment
12 What is the primary method for mitigating malware?
blocking ICMP echo and echo-replies at the network edge
installing antivirus software on all hosts
using encrypted or hashed authentication protocols
deploying intrusion prevention systems throughout the network
13 What is the first step in the risk management process specified by the ISO/IEC?
Conduct a risk assessment.
Create a security policy.
Inventory and classify IT assets.
Create a security governance model.
14 What role does the Security Intelligence Operations (SIO) play in the Cisco SecureX
architecture?
identifying and stopping malicious traffic
authenticating users
identifying applications
enforcing policy
15 Which statement accurately characterizes the evolution of threats to network security?
Internal threats can cause even greater damage than external threats.
Internet architects planned for network security from the beginning.
Early Internet users often engaged in activities that would harm other users.
Threats have become less sophisticated while the technical knowledge needed by an attacker has grown.
16 What commonly motivates cybercriminals to attack networks as compared to hactivist
state-sponsored hackers?
fame seeking
financial gain
political reasons
status among peers
17 What is an objective of a state-sponsored attack?
to right a perceived wrong
to sell operating system vulnerabilities to other hackers
to gain financial prosperity
to gain attention
18 What is the significant characteristic of worm malware?
Worm malware disguises itself as legitimate software.
A worm can execute independently of the host system.
A worm must be triggered by an event on the host system.
Once installed on a host system, a worm does not replicate itself.
19 What method can be used to mitigate ping sweeps?
blocking ICMP echo and echo-replies at the network edge
deploying antisniffer software on all network devices
using encrypted or hashed authentication protocols
installing antivirus software on hosts
20 What is a characteristic of a Trojan horse as it relates to network security?
Malware is contained in a seemingly legitimate executable program.
Extreme quantities of data are sent to a particular network device interface.
An electronic dictionary is used to obtain a password to be used to infiltrate a key network device.
Too much information is destined for a particular memory block, causing additional memory areas to be affected.
21 What is a ping sweep?
a network scanning technique that indicates the live hosts in a range of IP addresses.
a software application that enables the capture of all network packets that are sent across a LAN.
a scanning technique that examines a range of TCP or UDP port numbers on a host to detect listening services.
a query and response protocol that identifies information about a domain, including the addresses that are assigned to that
22 Which two statements describe access attacks? (Choose two.)
Port redirection attacks use a network adapter card in promiscuous mode to capture all network packets that are sent acros
Password attacks can be implemented by the use of brute-force attack methods, Trojan horses, or packet sniffers.
Buffer overflow attacks write data beyond the allocated buffer memory to overwrite valid data or to exploit systems to execu
malicious code.
To detect listening services, port scanning attacks scan a range of TCP or UDP port numbers on a host.
Trust exploitation attacks often involve the use of a laptop to act as a rogue access point to capture and copy all network tr
public location, such as a wireless hotspot.
23 How is a smurf attack conducted?
by sending a large number of packets to overflow the allocated buffer memory of the target device
by sending an echo request in an IP packet larger than the maximum packet size of 65,535 bytes
by sending a large number of ICMP requests to directed broadcast addresses from a spoofed source address on the same
by sending a large number of TCP SYN packets to a target device from a spoofed source address
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prevention
As a dedicated network security tool, an intrusion system can provide detectio
blocking of attacks in real time.
