CompTIA Security Fundamentals 5

Question 1

What is the main goal of a penetration test?

Accepted Answer

Simulate real-world attacks to identify vulnerabilities before malicious actors do

Answer

A penetration test ethically simulates attacks on a system to discover exploitable vulnerabilities before real attackers find them.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes multi-factor authentication (MFA)?

Accepted Answer

Requiring authentication from two or more different factor categories

Answer

MFA requires two or more factors from different categories (something you know, have, or are) to verify identity.

Question 3

What does a hash function produce when applied to a file?

Accepted Answer

A fixed-size digest that uniquely represents the file's contents

Answer

A hash function produces a fixed-length digest (fingerprint) of data; even a small change in input produces a completely different hash.

Question 4

An attacker gains unauthorized physical access to a secure area by following an authorized employee through a door. This is called:

Accepted Answer

Tailgating (piggybacking)

Answer

Tailgating (or piggybacking) involves an unauthorized person following an authorized individual through a secured physical access point.

Question 5

What is the purpose of patch management in an organization?

Accepted Answer

Regularly apply updates to fix vulnerabilities and keep software secure

Answer

Patch management ensures systems are kept up to date with security fixes to reduce the risk of exploitation through known vulnerabilities.

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