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ISA Information Security Analyst VIP Practice Exam
ISA — This exam mirrors the CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CS0-003 certification, issued by CompTIA, which tests 85 performance-based and multiple-choice questions across four domains: Security Operations, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, and Reporting & Communication; passing score is 750 out of 900 (~83%).
29
Questions
165m
Time Limit
83.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 29👑 VIP
A security analyst reviewing SIEM alerts notices 847 failed SSH login attempts against a Linux bastion host over a 4-minute window from a single external IP address (198.51.100.42), followed immediately by one successful authentication using the username 'svc_backup'. The analyst pulls the auth logs and confirms the successful login used a valid password. Which attack technique BEST describes what occurred, and what should the analyst do FIRST?
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