Exam Code: CAS-002 (Practice Exam Latest Test Questions VCE PDF)
Exam Name: CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
Certification Provider: CompTIA
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Q41. - (Topic 1)
Company XYZ provides hosting services for hundreds of companies across multiple industries including healthcare, education, and manufacturing. The security architect for company XYZ is reviewing a vendor proposal to reduce company XYZ’s hardware costs by combining multiple physical hosts through the use of virtualization technologies. The security architect notes concerns about data separation, confidentiality, regulatory requirements concerning PII, and administrative complexity on the proposal. Which of the following BEST describes the core concerns of the security architect?
A. Most of company XYZ’s customers are willing to accept the risks of unauthorized disclosure and access to information by outside users.
B. The availability requirements in SLAs with each hosted customer would have to be re-written to account for the transfer of virtual machines between physical platforms for regular maintenance.
C. Company XYZ could be liable for disclosure of sensitive data from one hosted customer when accessed by a malicious user who has gained access to the virtual machine of another hosted customer.
D. Not all of company XYZ’s customers require the same level of security and the administrative complexity of maintaining multiple security postures on a single hypervisor negates hardware cost savings.
Answer: C
Q42. - (Topic 1)
A security administrator wants to deploy a dedicated storage solution which is inexpensive, can natively integrate with AD, allows files to be selectively encrypted and is suitable for a small number of users at a satellite office. Which of the following would BEST meet the requirement?
A. SAN
B. NAS
C. Virtual SAN
D. Virtual storage
Answer: B
Q43. - (Topic 2)
A pentester must attempt to crack passwords on a windows domain that enforces strong complex passwords. Which of the following would crack the MOST passwords in the shortest time period?
A. Online password testing
B. Rainbow tables attack
C. Dictionary attack
D. Brute force attack
Answer: B
Q44. - (Topic 5)
Joe, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), was an Information security professor and a Subject Matter Expert for over 20 years. He has designed a network defense method which he says is significantly better than prominent international standards. He has recommended that the company use his cryptographic method. Which of the following methodologies should be adopted?
A. The company should develop an in-house solution and keep the algorithm a secret.
B. The company should use the CEO’s encryption scheme.
C. The company should use a mixture of both systems to meet minimum standards.
D. The company should use the method recommended by other respected information security organizations.
Answer: D
Q45. - (Topic 5)
Due to compliance regulations, a company requires a yearly penetration test. The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has asked that it be done under a black box methodology. Which of the following would be the advantage of conducting this kind of penetration test?
A. The risk of unplanned server outages is reduced.
B. Using documentation provided to them, the pen-test organization can quickly determine areas to focus on.
C. The results will show an in-depth view of the network and should help pin-point areas of internal weakness.
D. The results should reflect what attackers may be able to learn about the company.
Answer: D
Q46. - (Topic 1)
Joe, a hacker, has discovered he can specifically craft a webpage that when viewed in a browser crashes the browser and then allows him to gain remote code execution in the context of the victim’s privilege level. The browser crashes due to an exception error when a heap memory that is unused is accessed. Which of the following BEST describes the application issue?
A. Integer overflow
B. Click-jacking
C. Race condition
D. SQL injection
E. Use after free
F. Input validation
Answer: E
Q47. - (Topic 2)
A security architect has been engaged during the implementation stage of the SDLC to review a new HR software installation for security gaps. With the project under a tight schedule to meet market commitments on project delivery, which of the following security activities should be prioritized by the security architect? (Select TWO).
A. Perform penetration testing over the HR solution to identify technical vulnerabilities
B. Perform a security risk assessment with recommended solutions to close off high-rated risks
C. Secure code review of the HR solution to identify security gaps that could be exploited
D. Perform access control testing to ensure that privileges have been configured correctly
E. Determine if the information security standards have been complied with by the project
Answer: B,E
Q48. - (Topic 1)
A security consultant is conducting a network assessment and wishes to discover any legacy backup Internet connections the network may have. Where would the consultant find this information and why would it be valuable?
A. This information can be found in global routing tables, and is valuable because backup connections typically do not have perimeter protection as strong as the primary connection.
B. This information can be found by calling the regional Internet registry, and is valuable because backup connections typically do not require VPN access to the network.
C. This information can be found by accessing telecom billing records, and is valuable because backup connections typically have much lower latency than primary connections.
D. This information can be found by querying the network’s DNS servers, and is valuable because backup DNS servers typically allow recursive queries from Internet hosts.
Answer: A
Q49. - (Topic 1)
A small company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has asked its Chief Security Officer (CSO) to improve the company’s security posture quickly with regard to targeted attacks. Which of the following should the CSO conduct FIRST?
A. Survey threat feeds from services inside the same industry.
B. Purchase multiple threat feeds to ensure diversity and implement blocks for malicious traffic.
C. Conduct an internal audit against industry best practices to perform a qualitative analysis.
D. Deploy a UTM solution that receives frequent updates from a trusted industry vendor.
Answer: A
Q50. - (Topic 4)
A security administrator is tasked with securing a company's headquarters and branch offices move to unified communications. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) wants to integrate the corporate users' email, voice mail, telephony, presence and corporate messaging to internal computers, mobile users, and devices. Which of the following actions would BEST meet the CIO's goals while providing maximum unified communications security?
A. Create presence groups, restrict IM protocols to the internal networks, encrypt remote devices, and restrict access to services to local network and VPN clients.
B. Enable discretionary email forwarding restrictions, utilize QoS and Secure RTP, allow external IM protocols only over TLS, and allow port 2000 incoming to the internal firewall interface for secure SIP
C. Set presence to invisible by default, restrict IM to invite only, implement QoS on SIP and RTP traffic, discretionary email forwarding, and full disk encryption.
D. Establish presence privacy groups, restrict all IM protocols, allow secure RTP on session border gateways, enable full disk encryptions, and transport encryption for email security.
Answer: A