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ECCouncil 312-50v13 Certified Ethical Hacker Exam (CEHv13) Exam Practice Test

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Certified Ethical Hacker Exam (CEHv13) Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which technique best exploits session management despite MFA, encrypted cookies, and WAFs?

Options:

A.

CSRF

B.

Side jacking

C.

Session fixation

D.

Insecure deserialization

Question 2

A bank stores and processes sensitive privacy information related to home loans. However, auditing has never been enabled on the system. What is the first step that the bank should take before enabling the audit feature?

Options:

A.

Perform a vulnerability scan of the system.

B.

Determine the impact of enabling the audit feature.

C.

Perform a cost/benefit analysis of the audit feature.

D.

Allocate funds for staffing of audit log review.

Question 3

One of your team members has asked you to analyze the following SOA record.

What is the TTL?

Rutgers.edu. SOA NS1.Rutgers.edu ipad.college.edu (200302028 3600 3600 604800 2400.)

Options:

A.

200303028

B.

3600

C.

604800

D.

2400

E.

60

F.

4800

Question 4

Your company suspects a potential security breach and has hired you as a Certified Ethical Hacker to investigate. You discover evidence of footprinting through search engines and advanced Google hacking techniques. The attacker utilized Google search operators to extract sensitive information. You further notice queries that indicate the use of the Google Hacking Database (GHDB) with an emphasis on VPN footprinting.

Which of the following Google advanced search operators would be the LEAST useful in providing the attacker with sensitive VPN-related information?

Options:

A.

intitle: This operator restricts results to only the pages containing the specified term in the title

B.

location: This operator finds information for a specific location

C.

inur: This operator restricts the results to only the pages containing the specified word in the URL

D.

link: This operator searches websites or pages that contain links to the specified website or page

Question 5

DHCP snooping is a great solution to prevent rogue DHCP servers on your network. Which security feature on switchers leverages the DHCP snooping database to help prevent man-in-the-middle attacks?

Options:

A.

Spanning tree

B.

Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)

C.

Port security

D.

Layer 2 Attack Prevention Protocol (LAPP)

Question 6

Judy created a forum, one day. she discovers that a user is posting strange images without writing comments.

She immediately calls a security expert, who discovers that the following code is hidden behind those images:

What issue occurred for the users who clicked on the image?

Options:

A.

The code inject a new cookie to the browser.

B.

The code redirects the user to another site.

C.

The code is a virus that is attempting to gather the users username and password.

D.

This php file silently executes the code and grabs the users session cookie and session ID.

Question 7

Which address translation scheme would allow a single public IP address to always correspond to a single machine on an internal network, allowing "server publishing"?

Options:

A.

Overloading Port Address Translation

B.

Dynamic Port Address Translation

C.

Dynamic Network Address Translation

D.

Static Network Address Translation

Question 8

If executives are found liable for not properly protecting their company’s assets and information systems, what type of law would apply in this situation?

Options:

A.

Criminal

B.

International

C.

Common

D.

Civil

Question 9

When considering how an attacker may exploit a web server, what is web server footprinting?

Options:

A.

When an attacker implements a vulnerability scanner to identify weaknesses

B.

When an attacker creates a complete profile of the site's external links and file structures

C.

When an attacker gathers system-level data, including account details and server names

D.

When an attacker uses a brute-force attack to crack a web-server password

Question 10

You suspect a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack inside the network. Which network activity would help confirm this?

Options:

A.

Sudden increase in traffic

B.

Multiple login attempts from one IP

C.

IP addresses resolving to multiple MAC addresses

D.

Abnormal DNS request volumes

Question 11

Scenario: Joe turns on his home computer to access personal online banking. When he enters the URL www.bank.com. the website is displayed, but it prompts him to re-enter his credentials as if he has never visited the site before. When he examines the website URL closer, he finds that the site is not secure and the web address appears different. What type of attack he is experiencing?.

Options:

A.

Dos attack

B.

DHCP spoofing

C.

ARP cache poisoning

D.

DNS hijacking

Question 12

Todd has been asked by the security officer to purchase a counter-based authentication system. Which of the following best describes this type of system?

Options:

A.

A biometric system that bases authentication decisions on behavioral attributes.

B.

A biometric system that bases authentication decisions on physical attributes.

C.

An authentication system that creates one-time passwords that are encrypted with secret keys.

D.

An authentication system that uses passphrases that are converted into virtual passwords.

Question 13

Which of the following is a command line packet analyzer similar to GUI-based Wireshark?

Options:

A.

nessus

B.

tcpdump

C.

ethereal

D.

jack the ripper

Question 14

A security analyst is preparing to analyze a potentially malicious program believed to have infiltrated an organization's network. To ensure the safety and integrity of the production environment, the analyst decided to use a sheep dip computer for the analysis. Before initiating the analysis, what key step should the analyst

take?

Options:

A.

Run the potentially malicious program on the sheep dip computer to determine its behavior

B.

Store the potentially malicious program on an external medium, such as a CD-ROM

C.

Connect the sheep dip computer to the organization's internal network

D.

install the potentially malicious program on the sheep dip computer

Question 15

You need to deploy a new web-based software package for your organization. The package requires three separate servers and needs to be available on the Internet. What is the recommended architecture in terms of server placement?

Options:

A.

All three servers need to be placed internally

B.

A web server facing the Internet, an application server on the internal network, a database server on the internal network

C.

A web server and the database server facing the Internet, an application server on the internal network

D.

All three servers need to face the Internet so that they can communicate between themselves

Question 16

By performing a penetration test, you gained access under a user account. During the test, you established a connection with your own machine via the SMB service and occasionally entered your login and password in plaintext.

Which file do you have to clean to clear the password?

Options:

A.

.X session-log

B.

.bashrc

C.

.profile

D.

.bash_history

Question 17

You start performing a penetration test against a specific website and have decided to start by grabbing all the links from the main page.

What is the best Linux pipe to achieve your milestone?

Options:

A.

dirb https://site.com | grep "site"

B.

curl -s https://site.com | grep '<a href='http' | grep "site.com" | cut -d "v" -f 2

C.

wget https://site.com | grep "<a href=*http" | grep "site.com"

D.

wget https://site.com | cut -d "http"

Question 18

A security researcher reviewing an organization's website source code finds references to Amazon S3 file locations. What is the most effective way to identify additional publicly accessible S3 bucket URLs used by the target?

Options:

A.

Exploit XSS to force the page to reveal the S3 links

B.

Use Google advanced search operators to enumerate S3 bucket URLs

C.

Use SQL injection to extract internal file paths from the database

D.

Perform packet sniffing to intercept internal S3 bucket names

Question 19

which of the following Bluetooth hacking techniques refers to the theft of information from a wireless device through Bluetooth?

Options:

A.

Bluesmacking

B.

Bluebugging

C.

Bluejacking

D.

Bluesnarfing

Question 20

The tools which receive event logs from servers, network equipment, and applications, and perform analysis and correlation on those logs, and can generate alarms for security relevant issues, are known as what?

Options:

A.

Network Sniffer

B.

Vulnerability Scanner

C.

Intrusion Prevention Server

D.

Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM)

Question 21

An ethical hacker is testing the security of a website's database system against SQL Injection attacks. They discover that the IDS has a strong signature detection mechanism to detect typical SQL injection patterns.

Which evasion technique can be most effectively used to bypass the IDS signature detection while performing a SQL Injection attack?

Options:

A.

Implement case variation by altering the case of SQL statements

B.

Employ IP fragmentation to obscure the attack payload

C.

Use Hex encoding to represent the SQL query string

D.

Leverage string concatenation to break identifiable keywords

Question 22

A penetration tester suspects that a web application's product search feature is vulnerable to SQL injection. The tester needs to confirm this by manipulating the SQL query. What is the best technique to test for SQL injection?

Options:

A.

Inject a malicious script into the search field to test for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

B.

Use directory traversal syntax in the search field to access server files

C.

Input 1 OR 1=1 in the search field to retrieve all products from the database

D.

Insert admin'— in the search field to attempt bypassing authentication

Question 23

A red team member uses an access token obtained from an Azure function to authenticate with Azure PowerShell and retrieve storage account keys. What kind of abuse does this scenario demonstrate?

Options:

A.

Gathering NSG rule information

B.

Exploiting managed identities for unauthorized access

C.

Lateral movement via Stormspotter

D.

Enumeration of user groups with AzureGraph

Question 24

An attacker performs DNS cache snooping using the dig command with the +norecurse flag against a known DNS server. The server returns NOERROR but provides no answer to the query. What does this most likely suggest?

Options:

A.

The record was found in the DNS cache and successfully returned.

B.

The DNS server failed to resolve the request.

C.

No client from the DNS server’s network has recently accessed the queried domain.

D.

The queried domain has expired and no longer exists.

Question 25

Louis, a professional hacker, had used specialized tools or search engines to encrypt all his browsing activity and navigate anonymously to obtain sensitive/hidden information about official government or federal databases. After gathering the information, he successfully performed an attack on the target government organization without being traced. Which of the following techniques is described in the above scenario?

Options:

A.

Dark web footprinting

B.

VoIP footprinting

C.

VPN footprinting

D.

Website footprinting

Question 26

An attacker utilizes a Wi-Fi Pineapple to run an access point with a legitimate-looking SSID for a nearby business in order to capture the wireless password. What kind of attack is this?

Options:

A.

MAC spoofing attack

B.

Evil-twin attack

C.

War driving attack

D.

Phishing attack

Question 27

When configuring wireless on his home router, Javik disables SSID broadcast. He leaves authentication “open” but sets the SSID to a 32-character string of random letters and numbers.

What is an accurate assessment of this scenario from a security perspective?

Options:

A.

Since the SSID is required in order to connect, the 32-character string is sufficient to prevent brute-force attacks.

B.

Disabling SSID broadcast prevents 802.11 beacons from being transmitted from the access point, resulting in a valid setup leveraging “security through obscurity”.

C.

It is still possible for a hacker to connect to the network after sniffing the SSID from a successful wireless association.

D.

Javik’s router is still vulnerable to wireless hacking attempts because the SSID broadcast setting can be enabled using a specially crafted packet sent to the hardware address of the access point.

Question 28

Hackers often raise the trust level of a phishing message by modeling the email to look similar to the internal email used by the target company. This includes using logos, formatting, and names of the target company. The phishing message will often use the name of the company CEO, President, or Managers. The time a hacker spends performing research to locate this information about a company is known as?

Options:

A.

Exploration

B.

Investigation

C.

Reconnaissance

D.

Enumeration

Question 29

If you send a TCP ACK segment to a known closed port on a firewall but it does not respond with an RST, what do you know about the firewall you are scanning?

Options:

A.

There is no firewall in place.

B.

This event does not tell you anything about the firewall.

C.

It is a stateful firewall

D.

It is a non-stateful firewall.

Question 30

A penetration tester suspects that a web application's user profile page is vulnerable to SQL injection, as it uses the userID parameter in SQL queries without proper sanitization. Which technique should the tester use to confirm the vulnerability?

Options:

A.

Use the userID parameter to perform a brute-force attack on the admin login page

B.

Modify the userID parameter in the URL to ' OR '1'='1 and check if it returns multiple profiles

C.

Inject HTML code into the userID parameter to test for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

D.

Attempt a directory traversal attack using the userID parameter

Question 31

A large e-commerce organization is planning to implement a vulnerability assessment solution to enhance its security posture. They require a solution that imitates the outside view of attackers, performs well-organized inference-based testing, scans automatically against continuously updated databases, and supports multiple networks. Given these requirements, which type of vulnerability assessment solution would be most appropriate?

Options:

A.

Inference-based assessment solution

B.

Service-based solution offered by an auditing firm

C.

Tree-based assessment approach

D.

Product-based solution installed on a private network

Question 32

Which among the following is the best example of the third step (delivery) in the cyber kill chain?

Options:

A.

An intruder sends a malicious attachment via email to a target.

B.

An intruder creates malware to be used as a malicious attachment to an email.

C.

An intruder's malware is triggered when a target opens a malicious email attachment.

D.

An intruder's malware is installed on a target's machine.

Question 33

This TCP flag instructs the sending system to transmit all buffered data immediately.

Options:

A.

SYN

B.

RST

C.

PSH

D.

URG

E.

FIN

Question 34

A penetration tester alters the "file" parameter in a web application (e.g., view?file=report.txt) to ../../../../etc/passwd and successfully accesses restricted system files. What attack method does this scenario illustrate?

Options:

A.

Conduct a brute-force attack to obtain administrative credentials

B.

Use directory traversal sequences in URL parameters to retrieve unauthorized system content

C.

Inject malicious scripts into web pages to manipulate content via XSS vulnerabilities

D.

Exploit buffer overflow issues by injecting oversized data in HTTP request headers

Question 35

Mike, a security engineer, was recently hired by BigFox Ltd. The company recently experienced disastrous DoS attacks. The management had instructed Mike to build defensive strategies for the company's IT infrastructure to thwart DoS/DDoS attacks. Mike deployed some countermeasures to handle jamming and scrambling attacks. What is the countermeasure Mike applied to defend against jamming and scrambling attacks?

Options:

A.

Allow the usage of functions such as gets and strcpy

B.

Allow the transmission of all types of addressed packets at the ISP level

C.

Implement cognitive radios in the physical layer

D.

Disable TCP SYN cookie protection

Question 36

The network in ABC company is using the network address 192.168.1.64 with mask 255.255.255.192. In the network the servers are in the addresses 192.168.1.122, 192.168.1.123 and 192.168.1.124. An attacker is trying to find those servers but he cannot see them in his scanning. The command he is using is: nmap 192.168.1.64/28.

Why he cannot see the servers?

Options:

A.

He needs to add the command ““ip address”” just before the IP address

B.

He needs to change the address to 192.168.1.0 with the same mask

C.

He is scanning from 192.168.1.64 to 192.168.1.78 because of the mask /28 and the servers are not in that range

D.

The network must be dawn and the nmap command and IP address are ok

Question 37

In the process of implementing a network vulnerability assessment strategy for a tech company, the security

analyst is confronted with the following scenarios:

1) A legacy application is discovered on the network, which no longer receives updates from the vendor.

2) Several systems in the network are found running outdated versions of web browsers prone to distributed

attacks.

3) The network firewall has been configured using default settings and passwords.

4) Certain TCP/IP protocols used in the organization are inherently insecure.

The security analyst decides to use vulnerability scanning software. Which of the following limitations of vulnerability assessment should the analyst be most cautious about in this context?

Options:

A.

Vulnerability scanning software is limited in its ability to perform live tests on web applications to detect errors or unexpected behavior

B.

Vulnerability scanning software cannot define the impact of an identified vulnerability on different business operations

C.

Vulnerability scanning software is limited in its ability to detect vulnerabilities at a given point in time

D.

Vulnerability scanning software is not immune to software engineering flaws that might lead to serious vulnerabilities being missed

Question 38

A penetration tester is assessing a mobile application and discovers that the app is vulnerable to improper session management. The session tokens are not invalidated upon logout, allowing the tokens to be reused. What is the most effective way to exploit this vulnerability?

Options:

A.

Perform a replay attack by using the same session token after the user logs out

B.

Use a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack to steal the session tokens

C.

Use a brute-force attack to guess valid session tokens

D.

Execute a SQL injection attack to retrieve session tokens from the database

Question 39

An ethical hacker is scanning a target network. They initiate a TCP connection by sending an SYN packet to a target machine and receiving a SYN/ACK packet in response. But instead of completing the three-way handshake with an ACK packet, they send an RST packet. What kind of scan is the ethical hacker likely performing and what is their goal?

Options:

A.

They are performing an SYN scan to stealthily identify open ports without fully establishing a connection

B.

They are performing a TCP connect scan to identify open ports on the target machine

C.

They are performing a vulnerability scan to identify any weaknesses in the target system

D.

They are performing a network scan to identify live hosts and their IP addresses

Question 40

A web server is overwhelmed by many slow, incomplete HTTP connections. What attack is occurring?

Options:

A.

Slowloris attack

B.

ICMP flood

C.

UDP flood

D.

Fragmentation attack

Question 41

A multinational corporation recently survived a severe Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack and has implemented enhanced security measures. During an audit, you discover that the organization uses both hardware- and cloud-based solutions to distribute incoming traffic in order to absorb and mitigate DDoS attacks while ensuring legitimate traffic remains available. What type of DDoS mitigation strategy is the company utilizing?

Options:

A.

Black Hole Routing

B.

Load Balancing

C.

Rate Limiting

D.

Sinkholing

Question 42

A global media streaming platform experiences traffic surges every 10 minutes, with spikes over 300 Gbps followed by quiet intervals. Which DDoS attack explains this behavior?

Options:

A.

UDP flood sustained attack

B.

Recursive HTTP GET flood

C.

Permanent DoS (PDoS)

D.

Pulse Wave attack

Question 43

An LDAP directory can be used to store information similar to a SQL database. LDAP uses a _____ database structure instead of SQL’s _____ structure. Because of this, LDAP has difficulty representing many-to-one relationships.

Options:

A.

Relational, Hierarchical

B.

Strict, Abstract

C.

Hierarchical, Relational

D.

Simple, Complex

Question 44

As an IT security analyst, you perform network scanning using ICMP Echo Requests. During the scan, several IP addresses do not return Echo Replies, yet other network services remain operational. How should this situation be interpreted?

Options:

A.

The non-responsive IP addresses indicate severe network congestion.

B.

A firewall or security control is likely blocking ICMP Echo Requests.

C.

The lack of Echo Replies indicates an active security breach.

D.

The IP addresses are unused and available for reassignment.

Question 45

You are the Network Admin, and you get a complaint that some of the websites are no longer accessible. You try to ping the servers and find them to be reachable. Then you type the IP address and then you try on the browser, and find it to be accessible. But they are not accessible when you try using the URL.

What may be the problem?

Options:

A.

Traffic is Blocked on UDP Port 53

B.

Traffic is Blocked on TCP Port 80

C.

Traffic is Blocked on TCP Port 54

D.

Traffic is Blocked on UDP Port 80

Question 46

_________ is a type of phishing that targets high-profile executives such as CEOs, CFOs, politicians, and celebrities who have access to confidential and highly valuable information.

Options:

A.

Spear phishing

B.

Whaling

C.

Vishing

D.

Phishing

Question 47

Which of the following are well-known password-cracking programs?

Options:

A.

L0phtcrack

B.

NetCat

C.

Jack the Ripper

D.

Netbus

E.

John the Ripper

Question 48

During a recent vulnerability assessment of a major corporation's IT systems, the security team identified several potential risks. They want to use a vulnerability scoring system to quantify and prioritize these vulnerabilities. They decide to use the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). Given the characteristics of the identified vulnerabilities, which of the following statements is the most accurate regarding the metric

types used by CVSS to measure these vulnerabilities?

Options:

A.

Temporal metric represents the inherent qualities of a vulnerability

B.

Base metric represents the inherent qualities of a vulnerability

C.

Environmental metric involves the features that change during the lifetime of the vulnerability

D.

Temporal metric involves measuring vulnerabilities based on a_ specific environment or implementation

Question 49

A system administrator observes that several machines in the network are repeatedly sending out traffic to unknown IP addresses. Upon inspection, these machines were part of a coordinated spam campaign. What is the most probable cause?

Options:

A.

Keyloggers were harvesting user credentials

B.

Devices were enslaved into a botnet network

C.

Browsers were redirected to adware-injected sites

D.

Worms exploited zero-day vulnerabilities

Question 50

Fleet vehicles with smart locking systems were compromised after attackers captured unique signals from key fobs. What should the security team prioritize to confirm and prevent this attack?

Options:

A.

Secure firmware updates

B.

Increase physical surveillance

C.

Deploy anti-malware on smartphones

D.

Monitor wireless signals for jamming or interference

Question 51

A penetration tester is performing an enumeration on a client's network. The tester has acquired permission to perform enumeration activities. They have identified a remote inter-process communication (IPC) share and are trying to collect more information about it. The tester decides to use a common enumeration technique to collect the desired data. Which of the following techniques would be most appropriate for this scenario?

Options:

A.

Brute force Active Directory

B.

Probe the IPC share by attempting to brute force admin credentials

C.

Extract usernames using email IDs

D.

Conduct a DNS zone transfer

Question 52

Tremp is an IT Security Manager planning to deploy an IDS. He needs a solution that:

Verifies success/failure of an attack

Monitors system activities

Detects local (host-based) attacks

Provides near real-time detection

Doesn’t require additional hardware

Has a lower entry cost

Which type of IDS is best suited for Tremp’s requirements?

Options:

A.

Gateway-based IDS

B.

Network-based IDS

C.

Host-based IDS

D.

Open source-based

Question 53

Stella, a professional hacker, performs an attack on web services by exploiting a vulnerability that provides additional routing information in the SOAP header to support asynchronous communication. This further allows the transmission of web-service requests and response messages using different TCP connections. Which of the following attack techniques is used by Stella to compromise the web services?

Options:

A.

XML injection

B.

WS-Address spoofing

C.

SOAPAction spoofing

D.

Web services parsing attacks

Question 54

A network security analyst, while conducting penetration testing, is aiming to identify a service account password using the Kerberos authentication protocol. They have a valid user authentication ticket (TGT) and decided to carry out a Kerberoasting attack. In the scenario described, which of the following steps should the analyst take next?

Options:

A.

Carry out a passive wire sniffing operation using Internet packet sniffers

B.

Extract plaintext passwords, hashes, PIN codes, and Kerberos tickets using a tool like Mimikatz

C.

Perform a PRobability INfinite Chained Elements (PRINCE) attack

D.

Request a service ticket for the service principal name of the target service account

Question 55

A penetration tester is testing a web application's product search feature, which takes user input and queries the database. The tester suspects inadequate input sanitization. What is the best approach to confirm the presence of SQL injection?

Options:

A.

Inject a script to test for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

B.

Input DROP TABLE products; -- to see if the table is deleted

C.

Enter 1' OR '1'='1 to check if all products are returned

D.

Use directory traversal syntax to access restricted files on the server

Question 56

John, a disgruntled ex-employee of an organization, contacted a professional hacker to exploit the organization. In the attack process, the professional hacker Installed a scanner on a machine belonging to one of the vktims and scanned several machines on the same network to Identify vulnerabilities to perform further exploitation. What is the type of vulnerability assessment tool employed by John in the above scenario?

Options:

A.

Proxy scanner

B.

Agent-based scanner

C.

Network-based scanner

D.

Cluster scanner

Question 57

While analyzing suspicious network activity, you observe a slow, stealthy scanning technique that is difficult to trace back to the attacker. Which scenario best describes the scanning technique being used?

Options:

A.

The attacker sends FIN packets to infer port states based on responses

B.

The attacker uses a “zombie” machine to perform scans, hiding their true identity

C.

The attacker performs full TCP connect scans on all ports

D.

The attacker sends packets with all TCP flags set

Question 58

You are attempting to crack LM Manager hashes from a Windows 2000 SAM file. You will be using an LM brute-force hacking tool for decryption.

What encryption algorithm will you be decrypting?

Options:

A.

MD4

B.

DES

C.

SHA

D.

SSL

Question 59

Which advanced session hijacking technique is hardest to detect and mitigate in a remote-access environment?

Options:

A.

Session sidejacking over public Wi-Fi

B.

ARP spoofing on local networks

C.

Brute-force session guessing

D.

Cookie poisoning

Question 60

A cybersecurity analyst wants to monitor competitors’ web content updates. What key element is missing from the plan?

Options:

A.

Hacking competitor databases

B.

Google Alerts for content monitoring

C.

Engaging in blog discussions

D.

Using a VPN

Question 61

A penetration tester discovers malware on a system that disguises itself as legitimate software but performs malicious actions in the background. What type of malware is this?

Options:

A.

Trojan

B.

Spyware

C.

Worm

D.

Rootkit

Question 62

which of the following protocols can be used to secure an LDAP service against anonymous queries?

Options:

A.

SSO

B.

RADIUS

C.

WPA

D.

NTLM

Question 63

Fingerprinting an Operating System helps a cracker because:

Options:

A.

It defines exactly what software you have installed

B.

It opens a security-delayed window based on the port being scanned

C.

It doesn't depend on the patches that have been applied to fix existing security holes

D.

It informs the cracker of which vulnerabilities he may be able to exploit on your system

Question 64

Which of the following commands checks for valid users on an SMTP server?

Options:

A.

RCPT

B.

CHK

C.

VRFY

D.

EXPN

Question 65

Which technique is commonly used by attackers to evade firewall detection?

Options:

A.

Spoofing source IP addresses to appear trusted

B.

Using open-source operating systems

C.

Using encrypted communication channels

D.

Social engineering employees

Question 66

During a security audit, a penetration tester observes abnormal redirection of all traffic for a financial institution’s primary domain. Users are being redirected to a phishing clone of the website. Investigation shows the authoritative DNS server was compromised and its zone records modified to point to the attacker’s server. This demonstrates total manipulation of domain-level resolution, not cache poisoning or client-side attacks. Which technique is being used in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Establish covert communication using DNS tunneling over standard DNS queries

B.

Perform DNS rebinding to manipulate browser-origin interactions

C.

Carry out DNS server hijacking by tampering with the legitimate name-resolution infrastructure

D.

Initiate a DNS amplification attack using recursive servers

Question 67

A WPA2-PSK wireless network is tested. Which method would allow identification of a key vulnerability?

Options:

A.

De-authentication attack to capture the four-way handshake

B.

MITM to steal the PSK directly

C.

Jamming to force PSK disclosure

D.

Rogue AP revealing PSK

Question 68

An attacker can employ many methods to perform social engineering against unsuspecting employees, including scareware.

What is the best example of a scareware attack?

Options:

A.

A pop-up appears to a user stating, "You have won a free cruise! Click here to claim your prize!"

B.

A banner appears to a user stating, "Your account has been locked. Click here to reset your password and unlock your account."

C.

A banner appears to a user stating, "Your Amazon order has been delayed. Click here to find out your new delivery date."

D.

A pop-up appears to a user stating, "Your computer may have been infected with spyware. Click here to install an anti-spyware tool to resolve this issue."

Question 69

What hacking attack is challenge/response authentication used to prevent?

Options:

A.

Replay attacks

B.

Scanning attacks

C.

Session hijacking attacks

D.

Password cracking attacks

Question 70

Which rootkit is characterized by its function of adding code and/or replacing some of the operating-system kernel code to obscure a backdoor on a system?

Options:

A.

User-mode rootkit

B.

Library-level rootkit

C.

Kernel-level rootkit

D.

Hypervisor-level rootkit

Question 71

Which of the following algorithms can be used to guarantee the integrity of messages being sent, in transit, or stored?

Options:

A.

Symmetric algorithms

B.

Asymmetric algorithms

C.

Hashing algorithms

D.

Integrity algorithms

Question 72

During a penetration test, you perform extensive DNS interrogation to gather intelligence about a target organization. Considering the inherent limitations of DNS-based reconnaissance, which of the following pieces of information cannot be directly obtained through DNS interrogation?

Options:

A.

The specific usernames and passwords used by the organization’s employees.

B.

The estimated geographical location of the organization’s servers derived from IP addresses.

C.

The subdomains associated with the organization’s primary internet domain.

D.

The IP addresses associated with the organization’s mail servers.

Question 73

A security analyst investigates unusual east-west traffic on a corporate network. A rogue device has been physically inserted between a workstation and the switch, enabling unauthorized access while inheriting the workstation’s authenticated network state. Which evasion technique is being used?

Options:

A.

Exploiting a wireless rogue access point to tunnel through the firewall

B.

NAC bypass using a pre-authenticated device for network bridging

C.

Spoofing ARP responses from a dynamic IP allocation pool

D.

VLAN double tagging to shift between network segments

Question 74

During a black-box security assessment of a large enterprise network, the penetration tester scans the internal environment and identifies that TCP port 389 is open on a domain controller. Upon further investigation, the tester runs the ldapsearch utility without providing any authentication credentials and successfully retrieves a list of usernames, email addresses, and departmental affiliations from the LDAP directory. The tester notes that this sensitive information was disclosed without triggering any access control mechanisms or requiring login credentials. Based on this behavior, what type of LDAP access mechanism is most likely being exploited?

Options:

A.

LDAP over SSL (LDAPS)

B.

Authenticated LDAP with Kerberos

C.

Anonymous LDAP binding

D.

LDAP via RADIUS relay

Question 75

Every company needs a formal written document that outlines acceptable usage of systems, prohibited actions, and disciplinary consequences. Employees must sign this policy before using company systems.

What is this document called?

Options:

A.

Information Audit Policy (IAP)

B.

Information Security Policy (ISP)

C.

Penetration Testing Policy (PTP)

D.

Company Compliance Policy (CCP)

Question 76

A DDOS attack is performed at layer 7 to take down web infrastructure. Partial HTTP requests are sent to the web infrastructure or applications. Upon receiving a partial request, the target servers opens multiple connections and keeps waiting for the requests to complete.

Which attack is being described here?

Options:

A.

Desynchronization

B.

Slowloris attack

C.

Session splicing

D.

Phlashing

Question 77

During an Xmas scan, what indicates a port is closed?

Options:

A.

No return response

B.

RST

C.

ACK

D.

SYN

Question 78

An Android device has an unpatched permission-handling flaw and updated antivirus. What is the most effective undetected exploitation approach?

Options:

A.

SMS phishing

B.

Rootkit installation

C.

Custom exploit with obfuscation

D.

Metasploit payload

Question 79

An ethical hacker is conducting a penetration test on a company’s network with full knowledge and permission from the organization. What is this type of hacking called?

Options:

A.

Blue Hat Hacking

B.

Grey Hat Hacking

C.

Black Hat Hacking

D.

White Hat Hacking

Question 80

Which of the following programs is usually targeted at Microsoft Office products?

Options:

A.

Polymorphic virus

B.

Multipart virus

C.

Macro virus

D.

Stealth virus

Question 81

Sam is working as a system administrator In an organization. He captured the principal characteristics of a vulnerability and produced a numerical score to reflect Its severity using CVSS v3.0 to property assess and prioritize the organization's vulnerability management processes. The base score that Sam obtained after performing cvss rating was 4.0. What is the CVSS severity level of the vulnerability discovered by Sam in the above scenario?

Options:

A.

Medium

B.

Low

C.

Critical

D.

High

Question 82

A penetration tester observes that traceroutes to various internal devices always show 10.10.10.1 as the second-to-last hop, regardless of the destination subnet. What does this pattern most likely indicate?

Options:

A.

DNS poisoning at the local resolver used by the compromised host

B.

Loopback misconfiguration at the destination endpoints

C.

A core router facilitating communication across multiple internal subnets

D.

Presence of a transparent proxy device acting as a forwarder

Question 83

Why explore the Deep Web during reconnaissance?

Options:

A.

Insider threats

B.

Physical attacker locations

C.

Learning hacking techniques

D.

Non-indexed company data exposure

Question 84

Wilson, a professional hacker, targets an organization for financial benefit and plans to compromise its systems by sending malicious emails. For this purpose, he uses a tool to track the emails of the target and extracts information such as sender identities, mall servers, sender IP addresses, and sender locations from different public sources. He also checks if an email address was leaked using the haveibeenpwned.com API. Which of the following tools is used by Wilson in the above scenario?

Options:

A.

Factiva

B.

Netcraft

C.

infoga

D.

Zoominfo

Question 85

You are tasked to perform a penetration test. While you are performing information gathering, you find an employee list in Google. You find the receptionist’s email, and you send her an email changing the source email to her boss’s email (boss@company). In this email, you ask for a pdf with information. She reads your email and sends back a pdf with links. You exchange the pdf links with your malicious links (these links contain malware) and send back the modified pdf, saying that the links don’t work. She reads your email, opens the links, and her machine gets infected. You now have access to the company network. What testing method did you use?

Options:

A.

Social engineering

B.

Piggybacking

C.

Tailgating

D.

Eavesdropping

Question 86

A well-resourced attacker intends to launch a highly disruptive DDoS attack against a major online retailer. The attacker aims to exhaust all the network resources while keeping their identity concealed. Their method should be resistant to simple defensive measures such as IP-based blocking. Based on these objectives, which of the following attack strategies would be most effective?

Options:

A.

The attacker should instigate a protocol-based SYN flood attack, consuming connection state tables on the retailer's servers

B.

The attacker should execute a simple ICMP flood attack from a single IP, exploiting the retailer's ICMP processing

C.

The attacker should leverage a botnet to launch a Pulse Wave attack, sending high-volume traffic pulses at regular intervals

D.

The attacker should initiate a volumetric flood attack using a single compromised machine to overwhelm the retailer's network bandwidth

Question 87

Peter is surfing the internet looking for information about DX Company. Which hacking process is Peter doing?

Options:

A.

Scanning

B.

Footprinting

C.

Enumeration

D.

System Hacking

Question 88

An ethical hacker needs to gather sensitive information about a company's internal network without engaging directly with the organization's systems to avoid detection. Which method should be employed to obtain this information discreetly?

Options:

A.

Analyze the organization's job postings for technical details

B.

Exploit a public vulnerability in the company's web server

C.

Perform a WHOIS lookup on the company's domain registrar

D.

Use port scanning tools to probe the company's firewall

Question 89

During a physical penetration test simulating a social engineering attack, a threat actor walks into the lobby of a target organization dressed as a field technician from a known external vendor. Carrying a fake ID badge and referencing a known company name, the attacker confidently claims they’ve been dispatched to perform a routine server room upgrade. Using internal-sounding terminology and referencing real employee names gathered via OSINT, the individual conveys urgency. The receptionist, recognizing the vendor name and the convincing language, allows access without verifying the credentials.

Options:

A.

Perceived authority and reliance on third-party familiarity

B.

Leaked credentials on public networks and forums

C.

Trust in physical security logs used by security teams

D.

Misconfigured network segmentation allowing unauthorized access

Question 90

While browsing his Facebook feed, Matt sees a picture one of his friends posted with the caption, "Learn more about your friends!", along with a number of personal questions. Matt is suspicious and texts his friend, who confirms that he did indeed post it. With assurance that the post is legitimate, Matt responds to the questions in the post. A few days later, Matt's bank account has been accessed, and the password has been changed. What most likely happened?

Options:

A.

Matt inadvertently provided the answers to his security questions when responding to the post.

B.

Matt's bank account login information was brute forced.

C.

Matt inadvertently provided his password when responding to the post.

D.

Matt's computer was infected with a keylogger.

Question 91

What piece of hardware on a computer's motherboard generates encryption keys and only releases a part of the key so that decrypting a disk on a new piece of hardware is not possible?

Options:

A.

CPU

B.

GPU

C.

UEFI

D.

TPM

Question 92

The security administrator of ABC needs to permit Internet traffic in the host 10.0.0.2 and UDP traffic in the host

10.0.0.3. He also needs to permit all FTP traffic to the rest of the network and deny all other traffic. After he

applied his ACL configuration in the router, nobody can access the ftp, and the permitted hosts cannot access

the Internet. According to the next configuration, what is happening in the network?

access-list 102 deny tcp any any

access-list 104 permit udp host 10.0.0.3 any

access-list 110 permit tcp host 10.0.0.2 eq www any

access-list 108 permit tcp any eq ftp any

Options:

A.

The ACL 104 needs to be first because is UDP

B.

The first ACL is denying all TCP traffic and the other ACLs are being ignored by the router

C.

The ACL for FTP must be before the ACL 110

D.

The ACL 110 needs to be changed to port 80

Question 93

A corporation migrates to a public cloud service, and the security team identifies a critical vulnerability in the cloud provider’s API. What is the most likely threat arising from this flaw?

Options:

A.

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks on cloud servers

B.

Unauthorized access to cloud resources

C.

Physical security compromise of data centers

D.

Compromise of encrypted data at rest

Question 94

Which type of attack attempts to overflow the content-addressable memory (CAM) table in an Ethernet switch?

Options:

A.

Evil twin attack

B.

DNS cache flooding

C.

MAC flooding

D.

DDoS attack

Question 95

Customer data in a cloud environment was exposed due to an unknown vulnerability. What is the most likely cause?

Options:

A.

Misconfigured security groups

B.

Brute force attack

C.

DoS attack

D.

Side-channel attack

Question 96

Which tier in the N-tier application architecture is responsible for moving and processing data between the tiers?

Options:

A.

Presentation tier

B.

Application Layer

C.

Logic tier

D.

Data tier

Question 97

A penetration tester is tasked with scanning a network protected by an IDS and firewall that actively blocks connection attempts on non-standard ports. The tester needs to gather information on the target system without triggering alarms. Which technique should the tester use to evade detection?

Options:

A.

Use a low-and-slow scan to reduce detection by the IDS

B.

Conduct a full TCP Connect scan to confirm open ports

C.

Perform a SYN flood attack to overwhelm the firewall

D.

Execute a TCP ACK scan to map firewall rules and bypass the IDS

Question 98

Attacker Simon targeted the communication network of an organization and disabled the security controls of NetNTLMvl by modifying the values of LMCompatibilityLevel, NTLMMinClientSec, and RestrictSendingNTLMTraffic. He then extracted all the non-network logon tokens from all the active processes to masquerade as a legitimate user to launch further attacks. What is the type of attack performed by Simon?

Options:

A.

Internal monologue attack

B.

Combinator attack

C.

Rainbow table attack

D.

Dictionary attack

Question 99

Which strategy best mitigates session hijacking?

Options:

A.

IPsec VPN encryption

B.

Physical security

C.

Network IPS

D.

Security awareness training

Question 100

Which of the following incident handling process phases is responsible for defining rules, collaborating human workforce, creating a back-up plan, and testing the plans for an organization?

Options:

A.

Preparation phase

B.

Containment phase

C.

Identification phase

D.

Recovery phase

Question 101

This form of encryption algorithm is asymmetric key block cipher that is characterized by a 128-bit block size, and its key size can be up to 256 bits. Which among the following is this encryption algorithm?

Options:

A.

Twofish encryption algorithm

B.

HMAC encryption algorithm

C.

IDEA

D.

Blowfish encryption algorithm

Question 102

Rebecca, a security professional, wants to authenticate employees who use web services for safe and secure communication. In this process, she employs a component of the Web Service Architecture, which is an extension of SOAP, and it can maintain the integrity and confidentiality of SOAP messages.

Which of the following components of the Web Service Architecture is used by Rebecca for securing the communication?

Options:

A.

WSDL

B.

WS Work Processes

C.

WS-Policy

D.

WS-Security

Question 103

An attacker decided to crack the passwords used by industrial control systems. In this process, he employed a loop strategy to recover these passwords. He used one character at a time to check whether the first character entered is correct; if so, he continued the loop for consecutive characters. If not, he terminated the loop. Furthermore, the attacker checked how much time the device took to finish one complete password authentication process, through which he deduced how many characters entered are correct.

What is the attack technique employed by the attacker to crack the passwords of the industrial control systems?

Options:

A.

Side-channel attack

B.

Denial-of-service attack

C.

HMI-based attack

D.

Buffer overflow attack

Question 104

As a part of an ethical hacking exercise, an attacker is probing a target network that is suspected to employ various honeypot systems for security. The attacker needs to detect and bypass these honeypots without alerting the target. The attacker decides to utilize a suite of techniques. Which of the following techniques would NOT assist in detecting a honeypot?

Options:

A.

Probing system services and observing the three-way handshake

B.

Using honeypot detection tools like Send-Safe Honeypot Hunter

C.

Implementing a brute force attack to verify system vulnerability

D.

Analyzing the MAC address to detect instances running on VMware

Question 105

An attacker places a malicious VM on the same physical server as a target VM in a multi-tenant cloud environment. The attacker then extracts cryptographic keys using CPU timing analysis. What type of attack was conducted?

Options:

A.

Side-channel attack

B.

Cloud cryptojacking

C.

Cache poisoned denial of service (CPDoS)

D.

Metadata spoofing

Question 106

You need a tool that can do network intrusion prevention and intrusion detection, function as a network sniffer, and record network activity. What tool would you most likely select?

Options:

A.

Nmap

B.

Cain & Abel

C.

Nessus

D.

Snort

Question 107

in this attack, an adversary tricks a victim into reinstalling an already-in-use key. This is achieved by manipulating and replaying cryptographic handshake messages. When the victim reinstall the key, associated parameters such as the incremental transmit packet number and receive packet number are reset to their initial values. What is this attack called?

Options:

A.

Chop chop attack

B.

KRACK

C.

Evil twin

D.

Wardriving

Question 108

You discover an unpatched Android permission-handling vulnerability on a device with fully updated antivirus software. What is the most effective exploitation approach that avoids antivirus detection?

Options:

A.

Develop a custom exploit using obfuscation techniques

B.

Use Metasploit to deploy a known payload

C.

Install a rootkit to manipulate the device

D.

Use SMS phishing to trick the user

Question 109

You are the lead cybersecurity analyst at a multinational corporation that uses a hybrid encryption system to secure inter-departmental communications. The system uses RSA encryption for key exchange and AES for data encryption, taking advantage of the strengths of both asymmetric and symmetric encryption. Each RSA

key pair has a size of 'n' bits, with larger keys providing more security at the cost of slower performance. The time complexity of generating an RSA key pair is O(n*2), and AES encryption has a time complexity of O(n). An attacker has developed a quantum algorithm with time complexity O((log n)*2) to crack RSA encryption. Given *n=4000' and variable ‘AES key size’, which scenario is likely to provide the best balance of security and

performance?

Options:

A.

AES key size=128 bits: This configuration provides less security than option A, but RSA key generation and AES encryption will be faster.

B.

AES key size=256 bits: This configuration provides a high level of security, but RSA key generation may be slow.

C.

AES key size=192 bits: This configuration is a balance between options A and B, providing moderate security and performance.

D.

AES key size=512 bits: This configuration provides the highest level of security but at a significant performance cost due to the large AES key size.

Question 110

What type of virus is most likely to remain undetected by antivirus software?

Options:

A.

Cavity virus

B.

Stealth virus

C.

File-extension virus

D.

Macro virus

Question 111

Which regulation defines security and privacy controls for Federal information systems and organizations?

Options:

A.

HIPAA

B.

EU Safe Harbor

C.

PCI-DSS

D.

NIST-800-53

Question 112

Suppose your company has just passed a security risk assessment exercise. The results display that the risk of the breach in the main company application is 50%. Security staff has taken some measures and

implemented the necessary controls. After that, another security risk assessment was performed showing that risk has decreased to 10%. The risk threshold for the application is 20%. Which of the following risk decisions will be the best for the project in terms of its successful continuation with the most business profit?

Options:

A.

Accept the risk

B.

Introduce more controls to bring risk to 0%

C.

Mitigate the risk

D.

Avoid the risk

Question 113

Jack, a professional hacker, targets an organization and performs vulnerability scanning on the target web server to identify any possible weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations. In this process, Jack uses an automated tool that eases his work and performs vulnerability scanning to find hosts, services, and other vulnerabilities in the target server.

Which of the following tools is used by Jack to perform vulnerability scanning?

Options:

A.

Infoga

B.

WebCopier Pro

C.

Netsparker

D.

NCollector Studio

Question 114

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Options:

A.

Packet Sniffers operate on the Layer 1 of the OSI model.

B.

Packet Sniffers operate on Layer 2 of the OSI model.

C.

Packet Sniffers operate on both Layer 2 & Layer 3 of the OSI model.

D.

Packet Sniffers operate on Layer 3 of the OSI model.

Question 115

What did the following commands determine?

[Image Output of USER2SID and SID2USER showing that SID ending in -500 corresponds to user Joe on domain EARTH]

Question # 115

Options:

A.

That the Joe account has a SID of 500

B.

These commands demonstrate that the guest account has NOT been disabled

C.

These commands demonstrate that the guest account has been disabled

D.

That the true administrator is Joe

E.

Issued alone, these commands prove nothing

Question 116

Which method best bypasses client-side controls without triggering server-side alarms?

Options:

A.

Disable JavaScript in the browser

B.

Intercept and modify requests using a proxy tool

C.

Inject malicious JavaScript into the login form

D.

Reverse-engineer the encryption algorithm

Question 117

Which of the following best describes the role of a penetration tester?

Options:

A.

A security professional hired to identify and exploit vulnerabilities with permission

B.

A developer who writes malicious code for cyberattacks

C.

A hacker who gains unauthorized access to systems for malicious purposes

D.

A hacker who spreads malware to compromise systems

Question 118

A penetration tester submits altered ciphertexts to a web server and pays close attention to how the server responds. When the server produces different error messages for certain inputs, the tester starts to infer which inputs result in valid internal processing. Which cryptanalytic method is being used in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Exploit padding error feedback to recover data

B.

Compare traffic timing to deduce the key

C.

Flip bits randomly to scramble the decryption

D.

Inspect randomness across multiple sessions

Question 119

While scanning with Nmap, Patin found several hosts which have the IP ID of incremental sequences. He then decided to conduct: nmap -Pn -p- -si kiosk.adobe.com www.riaa.com. kiosk.adobe.com is the host with incremental IP ID sequence. What is the purpose of using "-si" with Nmap?

Options:

A.

Conduct stealth scan

B.

Conduct ICMP scan

C.

Conduct IDLE scan

D.

Conduct silent scan

Question 120

What type of a vulnerability/attack is it when the malicious person forces the user’s browser to send an authenticated request to a server?

Options:

A.

Session hijacking

B.

Server Side Request Forgery

C.

Cross-site request forgery

D.

Cross-site scripting

Question 121

An organization uses SHA-256 for data integrity checks but still experiences unauthorized data modification. Which cryptographic tool can help resolve this issue?

Options:

A.

Asymmetric encryption

B.

SSL/TLS certificates

C.

Symmetric encryption

D.

Digital signatures

Question 122

Which definition among those given below best describes a covert channel?

Options:

A.

A server program using a port that is not well known.

B.

Making use of a protocol in a way it is not intended to be used.

C.

It is the multiplexing taking place on a communication link.

D.

It is one of the weak channels used by WEP which makes it insecure

Question 123

Working as an Information Security Analyst at a technology firm, you are designing training material for employees about the dangers of session hijacking. As part of the training, you want to explain how attackers could use sidejacking to compromise user accounts. Which of the following scenarios most accurately describes a sidejacking attack?

Options:

A.

An attacker exploits a vulnerability in the company’s network firewall to gain unauthorized access to internal systems.

B.

An attacker intercepts network traffic, captures unencrypted session cookies, and uses them to impersonate the user.

C.

An attacker uses social engineering techniques to trick an employee into revealing their password.

D.

An attacker convinces an employee to visit a malicious website that injects a harmful script into their browser.

Question 124

Garry is a network administrator in an organization. He uses SNMP to manage networked devices from a remote location. To manage nodes in the network, he uses MIB. which contains formal descriptions of all network objects managed by SNMP. He accesses the contents of MIB by using a web browser either by entering the IP address and Lseries.mlb or by entering the DNS library name and Lseries.mlb. He is currently retrieving information from an MIB that contains object types for workstations and server services. Which of the following types of MIB is accessed by Garry in the above scenario?

Options:

A.

LNMIB2.MIB

B.

WINS.MIB

C.

DHCP.MIS

D.

MIB_II.MIB

Question 125

During an internal security assessment of a medium-sized enterprise network, a security analyst notices an unusual spike in ARP traffic. Closer inspection reveals that one particular MAC address is associated with multiple IP addresses across different subnets. The ARP packets were unsolicited replies rather than requests, and several employees from different departments have reported intermittent connection drops, failed logins, and broken intranet sessions. The analyst suspects an intentional interference on the local network segment. What is the most likely cause of this abnormal behavior?

Options:

A.

ARP poisoning causing routing inconsistencies

B.

DHCP snooping improperly configured

C.

Legitimate ARP table refresh on all clients

D.

Port security restricting all outbound MAC responses

Question 126

Widespread fraud ac Enron. WorldCom, and Tyco led to the creation of a law that was designed to improve the accuracy and accountability of corporate disclosures. It covers accounting firms and third parties that provide financial services to some organizations and came into effect in 2002. This law is known by what acronym?

Options:

A.

Fed RAMP

B.

PCIDSS

C.

SOX

D.

HIPAA

Question 127

You perform a network scan using ICMP Echo Requests and observe that certain IP addresses do not return Echo Replies, while other network services remain functional. How should this situation be interpreted?

Options:

A.

The scanned IPs are unused and available for expansion

B.

The lack of replies indicates a major breach

C.

A firewall or security control is blocking ICMP Echo Requests

D.

The non-responsive IPs indicate severe congestion

Question 128

You want to analyze packets on your wireless network. Which program would you use?

Options:

A.

Wireshark with Airpcap

B.

Airsnort with Airpcap

C.

Wireshark with Winpcap

D.

Ethereal with Winpcap

Question 129

There have been concerns in your network that the wireless network component is not sufficiently secure. You perform a vulnerability scan of the wireless network and find that it is using an old encryption protocol that was designed to mimic wired encryption, what encryption protocol is being used?

Options:

A.

WEP

B.

RADIUS

C.

WPA

D.

WPA3

Question 130

An incident investigator asks to receive a copy of the event logs from all firewalls, proxy servers, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) on the network of an organization that has experienced a possible breach of security. When the investigator attempts to correlate the information in all of the logs, the sequence of many of the logged events do not match up.

What is the most likely cause?

Options:

A.

The network devices are not all synchronized.

B.

Proper chain of custody was not observed while collecting the logs.

C.

The attacker altered or erased events from the logs.

D.

The security breach was a false positive.

Question 131

Peter extracts the SIDs list from a Windows 2000 Server machine using the hacking tool "SIDExtractor". Here is the output of the SIDs:

Question # 131

[Image showing multiple user accounts with their Security Identifiers (SIDs)]

From the above list identify the user account with System Administrator privileges.

Options:

A.

John

B.

Rebecca

C.

Sheela

D.

Shawn

E.

Somia

F.

Chang

G.

Micah

Question 132

What is the BEST alternative if you discover that a rootkit has been installed on one of your computers?

Options:

A.

Copy the system files from a known good system

B.

Perform a trap and trace

C.

Delete the files and try to determine the source

D.

Reload from a previous backup

E.

Reload from known good media

Question 133

Attacker Rony Installed a rogue access point within an organization's perimeter and attempted to Intrude into its internal network. Johnson, a security auditor, identified some unusual traffic in the internal network that is aimed at cracking the authentication mechanism. He immediately turned off the targeted network and tested for any weak and outdated security mechanisms that are open to attack. What is the type of vulnerability assessment performed by Johnson in the above scenario?

Options:

A.

Distributed assessment

B.

Wireless network assessment

C.

Host-based assessment

D.

Application assessment

Question 134

What would be the fastest way to perform content enumeration on a given web server by using the Gobuster tool?

Options:

A.

Performing content enumeration using the bruteforce mode and 10 threads

B.

Shipping SSL certificate verification

C.

Performing content enumeration using a wordlist

D.

Performing content enumeration using the bruteforce mode and random file extensions

Question 135

A penetration tester is tasked with gathering information about the subdomains of a target organization's website. The tester needs a versatile and efficient solution for the task. Which of the following options would be the most effective method to accomplish this goal?

Options:

A.

Employing a tool like Sublist3r, which is designed to enumerate the subdomains of websites using OSINT

B.

Analyzing Linkedin profiles to find employees of the target company and their job titles

C.

Utilizing the Harvester tool to extract email addresses related to the target domain using a search engine like Google or Bing

D.

Using a people search service, such as Spokeo or Intelius, to gather information about the employees of the target organization

Question 136

Targeted, logic-based credential guessing using prior intel best describes which technique?

Options:

A.

Strategic pattern-based input using known logic

B.

Exhaustive brute-force testing

C.

Shoulder surfing

D.

Rule-less hybrid attack

Question 137

What is the purpose of a DNS AAAA record?

Options:

A.

Authorization, Authentication and Auditing record

B.

Address prefix record

C.

Address database record

D.

IPv6 address resolution record

Question 138

Nathan is testing some of his network devices. Nathan is using Macof to try and flood the ARP cache of these switches.

If these switches' ARP cache is successfully flooded, what will be the result?

Options:

A.

The switches will drop into hub mode if the ARP cache is successfully flooded.

B.

If the ARP cache is flooded, the switches will drop into pix mode making it less susceptible to attacks.

C.

Depending on the switch manufacturer, the device will either delete every entry in its ARP cache or reroute packets to the nearest switch.

D.

The switches will route all traffic to the broadcast address created collisions.

Question 139

A penetration tester is hired by a company to assess its vulnerability to social engineering attacks targeting its IT department. The tester decides to use a sophisticated pretext involving technical jargon and insider information to deceive employees into revealing their network credentials. What is the most effective social engineering technique the tester should employ to maximize the chances of obtaining valid credentials without raising suspicion?

Options:

A.

Conduct a phone call posing as a high-level executive requesting urgent password resets

B.

Send a generic phishing email with a malicious attachment to multiple employees

C.

Create a convincing fake IT support portal that mimics the company's internal systems

D.

Visit the office in person as a maintenance worker to gain physical access to terminals

Question 140

How can rainbow tables be defeated?

Options:

A.

Use of non-dictionary words

B.

All uppercase character passwords

C.

Password salting

D.

Lockout accounts under brute force password cracking attempts

Question 141

During a red team engagement, an ethical hacker discovers that a thermostat accepts older firmware versions without verifying their authenticity. By loading a deprecated version containing known vulnerabilities, the tester gains unauthorized access to the broader network. Which IoT security issue is most accurately demonstrated in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Lack of secure update mechanisms

B.

Denial-of-service through physical tampering

C.

Insecure network service exposure

D.

Use of insecure third-party components

Question 142

An Nmap SMTP enumeration script returns valid usernames. What misconfiguration is being exploited?

Options:

A.

SMTP VRFY/EXPN/RCPT commands exposed

B.

SMTP authentication bypass

C.

Misconfigured MX records

D.

STARTTLS disabled

Question 143

This is an attack that takes advantage of a web site vulnerability in which the site displays content that includes un-sanitized user-provided data.

What is this attack?

Options:

A.

Cross-site-scripting attack

B.

SQL Injection

C.

URL Traversal attack

D.

Buffer Overflow attack

Question 144

You are logged in as a local admin on a Windows 7 system and you need to launch the Computer Management Console from command line.

Which command would you use?

Options:

A.

c:\compmgmt.msc

B.

c:\services.msc

C.

c:\ncpa.cp

D.

c:\gpedit

Question 145

A "Server-Side Includes" attack refers to the exploitation of a web application by injecting scripts in HTML pages or executing arbitrary code remotely.

Which web-page file type, if it exists on the web server, is a strong indication that the server is vulnerable to this kind of attack?

Options:

A.

.stm

B.

.html

C.

.rss

D.

.cms

Question 146

What is one of the advantages of using both symmetric and asymmetric cryptography in SSL/TLS?

Options:

A.

Supporting both types of algorithms allows less-powerful devices such as mobile phones to use symmetric encryption instead.

B.

Symmetric algorithms such as AES provide a failsafe when asymmetric methods fail.

C.

Symmetric encryption allows the server to securely transmit the session keys out-of-band.

D.

Asymmetric cryptography is computationally expensive in comparison. However, it is well-suited to securely negotiate keys for use with symmetric cryptography.

Question 147

As a cybersecurity consultant for SafePath Corp, you have been tasked with implementing a system for secure email communication. The key requirement is to ensure both confidentiality and non-repudiation. While considering various encryption methods, you are inclined towards using a combination of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography. However, you are unsure which cryptographic technique would best serve the purpose. Which of the following options would you choose to meet these requirements?

Options:

A.

Use symmetric encryption with the AES algorithm.

B.

Use the Diffie-Hellman protocol for key exchange and encryption.

C.

Apply asymmetric encryption with RSA and use the public key for encryption.

D.

Apply asymmetric encryption with RSA and use the private key for signing.

Question 148

Susan has attached to her company's network. She has managed to synchronize her boss's sessions with that of the file server. She then intercepted his traffic destined for the server, changed it the way she wanted to and then placed it on the server in his home directory.

What kind of attack is Susan carrying on?

Options:

A.

A sniffing attack

B.

A spoofing attack

C.

A man-in-the-middle attack

D.

A denial of service attack

Question 149

A multinational organization is implementing a security upgrade for its corporate wireless infrastructure. The current WPA2-Personal configuration relies on a shared passphrase, which the IT team finds difficult to rotate and manage securely across hundreds of employee devices. To enhance security and scalability, the organization decides to migrate to WPA2-Enterprise. The new setup must allow for centralized control of user authentication, support certificate-based identity verification, and ensure that each authenticated client is assigned a unique session encryption key to prevent key reuse and limit the blast radius of potential breaches.

Which component is essential for enabling this centralized, certificate-based authentication with unique key generation per session in a WPA2-Enterprise environment?

Options:

A.

Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE)

B.

Pre-Shared Key (PSK)

C.

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)

D.

RADIUS with Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)

Question 150

Which WPA2 vulnerability allows packet interception and replay?

Options:

A.

Hole196 vulnerability

B.

KRACK vulnerability

C.

WPS PIN recovery

D.

Weak RNG

Question 151

Bob is going to perform an active session hijack against Brownies Inc. He has found a target that allows session-oriented connections (Telnet) and performs the sequence prediction on the target operating system. He manages to find an active session due to the high level of traffic on the network.

What is Bob supposed to do next?

Options:

A.

Take over the session

B.

Reverse sequence prediction

C.

Guess the sequence numbers

D.

Take one of the parties offline

Question 152

Based on the below log, which of the following sentences are true?

Mar 1, 2016, 7:33:28 AM 10.240.250.23 - 54373 10.249.253.15 - 22 tcp_ip

Options:

A.

Application is FTP and 10.240.250.23 is the client and 10.249.253.15 is the server.

B.

Application is SSH and 10.240.250.23 is the server and 10.249.253.15 is the client.

C.

SSH communications are encrypted; it’s impossible to know who is the client or the server.

D.

Application is SSH and 10.240.250.23 is the client and 10.249.253.15 is the server.

Question 153

in an attempt to increase the security of your network, you Implement a solution that will help keep your wireless network undiscoverable and accessible only to those that know It. How do you accomplish this?

Options:

A.

Delete the wireless network

B.

Remove all passwords

C.

Lock all users

D.

Disable SSID broadcasting

Question 154

The network team has well-established procedures to follow for creating new rules on the firewall. This includes having approval from a manager prior to implementing any new rules. While reviewing the firewall configuration, you notice a recently implemented rule but cannot locate manager approval for it. What would be a good step to have in the procedures for a situation like this?

Options:

A.

Have the network team document the reason why the rule was implemented without prior manager approval.

B.

Monitor all traffic using the firewall rule until a manager can approve it.

C.

Do not roll back the firewall rule as the business may be relying upon it, but try to get manager approval as soon as possible.

D.

Immediately roll back the firewall rule until a manager can approve it

Question 155

You are a cybersecurity analyst at a global banking corporation and suspect a backdoor attack due to abnormal outbound traffic during non-working hours, unexplained reboots, and modified system files. Which combination of measures would be most effective to accurately identify and neutralize the backdoor while ensuring system integrity?

Options:

A.

Review firewall logs, analyze traffic, and immediately reboot systems

B.

Monitor system and file activity, apply anomaly detection, and use advanced anti-malware tools

C.

Enforce strong passwords, MFA, and regular vulnerability assessments

D.

Apply ACLs, patch systems, and audit user privileges

Question 156

BitLocker encryption has been implemented for all the Windows-based computers in an organization. You are concerned that someone might lose their cryptographic key. Therefore, a mechanism was implemented to recover the keys from Active Directory.

What is this mechanism called in cryptography?

Options:

A.

Key archival

B.

Key escrow

C.

Certificate rollover

D.

Key renewal

Question 157

Attempting an injection attack on a web server based on responses to True/False QUESTION NO:s is called which of the following?

Options:

A.

Compound SQLi

B.

Blind SQLi

C.

Classic SQLi

D.

DMS-specific SQLi

Question 158

You have successfully comprised a server having an IP address of 10.10.0.5. You would like to enumerate all machines in the same network quickly.

What is the best Nmap command you will use?

Options:

A.

nmap -T4 -q 10.10.0.0/24

B.

nmap -T4 -F 10.10.0.0/24

C.

nmap -T4 -r 10.10.1.0/24

D.

nmap -T4 -O 10.10.0.0/24

Question 159

Bluetooth devices are suspected of being targeted by a Bluesnarfing attack. What is the most effective countermeasure?

Options:

A.

Disable discoverable mode

B.

Update firmware regularly

C.

Increase Bluetooth PIN complexity

D.

Encrypt Bluetooth traffic

Question 160

in this form of encryption algorithm, every Individual block contains 64-bit data, and three keys are used, where each key consists of 56 bits. Which is this encryption algorithm?

Options:

A.

IDEA

B.

Triple Data Encryption standard

C.

MDS encryption algorithm

D.

AES

Question 161

Which advanced mobile hacking technique is the hardest to detect and mitigate in a healthcare environment?

Options:

A.

Zero-day mobile exploits

B.

App spoofing

C.

Bluejacking

D.

Side-channel attacks

Question 162

You are attempting to run an Nmap port scan on a web server. Which of the following commands would result in a scan of common ports with the least amount of noise In order to evade IDS?

Options:

A.

nmap -sP- -p-65535-T5

B.

nmap-A-host-time 99-T1

C.

nmap -A -Pn

D.

nmap -sT-O- To

Question 163

A company’s Web development team has become aware of a certain type of security vulnerability in their Web software. To mitigate the possibility of this vulnerability being exploited, the team wants to modify the software requirements to disallow users from entering HTML as input into their Web application.

What kind of Web application vulnerability likely exists in their software?

Options:

A.

Cross-site scripting vulnerability

B.

SQL injection vulnerability

C.

Web site defacement vulnerability

D.

Gross-site Request Forgery vulnerability

Question 164

This type of injection attack does not show any error message. It is difficult to exploit as it returns information when the application is given SQL payloads that elicit a true or false response from the server. By observing the response, an attacker can extract sensitive information. What type of attack is this?

Options:

A.

Time-based SQL injection

B.

Union SQL injection

C.

Error-based SQL injection

D.

Blind SQL injection

Question 165

Calvin, a grey-hat hacker, targets a web application that has design flaws in its authentication mechanism. He enumerates usernames from the login form of the web application, which requests users to feed data and specifies the incorrect field in case of invalid credentials. Later, Calvin uses this information to perform social engineering.

Which of the following design flaws in the authentication mechanism is exploited by Calvin?

Options:

A.

Insecure transmission of credentials

B.

Verbose failure messages

C.

User impersonation

D.

Password reset mechanism

Question 166

Within the context of Computer Security, which of the following statements describes Social Engineering best?

Options:

A.

Social Engineering is the act of publicly disclosing information

B.

Social Engineering is the means put in place by human resource to perform time accounting

C.

Social Engineering is the act of getting needed information from a person rather than breaking into a system

D.

Social Engineering is a training program within sociology studies

Question 167

You are a penetration tester and are about to perform a scan on a specific server. The agreement that you signed with the client contains the following specific condition for the scan: “The attacker must scan every port on the server several times using a set of spoofed sources IP addresses. ” Suppose that you are using Nmap to perform this scan. What flag will you use to satisfy this requirement?

Options:

A.

The -A flag

B.

The -g flag

C.

The -f flag

D.

The -D flag

Question 168

During an investigation, an ethical hacker discovers that a web application’s API has been compromised, leading to unauthorized access and data manipulation. The attacker is using webhooks and a webshell. To prevent further exploitation, which of the following actions should be taken?

Options:

A.

Implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with rules to block webshell traffic and increase the logging verbosity of webhooks.

B.

Perform regular code reviews for the webhooks and modify the API to block connections from unknown IP addresses.

C.

Harden the web server security, add multi-factor authentication for API users, and restrict the execution of scripts server-side.

D.

Implement input validation on all API endpoints, review webhook payloads, and schedule regular scanning for webshells.

Question 169

Which of the following LM hashes represent a password of less than 8 characters? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

BA810DBA98995F1817306D272A9441BB

B.

44EFCE164AB921CQAAD3B435B51404EE

C.

0182BD0BD4444BF836077A718CCDF409

D.

CEC52EB9C8E3455DC2265B23734E0DAC

E.

B757BF5C0D87772FAAD3B435B51404EE

F.

E52CAC67419A9A224A3B108F3FA6CB6D

Question 170

During a reconnaissance mission, an ethical hacker uses Maltego, a popular footprinting tool, to collect information about a target organization. The information includes the target's Internet infrastructure details (domains, DNS names, Netblocks, IP address information). The hacker decides to use social engineering

techniques to gain further information. Which of the following would be the least likely method of social engineering to yield beneficial information based on the data collected?

Options:

A.

Shoulder surfing to observe sensitive credentials input on the target's computers

B.

Impersonating an ISP technical support agent to trick the target into providing further network details

C.

Dumpster diving in the target company’s trash bins for valuable printouts

D.

Eavesdropping on internal corporate conversations to understand key topics

Question 171

Calvin, a software developer, uses a feature that helps him auto-generate the content of a web page without manual involvement and is integrated with SSI directives. This leads to a vulnerability in the developed web application as this feature accepts remote user inputs and uses them on the page. Hackers can exploit this feature and pass malicious SSI directives as input values to perform malicious activities such as modifying and erasing server files. What is the type of injection attack Calvin's web application is susceptible to?

Options:

A.

Server-side template injection

B.

Server-side JS injection

C.

CRLF injection

D.

Server-side includes injection

Question 172

During a security evaluation of a smart agriculture setup, an analyst investigates a cloud-managed irrigation controller. The device is found to transmit operational commands and receive firmware updates over unencrypted HTTP. Additionally, it lacks mechanisms to verify the integrity or authenticity of those updates. This vulnerability could allow an adversary to intercept communications or inject malicious firmware, leading to unauthorized control over the device's behavior or denial of essential functionality. Which IoT threat category does this situation best illustrate?

Options:

A.

Insecure default settings

B.

Insecure ecosystem interfaces

C.

Insufficient privacy protection

D.

Insecure network services

Question 173

Abnormal DNS resolution behavior is detected on an internal network. Users are redirected to altered login pages. DNS replies come from an unauthorized internal IP and are faster than legitimate responses. ARP spoofing alerts are also detected. What sniffing-based attack is most likely occurring?

Options:

A.

Internet DNS spoofing

B.

Intranet DNS poisoning via local spoofed responses

C.

Proxy-based DNS redirection

D.

Upstream DNS cache poisoning

Question 174

joe works as an it administrator in an organization and has recently set up a cloud computing service for the organization. To implement this service, he reached out to a telecom company for providing Internet connectivity and transport services between the organization and the cloud service provider, in the NIST cloud deployment reference architecture, under which category does the telecom company fall in the above scenario?

Options:

A.

Cloud booker

B.

Cloud consumer

C.

Cloud carrier

D.

Cloud auditor

Question 175

During the enumeration phase. Lawrence performs banner grabbing to obtain information such as OS details and versions of services running. The service that he enumerated runs directly on TCP port 445.

Which of the following services is enumerated by Lawrence in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Server Message Block (SMB)

B.

Network File System (NFS)

C.

Remote procedure call (RPC)

D.

Telnet

Question 176

The establishment of a TCP connection involves a negotiation called three-way handshake. What type of message does the client send to the server in order to begin this negotiation?

Options:

A.

ACK

B.

SYN

C.

RST

D.

SYN-ACK

Question 177

As a cybersecurity analyst conducting passive reconnaissance, you aim to gather information without interacting directly with the target system. Which technique is least likely to assist in this process?

Options:

A.

Using a tool like Nmap to scan the organization’s public IP range

B.

Inspecting the WHOIS database for domain registration details

C.

Using search engines and public data sources

D.

Monitoring publicly available social media and professional profiles

Question 178

_________ is a tool that can hide processes from the process list, can hide files, registry entries, and intercept keystrokes.

Options:

A.

Trojan

B.

RootKit

C.

DoS tool

D.

Scanner

E.

Backdoor

Question 179

A future-focused security audit discusses risks where attackers collect encrypted data today, anticipating they will be able to decrypt it later using quantum computers. What is this threat commonly known as?

Options:

A.

Saving data today for future quantum decryption

B.

Breaking RSA using quantum algorithms

C.

Flipping qubit values to corrupt output

D.

Replaying intercepted quantum messages

Question 180

As a Certified Ethical Hacker evaluating a smart city project (traffic lights, public Wi-Fi, and water management), you find anomalous IoT network logs showing high-volume data exchange between a specific traffic light and an external IP address. Further investigation reveals an unexpectedly open port on that traffic light. What should be your subsequent course of action?

Options:

A.

Isolate the affected traffic light from the network and perform a detailed firmware investigation

B.

Conduct an exhaustive penetration test across the entire network to uncover hidden vulnerabilities

C.

Analyze and modify IoT firewall rules to block further interaction with the suspicious external IP

D.

Attempt to orchestrate a reverse connection from the traffic light to the external IP to understand the transferred data

Question 181

Bob, an attacker, has managed to access a target loT device. He employed an online tool to gather information related to the model of the loT device and the certifications granted to it. Which of the following tools did Bob employ to gather the above Information?

Options:

A.

search.com

B.

EarthExplorer

C.

Google image search

D.

FCC ID search

Question 182

Alice, a professional hacker, targeted an organization's cloud services. She infiltrated the targets MSP provider by sending spear-phishing emails and distributed custom-made malware to compromise user accounts and gain remote access to the cloud service. Further, she accessed the target customer profiles with her MSP account, compressed the customer data, and stored them in the MSP. Then, she used this information to launch further attacks on the target organization. Which of the following cloud attacks did Alice perform in the above scenario?

Options:

A.

Cloud hopper attack

B.

Cloud cryptojacking

C.

Cloudborne attack

D.

Man-in-the-cloud (MITC) attack

Question 183

Jake, a professional hacker, installed spyware on a target iPhone to spy on the target user's activities. He can take complete control of the target mobile device by jailbreaking the device remotely and record audio, capture screenshots, and monitor all phone calls and SMS messages. What is the type of spyware that Jake used to infect the target device?

Options:

A.

DroidSheep

B.

Androrat

C.

Zscaler

D.

Trident

Question 184

Working as an Information Security Analyst, you are creating training material on session hijacking. Which scenario best describes a side jacking attack?

Options:

A.

An attacker uses social engineering to trick an employee into revealing their password.

B.

An attacker intercepts network traffic, captures unencrypted session cookies, and uses these to impersonate the user.

C.

An attacker exploits a firewall vulnerability to gain access to internal systems.

D.

An attacker convinces an employee to visit a malicious site that injects a script into their browser.

Question 185

Which technique is most likely used to evade detection by an Intrusion Detection System (IDS)?

Options:

A.

Fragmenting malicious packets into smaller segments

B.

Using self-replicating malware

C.

Sending phishing emails

D.

Flooding the IDS with ping requests

Question 186

You're the security manager for a tech company that uses a database to store sensitive customer data. You have implemented countermeasures against SQL injection attacks. Recently, you noticed some suspicious

activities and suspect an attacker is using SQL injection techniques. The attacker is believed to use different forms of payloads in his SQL queries. In the case of a successful SQL injection attack, which of the following

payloads would have the most significant impact?

Options:

A.

‘OR 'T="1: This payload manipulates the WHERE clause of an SQL statement, allowing the attacker to view unauthorized data

B.

‘OR username LIKE '%: This payload uses the LIKE operator to search for a specific pattern in a column

C.

OR ‘a’='a; DROP TABLE members; --: This payload combines the manipulation of the WHERE clausewith a destructive action, causing data loss

D.

UNION SELECT NULL, NULL, NULL -- : This payload manipulates the UNION SQL operator, enabling the attacker to retrieve data from different database tables

Question 187

Which of the following statements about a zone transfer is correct? (Choose three.)

Options:

A.

A zone transfer is accomplished with the DNS

B.

A zone transfer is accomplished with the nslookup service

C.

A zone transfer passes all zone information that a DNS server maintains

D.

A zone transfer passes all zone information that a nslookup server maintains

E.

A zone transfer can be prevented by blocking all inbound TCP port 53 connections

F.

Zone transfers cannot occur on the Internet

Question 188

A new wireless client is configured to join a 802.11 network. This client uses the same hardware and software as many of the other clients on the network. The client can see the network, but cannot connect. A wireless packet sniffer shows that the Wireless Access Point (WAP) is not responding to the association requests being sent by the wireless client. What is a possible source of this problem?

Options:

A.

The WAP does not recognize the client’s MAC address

B.

The client cannot see the SSID of the wireless network

C.

Client is configured for the wrong channel

D.

The wireless client is not configured to use DHCP

Question 189

A certified ethical hacker is conducting a Whois footprinting activity on a specific domain. The individual is leveraging various tools such as Batch IP Converter and Whols Analyzer Pro to retrieve vital details but is unable to gather complete Whois information from the registrar for a particular set of data. As the hacker, what might be the probable data model being utilized by the domain's registrar for storing and looking up

Who is information?

Options:

A.

Thick Whois model with a malfunctioning server

B.

Thick Whois model working correctly

C.

Thin Whois model with a malfunctioning server

D.

Thin Whois model working correctly

Question 190

Why is using Google Hacking justified during passive footprinting?

Options:

A.

Identifying weaknesses in website source code

B.

Locating phishing sites mimicking the organization

C.

Mapping internal network structures

D.

Discovering hidden organizational data indexed by search engines

Question 191

Sam, a professional hacker. targeted an organization with intention of compromising AWS IAM credentials. He attempted to lure one of the employees of the organization by initiating fake calls while posing as a legitimate employee. Moreover, he sent phishing emails to steal the AWS 1AM credentials and further compromise the employee's account. What is the technique used by Sam to compromise the AWS IAM credentials?

Options:

A.

Social engineering

B.

insider threat

C.

Password reuse

D.

Reverse engineering

Question 192

Mr. Omkar performed tool-based vulnerability assessment and found two vulnerabilities. During analysis, he found that these issues are not true vulnerabilities.

What will you call these issues?

Options:

A.

False positives

B.

True negatives

C.

True positives

D.

False negatives

Question 193

Which type of security feature stops vehicles from crashing through the doors of a building?

Options:

A.

Bollards

B.

Receptionist

C.

Mantrap

D.

Turnstile

Question 194

Leverox Solutions hired Arnold, a security professional, for the threat intelligence process. Arnold collected information about specific threats against the organization. From this information, he retrieved contextual information about security events and incidents that helped him disclose potential risks and gain insight into attacker methodologies. He collected the information from sources such as humans, social media, and chat rooms as well as from events that resulted in cyberattacks. In this process, he also prepared a report that includes identified malicious activities, recommended courses of action, and warnings for emerging attacks. What is the type of threat intelligence collected by Arnold in the above scenario?

Options:

A.

Strategic threat intelligence

B.

Tactical threat intelligence

C.

Operational threat intelligence

D.

Technical threat intelligence

Question 195

During an internal red team engagement, an operator discovers that TCP port 389 is open on a target system identified as a domain controller. To assess the extent of LDAP exposure, the operator runs the command ldapsearch -h -x -s base namingcontexts and receives a response revealing the base distinguished name (DN): DC=internal,DC=corp. This naming context indicates the root of the LDAP directory structure. With this discovery, the operator plans the next step to continue LDAP enumeration and expand visibility into users and objects in the domain. What is the most logical next action?

Options:

A.

Launch a brute-force attack against user passwords via SMB

B.

Conduct an ARP scan on the local subnet

C.

Attempt an RDP login to the domain controller

D.

Use the base DN in a filter to enumerate directory objects

Question 196

Jack, a disgruntled ex-employee of Incalsol Ltd., decided to inject fileless malware into Incalsol's systems. To deliver the malware, he used the current employees' email IDs to send fraudulent emails embedded with malicious links that seem to be legitimate. When a victim employee clicks on the link, they are directed to a fraudulent website that automatically loads Flash and triggers the exploit. What is the technique used byjack to launch the fileless malware on the target systems?

Options:

A.

In-memory exploits

B.

Phishing

C.

Legitimate applications

D.

Script-based injection

Question 197

After installing a backdoor on a web server, what action best ensures it remains undetected?

Options:

A.

Embed it in a frequently updated web file

B.

Increase the backdoor code size

C.

Install it on a non-web file referenced in a URL

D.

Place it in a file type excluded from resource maps

Question 198

While conducting a covert penetration test on a UNIX-based infrastructure, the tester decides to bypass intrusion detection systems by sending specially crafted TCP packets with an unusual set of flags enabled. These packets do not initiate or complete any TCP handshake. During the scan, the tester notices that when certain ports are probed, there is no response from the target, but for others, a TCP RST (reset) packet is received. The tester notes that this behavior consistently aligns with open and closed ports. Based on these observations, which scanning technique is most likely being used?

Options:

A.

ACK flag scan to evaluate firewall behavior

B.

TCP Connect scan to complete the three-way handshake

C.

Xmas scan leveraging RFC 793 quirks

D.

FIN scan using stealthy flag combinations

Question 199

Systems are communicating with unknown external entities, raising concerns about exfiltration or malware. Which strategy most directly identifies and mitigates the risk?

Options:

A.

Aggressive zero-trust shutdown

B.

Deep forensic analysis

C.

Behavioral analytics profiling normal interactions

D.

Employee awareness training

Question 200

An attacker has partial root access to a mobile application. What control best prevents further exploitation?

Options:

A.

Secure coding and automated reviews

B.

Certificate pinning

C.

Regular penetration testing

D.

Mobile Application Management (MAM)

Question 201

A penetration tester is tasked with compromising a company’s wireless network, which uses WPA2-PSK encryption. The tester wants to capture the WPA2 handshake and crack the pre-shared key. What is the most appropriate approach to achieve this?

Options:

A.

Execute a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack on the router's admin panel

B.

Use a de-authentication attack to force a client to reconnect, capturing the WPA2 handshake

C.

Perform a brute-force attack directly on the WPA2 encryption

D.

Conduct a Man-in-the-Middle attack by spoofing the router's MAC address

Question 202

Which of the following describes the characteristics of a Boot Sector Virus?

Options:

A.

Modifies directory table entries so that directory entries point to the virus code instead of the actual program.

B.

Moves the MBR to another location on the RAM and copies itself to the original location of the MBR.

C.

Moves the MBR to another location on the hard disk and copies itself to the original location of the MBR.

D.

Overwrites the original MBR and only executes the new virus code.

Question 203

Kevin, an encryption specialist, implemented a technique that enhances the security of keys used for encryption and authentication. Using this technique, Kevin input an initial key to an algorithm that generated an enhanced key that is resistant to brute-force attacks. What is the technique employed by Kevin to improve the security of encryption keys?

Options:

A.

Key derivation function

B.

Key reinstallation

C.

A Public key infrastructure

D.

Key stretching

Question 204

Sophia is a shopping enthusiast who spends significant time searching for trendy outfits online. Clark, an attacker, noticed her activities several times and sent a fake email containing a deceptive page link to her social media page displaying all-new and trendy outfits. In excitement, Sophia clicked on the malicious link and logged in to that page using her valid credentials. Which of the following tools is employed by Clark to create the spoofed email?

Options:

A.

PyLoris

B.

Slowloris

C.

Evilginx

D.

PLCinject

Question 205

You detect the presence of a kernel-level rootkit embedded deeply within an operating system. Given the critical nature of the infection, which remediation strategy should be followed to effectively remove the rootkit while minimizing long-term risk?

Options:

A.

Use specialized rootkit detection tools followed by tailored removal procedures

B.

Deploy high-interaction honeypots to observe attacker behavior

C.

Perform a complete system format and reinstall the operating system from a trusted source

D.

Immediately power down the system and disconnect it from the network

Question 206

A penetration tester targets a company's executive assistants by referencing upcoming board meetings in an email requesting access to confidential agendas. What is the most effective social engineering technique to obtain the necessary credentials without raising suspicion?

Options:

A.

Create a personalized email referencing specific meetings and request access

B.

Call posing as a trusted IT support to verify credentials

C.

Send a mass phishing email with a fake meeting link

D.

Develop a fake LinkedIn profile to connect and request information

Question 207

Which indicator most strongly confirms a MAC flooding attack?

Options:

A.

Multiple IPs to one MAC

B.

Multiple MACs to one IP

C.

Numerous MAC addresses on a single switch port

D.

Increased ARP requests

Question 208

You are a security officer of a company. You had an alert from IDS that indicates that one PC on your Intranet is connected to a blacklisted IP address (C2 Server) on the Internet. The IP address was blacklisted just before the alert. You are starting an investigation to roughly analyze the severity of the situation. Which of the following is appropriate to analyze?

Options:

A.

IDS log

B.

Event logs on domain controller

C.

Internet Firewall/Proxy log

D.

Event logs on the PC

Question 209

As a Certified Ethical Hacker assessing session management vulnerabilities in a secure web application using MFA, encrypted cookies, and a WAF, which technique would most effectively exploit a session management weakness while bypassing these defenses?

Options:

A.

Utilizing Session Fixation to force a victim to use a known session ID

B.

Executing a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack

C.

Exploiting insecure deserialization vulnerabilities for code execution

D.

Conducting Session Sidejacking using captured session tokens

Question 210

The configuration allows a wired or wireless network interface controller to pass all traffic it receives to the Central Processing Unit (CPU), rather than passing only the frames that the controller is intended to receive. Which of the following is being described?

Options:

A.

Multi-cast mode

B.

Promiscuous mode

C.

WEM

D.

Port forwarding

Question 211

In both pharming and phishing attacks, an attacker can create websites that look similar to legitimate sites with the intent of collecting personal identifiable information from its victims.

What is the difference between pharming and phishing attacks?

Options:

A.

In a pharming attack, a victim is redirected to a fake website by modifying their host configuration file or by exploiting vulnerabilities in DNS. In a phishing attack, an attacker provides the victim with a URL that is either misspelled or looks similar to the actual website’s domain name.

B.

In a phishing attack, a victim is redirected to a fake website by modifying their host configuration file or by exploiting vulnerabilities in DNS. In a pharming attack, an attacker provides the victim with a URL that is either misspelled or looks very similar to the actual website’s domain name.

C.

Both pharming and phishing attacks are purely technical and are not considered forms of social engineering.

D.

Both pharming and phishing attacks are identical.

Question 212

As a cybersecurity analyst for SecureNet, you are performing a security assessment of a new mobile payment application. One of your primary concerns is the secure storage of customer data on the device. The application

stores sensitive information such as credit card details and personal identification numbers (PINs) on the device. Which of the following measures would best ensure the security of this data?

Options:

A.

Implement biometric authentication for app access.

B.

Encrypt all sensitive data stored on the device.

C.

Enable GPS tracking for all devices using the app.

D.

Regularly update the app to the latest version.

Question 213

While testing a web application in development, you notice that the web server does not properly ignore the “dot dot slash” (../) character string and instead returns the file listing of a folder structure of the server.

What kind of attack is possible in this scenario?

Options:

A.

Cross-site scripting

B.

Denial of service

C.

SQL injection

D.

Directory traversal

Question 214

You have retrieved the raw hash values from a Windows 2000 Domain Controller. Using social engineering, you come to know that they are enforcing strong passwords. Passwords must be at least 8 characters and use 3 of the 4 categories (lowercase, uppercase, numbers, special characters). With your knowledge of likely user habits, what would be the fastest type of password cracking attack to run against these hash values?

Options:

A.

Online Attack

B.

Dictionary Attack

C.

Brute Force Attack

D.

Hybrid Attack

Question 215

In a large organization, a network security analyst discovered a series of packet captures that seem unusual.

The network operates on a switched Ethernet environment. The security team suspects that an attacker might

be using a sniffer tool. Which technique could the attacker be using to successfully carry out this attack,

considering the switched nature of the network?

Options:

A.

The attacker might be compromising physical security to plug into the network directly

B.

The attacker might be implementing MAC flooding to overwhelm the switch's memory

C.

The attacker is probably using a Trojan horse with in-built sniffing capability

D.

The attacker might be using passive sniffing, as it provides significant stealth advantages

Question 216

Which of the following tactics uses malicious code to redirect users' web traffic?

Options:

A.

Spimming

B.

Pharming

C.

Phishing

D.

Spear-phishing

Question 217

What is the purpose of a demilitarized zone on a network?

Options:

A.

To scan all traffic coming through the DMZ to the internal network

B.

To only provide direct access to the nodes within the DMZ and protect the network behind it

C.

To provide a place to put the honeypot

D.

To contain the network devices you wish to protect

Question 218

Which of the following tools can be used for passive OS fingerprinting?

Options:

A.

nmap

B.

tcpdump

C.

tracert

D.

ping

Question 219

Which Nmap switch helps evade IDS or firewalls?

Options:

A.

-n/-R

B.

-0N/-0X/-0G

C.

-T

D.

-D

Question 220

A malware analyst finds JavaScript and /OpenAction keywords in a suspicious PDF using pdfid. What should be the next step to assess the potential impact?

Options:

A.

Upload the file to VirusTotal

B.

Extract and analyze stream objects using PDFStreamDumper

C.

Compute file hashes for signature matching

Question 221

Eve is spending her day scanning the library computers. She notices that Alice is using a computer whose port 445 is active and listening. Eve uses the ENUM tool to enumerate Alice’s machine. From the command prompt, she types the following command:

What is Eve trying to do?

Options:

A.

Eve is trying to connect as a user with Administrator privileges

B.

Eve is trying to enumerate all users with Administrative privileges

C.

Eve is trying to carry out a password crack for user Administrator

D.

Eve is trying to escalate privilege of the null user to that of Administrator

Question 222

Infected systems receive external instructions over HTTP and DNS, with fileless payloads modifying system components. What is the most effective action to detect and disrupt this malware?

Options:

A.

Update antivirus signatures regularly

B.

Allow only encrypted traffic via proxies

C.

Block common malware ports

D.

Use behavioral analytics to monitor abnormal outbound behavior

Question 223

What kind of detection techniques is being used in antivirus software that identifies malware by collecting data from multiple protected systems and instead of analyzing files locally it’s made on the provider’s environment?

Options:

A.

Behavioral based

B.

Heuristics based

C.

Honeypot based

D.

Cloud based

Question 224

A cybersecurity analyst in an organization is using the Common Vulnerability Scoring System to assess and prioritize identified vulnerabilities in their IT infrastructure. They encountered a vulnerability with a base metric score of 7, a temporal metric score of 8, and an environmental metric score of 5. Which statement best describes this scenario?

Options:

A.

The vulnerability has a medium severity with a high likelihood of exploitability over time and a considerable impact in their specific environment

B.

The vulnerability has a medium severity with a diminishing likelihood of exploitability over time, but a significant impact in their specific environment

C.

The vulnerability has an overall high severity with a diminishing likelihood of exploitability over time, but it is less impactful in their specific environment

D.

The vulnerability has an overall high severity, the likelihood of exploitability is increasing over time, and it has a medium impact in their specific environment

Question 225

An attacker performs DNS cache snooping using dig +norecurse. The DNS server returns NOERROR but no answer. What does this indicate?

Options:

A.

The domain has expired

B.

The record was cached and returned

C.

The DNS server failed

D.

No recent client from that network accessed the domain

Question 226

What tool can crack Windows SMB passwords simply by listening to network traffic?

Options:

A.

This is not possible

B.

Netbus

C.

NTFSDOS

D.

L0phtcrack

Question 227

A security analyst is tasked with gathering detailed information about an organization's network infrastructure without making any direct contact that could be logged or trigger alarms. Which method should the analyst use to obtain this information covertly?

Options:

A.

Examine leaked documents or data dumps related to the organization

B.

Use network mapping tools to scan the organization's IP range

C.

Initiate social engineering attacks to elicit information from employees

D.

Perform a DNS brute-force attack to discover subdomains

Question 228

Although FTP traffic is not encrypted by default, which layer 3 protocol would allow for end-to-end encryption of the connection?

Options:

A.

SFTP

B.

Ipsec

C.

SSL

D.

FTPS

Question 229

During a targeted phishing campaign, a malicious HTML attachment reconstructs malware locally using obfuscated JavaScript without making external network calls, bypassing firewalls and IDS inspection. Which evasion technique is being employed?

Options:

A.

HTML smuggling

B.

Port forwarding

C.

Cross-site scripting

D.

HTTP header spoofing

Question 230

A penetration tester must enumerate user accounts and network resources in a highly secured Windows environment where SMB null sessions are blocked. Which technique should be used to gather this information discreetly?

Options:

A.

Utilize NetBIOS over TCP/IP to list shared resources anonymously

B.

Exploit a misconfigured LDAP service to perform anonymous searches

C.

Leverage Active Directory Web Services for unauthorized queries

D.

Conduct a zone transfer by querying the organization’s DNS servers

Question 231

You work for Acme Corporation as Sales Manager. The company has tight network security restrictions. You are trying to steal data from the company's Sales database (Sales.xls) and transfer them to your home computer. Your company filters and monitors traffic that leaves from the internal network to the Internet. How will you achieve this without raising suspicion?

Options:

A.

Encrypt the Sales.xls using PGP and e-mail it to your personal gmail account

B.

Package the Sales.xls using Trojan wrappers and telnet them back to your home computer

C.

You can conceal the Sales.xls database in another file like photo.jpg or other files and send it out in an innocent-looking email or file transfer using Steganography techniques

D.

Change the extension of Sales.xls to sales.txt and upload them as attachment to your Hotmail account

Question 232

A zero-day vulnerability is actively exploited in a critical web server, but no vendor patch is available. What should be the FIRST step to manage this risk?

Options:

A.

Shut down the server

B.

Apply a virtual patch using a WAF

C.

Perform regular backups and prepare IR plans

D.

Monitor for suspicious activity

Question 233

When you are testing a web application, it is very useful to employ a proxy tool to save every request and response. You can manually test every request and analyze the response to find vulnerabilities. You can test parameters and headers manually to get more precise results than if using web vulnerability scanners.

What proxy tool will help you find web vulnerabilities?

Options:

A.

Maskgen

B.

Dimitry

C.

Burpsuite

D.

Proxychains

Question 234

As an Ethical Hacker, you have been asked to test an application’s vulnerability to SQL injection. During testing, you discover an entry field that appears susceptible. However, the backend database is unknown, and regular SQL injection techniques have failed to produce useful information. Which advanced SQL injection technique should you apply next?

Options:

A.

Content-Based Blind SQL Injection

B.

Time-Based Blind SQL Injection

C.

Union-Based SQL Injection

D.

Error-Based SQL Injection

Question 235

The following is an entry captured by a network IDS. You are assigned the task of analyzing this entry.

You notice the value 0x90, which is the most common NOOP instruction for the Intel processor.

You also notice "/bin/sh" in the ASCII part of the output.

As an analyst, what would you conclude about the attack?

Question # 235

Options:

A.

The buffer overflow attack has been neutralized by the IDS

B.

The attacker is creating a directory on the compromised machine

C.

The attacker is attempting a buffer overflow attack and has succeeded

D.

The attacker is attempting an exploit that launches a command-line shell

Question 236

While using your bank’s online servicing you notice the following string in the URL bar:

"http://www.MyPersonalBank.com/account?id=368940911028389 &Damount=10980&Camount=21"

You observe that if you modify the Damount & Camount values and submit the request, that data on the web page reflects the changes.

Which type of vulnerability is present on this site?

Options:

A.

Cookie Tampering

B.

SQL Injection

C.

Web Parameter Tampering

D.

XSS Reflection

Question 237

If a tester is attempting to ping a target that exists but receives no response or a response that states the destination is unreachable, ICMP may be disabled and the network may be using TCP. Which other option could the tester use to get a response from a host using TCP?

Options:

A.

Traceroute

B.

Hping

C.

TCP ping

D.

Broadcast ping

Question 238

Your company, SecureTech Inc., is planning to transmit some sensitive data over an unsecured communication channel. As a cyber security expert, you decide to use symmetric key encryption to protect the data. However,

you must also ensure the secure exchange of the symmetric key. Which of the following protocols would you recommend to the team to achieve this?

Options:

A.

Implementing SSL certificates on your company's web servers.

B.

Applying the Diffie-Hellman protocol to exchange the symmetric key.

C.

Switching all data transmission to the HTTPS protocol.

D.

Utilizing SSH for secure remote logins to the servers.

Question 239

An ethical hacker is hired to evaluate the defenses of an organization's database system which is known to employ a signature-based IDS. The hacker knows that some SQL Injection evasion techniques may allow him

to bypass the system's signatures. During the operation, he successfully retrieved a list of usernames from the database without triggering an alarm by employing an advanced evasion technique. Which of the following

could he have used?

Options:

A.

Utilizing the char encoding function to convert hexadecimal and decimal values into characters that pass-through SQL engine parsing

B.

Using the URL encoding method to replace characters with their ASCII codes in hexadecimal form

C.

Implementing sophisticated matches such as “OR ‘john' = john" in place of classical matches like "OR 1-1"

D.

Manipulating white spaces in SQL queries to bypass signature detection

Question 240

A payload causes a significant delay in response without visible output when testing an Oracle-backed application. What SQL injection technique is being used?

Options:

A.

Time-based SQL injection using WAITFOR DELAY

B.

Heavy query-based SQL injection

C.

Union-based SQL injection

D.

Out-of-band SQL injection

Question 241

What is the main difference between ethical hacking and malicious hacking?

Options:

A.

Ethical hacking is illegal, while malicious hacking is legal

B.

Ethical hackers use different tools than malicious hackers

C.

Ethical hacking is performed with permission, while malicious hacking is unauthorized

D.

Ethical hackers always work alone, while malicious hackers work in teams

Question 242

Attacker Lauren has gained the credentials of an organization's internal server system, and she was often logging in during irregular times to monitor the network activities. The organization was skeptical about the login times and appointed security professional Robert to determine the issue. Robert analyzed the compromised device to find incident details such as the type of attack, its severity, target, impact, method of propagation, and vulnerabilities exploited. What is the incident handling and response (IH&R) phase, in which Robert has determined these issues?

Options:

A.

Preparation

B.

Eradication

C.

Incident recording and assignment

D.

Incident triage

Question 243

The network users are complaining because their system are slowing down. Further, every time they attempt to go a website, they receive a series of pop-ups with advertisements. What types of malware have the system been infected with?

Options:

A.

Virus

B.

Spyware

C.

Trojan

D.

Adware

Question 244

A large media-streaming company receives complaints that its web application is timing out or failing to load. Security analysts observe the web server is overwhelmed with a large number of open HTTP connections, transmitting data extremely slowly. These connections remain open indefinitely, exhausting server resources without consuming excessive bandwidth. The team suspects an application-layer DoS attack. Which attack is most likely responsible?

Options:

A.

A UDP flooding attack targeting random ports.

B.

An ICMP Echo Request flooding attack.

C.

A Slowloris attack that keeps numerous HTTP connections open to exhaust server resources.

D.

A fragmented packet attack with overlapping offset values.

Question 245

Scenario1:

1.Victim opens the attacker's web site.

2.Attacker sets up a web site which contains interesting and attractive content like 'Do you want to make

$1000 in a day?'.

3.Victim clicks to the interesting and attractive content URL.

4.Attacker creates a transparent 'iframe' in front of the URL which victim attempts to click, so victim thinks that he/she clicks to the 'Do you want to make $1000 in a day?' URL but actually he/she clicks to the content or URL that exists in the transparent 'iframe' which is setup by the attacker.

What is the name of the attack which is mentioned in the scenario?

Options:

A.

Session Fixation

B.

HTML Injection

C.

HTTP Parameter Pollution

D.

Clickjacking Attack

Question 246

Your network infrastructure is under a SYN flood attack. The attacker has crafted an automated botnet to

simultaneously send 's' SYN packets per second to the server. You have put measures in place to manage ‘f

SYN packets per second, and the system is designed to deal with this number without any performance issues.

If 's' exceeds ‘f', the network infrastructure begins to show signs of overload. The system's response time

increases exponentially (24k), where 'k' represents each additional SYN packet above the ff limit. Now, considering 's=500' and different 'f values, in which scenario is the server most likely to experience overload and significantly increased response times?

Options:

A.

f=510: The server can handle 510 SYN packets per second, which is greater than what the attacker is sending. The system stays stable, and the response time remains unaffected

B.

f=495: The server can handle 495 SYN packets per second. The response time drastically rises (245 = 32 times the normal), indicating a probable system overload

C.

f=S05: The server can handle 505 SYN packets per second. In this case, the response time increases but not as drastically (245 = 32 times the normal), and the systern might still function, albeit slowly

D.

f=420: The server can handle 490 SYN packets per second. With 's' exceeding ‘f by 10, the response time shoots up (2410 = 1024 times the usual response time), indicating a system overload

Question 247

Gavin owns a white-hat firm and is performing a website security audit. He begins with a scan looking for misconfigurations and outdated software versions. Which tool is he most likely using?

Options:

A.

Nikto

B.

Nmap

C.

Metasploit

D.

Armitage

Question 248

A penetration tester runs a vulnerability scan and identifies an outdated version of a web application running on the company’s server. The scan flags this as a medium-risk vulnerability. What is the best next step for the tester?

Options:

A.

Ignore the vulnerability since it is only flagged as medium-risk

B.

Brute-force the admin login page to gain unauthorized access

C.

Perform a denial-of-service (DoS) attack to crash the web application

D.

Research the vulnerability to check for any available patches or known exploits

Question 249

A senior executive receives a personalized email titled “Annual Performance Review 2024.” The email includes a malicious PDF that installs a backdoor when opened. The message appears to originate from the CEO and uses official company branding. Which phishing technique does this scenario best illustrate?

Options:

A.

Email clone attack with altered attachments

B.

Broad phishing sent to all employees

C.

Pharming using DNS poisoning

D.

Whaling attack targeting high-ranking personnel

Question 250

Which Metasploit Framework tool can help penetration tester for evading Anti-virus Systems?

Options:

A.

msfpayload

B.

msfcli

C.

msfd

D.

msfencode

Question 251

Allen, a professional pen tester, was hired by xpertTech solutWns to perform an attack simul-ation on the organization's network resources. To perform the attack, he took advantage of the NetBIOS API and targeted the NetBIOS service. B/enumerating NetBIOS, he found that port 139 was open and could see the resources that could be accessed or viewed on a remote system. He came across many NetBIOS codes during enumeration.

identify the NetBIOS code used for obtaining the messenger service running for the logged-in user?

Options:

A.

<1B>

B.

<00>

C.

<03>

D.

<20>

Question 252

Bob, a network administrator at BigUniversity, realized that some students are connecting their notebooks in the wired network to have Internet access. In the university campus, there are many Ethernet ports available for professors and authorized visitors but not for students.

He identified this when the IDS alerted for malware activities in the network. What should Bob do to avoid this problem?

Options:

A.

Disable unused ports in the switches

B.

Separate students in a different VLAN

C.

Use the 802.1x protocol

D.

Ask students to use the wireless network

Question 253

Matthew, a black hat, has managed to open a meterpreter session to one of the kiosk machines in Evil Corp’s lobby. He checks his current SID, which is:

S-1-5-21-1223352397-1872883824-861252104-501

What needs to happen before Matthew has full administrator access?

Options:

A.

He must perform privilege escalation.

B.

He needs to disable antivirus protection.

C.

He needs to gain physical access.

D.

He already has admin privileges, as shown by the “501” at the end of the SID.

Question 254

Password cracking programs reverse the hashing process to recover passwords. (True/False.)

Options:

A.

True

B.

False

Question 255

A serverless application was compromised through an insecure third-party API used by a function. What is the most effective countermeasure?

Options:

A.

Deploy a cloud-native security platform

B.

Enforce function-level least privilege permissions

C.

Use a CASB for third-party services

D.

Regularly update serverless functions

Question 256

Which among the following is the best example of the hacking concept called "clearing tracks"?

Options:

A.

After a system is breached, a hacker creates a backdoor to allow re-entry into a system.

B.

During a cyberattack, a hacker injects a rootkit into a server.

C.

An attacker gains access to a server through an exploitable vulnerability.

D.

During a cyberattack, a hacker corrupts the event logs on all machines.

Question 257

Which of the following is not a Bluetooth attack?

Options:

A.

Bluedriving

B.

Bluesmacking

C.

Bluejacking

D.

Bluesnarfing

Question 258

Which of the following web vulnerabilities would an attacker be attempting to exploit if they delivered the following input?

Options:

A.

XXE

B.

SQLi

C.

IDOR

D.

XSS

Question 259

A company’s online service is under a multi-vector DoS attack using SYN floods and HTTP GET floods. Firewalls and IDS cannot stop the outage. What advanced defense should the company implement?

Options:

A.

Configure the firewall to block all incoming SYN packets from external IPs

B.

Use DDoS mitigation services that offer multi-layer protection

C.

Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with anomaly detection

D.

Increase server bandwidth and apply basic rate limiting

Question 260

A vulnerability has a score of 9.8. What does this rating help explain?

Options:

A.

It quantifies impact and exploitability to prioritize remediation

B.

It measures authentication errors

C.

It generates exploit payloads

D.

It classifies attacks qualitatively

Question 261

What do Trinoo, TFN2k, WinTrinoo, T-Sight, and Stacheldraht have in common?

Options:

A.

All are hacking tools developed by the Legion of Doom

B.

All are tools that can be used not only by hackers, but also security personnel

C.

All are DDOS tools

D.

All are tools that are only effective against Windows

E.

All are tools that are only effective against Linux

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