CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 Chapters 9 - 12

A user complains that every time they open their Internet browser, it no longer goes to their preferred home page, and advertisements pop up in dialog boxes that they have to close. What is the likely cause?

• Spyware
• Trojan
• Virus
• Worm

A user logs into their computer and is presented with a screen showing a Department of Justice logo indicating the computer has been locked due to the user violating federal law. The screen gives several details of the violation and indicates that the user must pay a fine of $500 within 72 hours, or a warrant will be issued for their arrest. The user cannot unlock the system. What type of malware has likely infected the computer?

• Keylogger
• Ransomware
• Rootkit
• Trojan
• Worm

What kind of malware can spread through a network without any human interaction?

• PUP
• Trojan horse
• Virus
• Worm

You’ve traced some anomalous network activity to malware that’s infected a whole department’s computers. They’re processing a distributed task using spare CPU cycles, communicating with a remote server, and sending emails to random targets. What kind of malware is it?

• Botnet
• PUP
• Spyware
• Trojan

You’ve found a computer infected by stealth malware. The program installed itself as part of the computer’s boot process to gain access to the entire operating system and hide from anti-malware software. What kind of malware is it?

• Armored virus
• Backdoor
• Rootkit
• Spyware

Which Windows encryption tool can protect the entire system volume?

• BitLocker
• Encrypting File System
• Both
• Neither

Your organization has a degausser in the basement. What media can it securely destroy??

• Backup tapes
• CDs and DVDs
• Hard drives
• Paper documents
• SSDs

What cryptographic tool is commonly built into a motherboard?

• FDE
• DLP
• HSM
• TPM

What might protect users from copying sensitive files to external media?

• FDE
• DLP
• HSM
• TPM

Your organization has a critical database full of customer PII, and a new employee was just authorized to use it. How would you best describe the role of the system administrator who configures user permissions in the database software?

• Data custodian
• Data owner
• Data steward
• Privacy officer