A SOHO company has hired a technician to come in and configure and secure the computers. The technician has decided to configure a local security policy for the machines. Which setting would the technician use to ensure that the user did not make their password the same as their own user account name?

  • meet complexity requirements

A customer uses Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge as browsers on the computer. The customer asks the technician how to configure the computer to detect and filter phishing websites, to analyze websites for suspicious items, and to check downloads against a list of known malicious files and sites. Which web security feature should the technician demonstrate?

  • SmartScreen Filter
Which security technique or device wipes the data from a hard drive by being placed near the drive platter for at least 2 minutes?
  • degaussing wand
A technician is preparing to encrypt a corporate drive by using Microsoft BitLocker. Which BIOS option will the technician need to enable?
  • TPM
A college student logs onto a college computer for the first time. Which security policy category should be presented to the student?
  • acceptable use policies

A group of users on the same network are all complaining about their computers running slowly. After investigating, the technician determines that these computers are part of a zombie network. Which type of malware is used to control these computers?

  • botnet

A user notices that files created and saved locally last week are missing and asks the technician to investigate. The technician suspects there has been a security breach. Which type of malware could be responsible?

  • Trojan

A retail store wants to secure laptops that are on display. The store manager also wants a record of which employees enter the backroom where inventory is kept. Which security option would work best for this situation?

  • cable locks and a token-based lock on the backroom
How can users working on a shared computer keep their personal browsing history hidden from other workers that may use this computer?
  • Operate the web browser in private browser mode.

A user calls the help desk reporting that a laptop is not performing as expected. Upon checking the laptop, a technician notices that some system files have been renamed and file permissions have changed. What could cause these problems?

  • The laptop is infected by a virus.
Which type of firewall serves as a relay between users and servers on the Internet, inspects all traffic, and allows or denies traffic based on a set of rules?
  • proxy firewall
When would a PC repair person want to deploy the idle timeout feature?
  • when users are leaving their desk but remaining logged on

A system administrator has been asked to protect the sensitive data on the Windows 7 computers of all management employees. Which Windows feature can be used to selectively encrypt individual files within the user accounts of each manager?

  • EFS
After confirming the removal of a virus from a computer, how should the technician ensure and verify the full functionality of the system?
  • Check for the latest OS patches and updates.

The IT department is reporting that a company web server is receiving an abnormally high number of web page requests from different locations simultaneously. Which type of security attack is occurring?

  • DDoS

A user receives a phone call from a person who claims to represent IT services and then asks that user for confirmation of username and password for auditing purposes. Which security threat does this phone call represent?

    A high technology company has an issue with unauthorized people gaining access into the company by following an authorized employee through the secure entrance. Which two measures could help with this security breach? (Choose two.)

    • mantrap
    • security guard that checks IDs