Take Assessment - CCNAS Chapter 1 - CCNA Security: Implementing Network Security

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1Which two statements are characteristics of a virus? (Choose two.)
*A virus typically requires end-user activation.
A virus has an enabling vulnerability, a propagation mechanism, and a payload.
A virus replicates itself by independently exploiting vulnerabilities in networks.
A virus provides the attacker with sensitive data, such as passwords.
*A virus can be dormant and then activate at a specific time or date.

2What are the three major components of a worm attack? (Choose three.)
*enabling vulnerability
infecting vulnerability
*payload
penetration mechanism
probing mechanism
*propagation mechanism

3Which type of security threat can be described as software that attaches to another program to
execute a specific unwanted function?
*virus
worm
proxy Trojan horse
Denial of Service Trojan horse

4Which phase of worm mitigation requires compartmentalization and segmentation of the

network to slow down or stop the worm and prevent currently infected hosts from targeting and
infecting other systems?
*containment phase
inoculation phase
quarantine phase
treatment phase

5Which two network security solutions can be used to mitigate DoS attacks? (Choose two.)
virus scanning
data encryption
*anti-spoofing technologies
*intrusion protection systems
applying user authentication

6What is a characteristic of a Trojan Horse?

*A Trojan Horse can be carried in a virus or worm.
A proxy Trojan Horse opens port 21 on the target system.
An FTP Trojan Horse stops anti-virus programs or firewalls from functioning.
A Trojan Horse can be hard to detect because it closes when the application that
launched it closes.

7Which two statements describe access attacks? (Choose two.)

Port redirection attacks use a network adapter card in promiscuous mode to capture all
network packets that are sent across a LAN.
*Password attacks can be implemented using brute-force attack methods, Trojan Horses,
or packet sniffers.
*Buffer overflow attacks write data beyond the allocated buffer memory to overwrite
valid data or exploit systems to execute malicious code.
Port scanning attacks scan a range of TCP or UDP port numbers on a host to detect
listening services.
Trust exploitation attacks can use a laptop acting as a rogue access point to capture and
copy all network traffic in a public location on a wireless hotspot.

8What is a ping sweep?

 *A ping sweep is a network scanning technique that indicates the live hosts in a range of
IP addresses.
A ping sweep is a software application that enables the capture of all network packets
sent across a LAN.
A ping sweep is a scanning technique that examines a range of TCP or UDP port numbers
on a host to detect listening services.
A ping sweep is a query and response protocol that identifies information about a
domain, including the addresses assigned to that domain.

9What are three goals of a port scan attack? (Choose three.)

disable used ports and services
*determine potential vulnerabilities
*identify active services
identify peripheral configurations
*identify operating systems
discover system passwords

10Which access attack method involves a software program attempting to discover a system
password by using an electronic dictionary?
buffer overflow attack
port redirection attack
Denial of Service attack
*brute-force attack
IP spoofing attack
packet sniffer attack

11What are three types of access attacks? (Choose three.)

*buffer overflow
ping sweep
*port redirection
*trust exploitation
port scan
Internet information query

12What are the basic phases of attack that can be used by a virus or worm in sequential order?
paralyze, probe, penetrate, persist, and propagate
*probe, penetrate, persist, propagate, and paralyze
penetrate, persist, propagate, paralyze, and probe
persist, propagate, paralyze, probe, and penetrate

13Users report to the helpdesk that icons usually seen on the menu bar are randomly appearing
on their computer screens. What could be a reason that computers are displaying these random
graphics?
An access attack has occurred.
*A virus has infected the computers.
A DoS attack has been launched against the network.
The computers are subject to a reconnaissance attack.

14A disgruntled employee is using Wireshark to discover administrative Telnet usernames and
passwords. What type of network attack does this describe?
Denial of Service
port redirection
*reconnaissance
trust exploitation

15How is a Smurf attack conducted?

by sending a large number of packets, overflowing the allocated buffer memory of the
target device
 by sending an echo request in an IP packet larger than the maximum packet size of
65,535 bytes
*by sending a large number of ICMP requests to directed broadcast addresses from a
spoofed source address on the same network
by sending a large number of TCP SYN packets to a target device from a spoofed source
address

16Which phase of worm mitigation involves terminating the worm process, removing modified
files or system settings that the worm introduced, and patching the vulnerability that the worm
used to exploit the system?
containment
inoculation
quarantine
*treatment

17What occurs during a spoofing attack?

*One device falsifies data to gain access to privileged information.
Large amounts of network traffic are sent to a target device to make resources
unavailable to intended users.
Improperly formatted packets are forwarded to a target device to cause the target
system to crash.
A program writes data beyond the allocated memory to enable the execution of malicious
code.

18Which two are characteristics of DoS attacks? (Choose two.)

They always precede access attacks.
*They attempt to compromise the availability of a network, host, or application.
They are difficult to conduct and are initiated only by very skilled attackers.
They are commonly launched with a tool called L0phtCrack.
*Examples include smurf attacks and ping of death attacks.

19Which characteristic best describes the network security Compliance domain as specified by
the ISO/IEC?
the integration of security into applications
an inventory and classification scheme for information assets
the restriction of access rights to networks, systems, applications, functions, and data
*the process of ensuring conformance with security information policies, standards, and
regulations

20What occurs during the persist phase of a worm attack?

identification of vulnerable targets
*modification of system files and registry settings to ensure that the attack code is
running
transfer of exploit code through an attack vector
extension of the attack to vulnerable neighboring targets

21A network administrator detects unknown sessions involving port 21 on the network. What
could be causing this security breach?
*An FTP Trojan Horse is executing.
A reconnaissance attack is occurring.
A denial of service attack is occurring.
Cisco Security Agent is testing the network.

22Which statement describes phone freaking?

A hacker uses password-cracking programs to gain access to a computer via a dialup
account.
A hacker gains unauthorized access to networks via wireless access points.
*A hacker mimics a tone using a whistle to make free long-distance calls on an analog
telephone network.
 A hacker uses a program that automatically scans telephone numbers within a local area,
dialing each one in search of computers, bulletin board systems, and fax machines.