RC0-C02 Online Practice Questions and Answers

A security administrator is performing VDI traffic data collection on a virtual server which migrates from one host to another. While reviewing the data collected by the protocol analyzer, the security administrator notices that sensitive data is present in the packet capture. Which of the following should the security administrator recommend to ensure the confidentiality of sensitive information during live VM migration, while minimizing latency issues?

A. A separate physical interface placed on a private VLAN should be configured for live host operations.

B. Database record encryption should be used when storing sensitive information on virtual servers.

C. Full disk encryption should be enabled across the enterprise to ensure the confidentiality of sensitive data.

D. Sensitive data should be stored on a backend SAN which uses an isolated fiber channel network.

The organization has an IT driver on cloud computing to improve delivery times for IT solution provisioning. Separate to this initiative, a business case has been approved for replacing the existing banking platform for credit card processing with a newer offering. It is the security practitioner's responsibility to evaluate whether the new credit card processing platform can be hosted within a cloud environment. Which of the following BEST balances the security risk and IT drivers for cloud computing?

A. A third-party cloud computing platform makes sense for new IT solutions. This should be endorsed going forward so as to align with the IT strategy. However, the security practitioner will need to ensure that the third-party cloud provider does regular penetration tests to ensure that all data is secure.

B. Using a third-party cloud computing environment should be endorsed going forward. This aligns with the organization's strategic direction. It also helps to shift any risk and regulatory compliance concerns away from the company's internal IT department. The next step will be to evaluate each of the cloud computing vendors, so that a vendor can then be selected for hosting the new credit card processing platform.

C. There may be regulatory restrictions with credit cards being processed out of country or processed by shared hosting providers. A private cloud within the company should be considered. An options paper should be created which outlines the risks, advantages, disadvantages of relevant choices and it should recommended a way forward.

D. Cloud computing should rarely be considered an option for any processes that need to be significantly secured. The security practitioner needs to convince the stakeholders that the new platform can only be delivered internally on physical infrastructure.

An organization uses IP address block 203.0.113.0/24 on its internal network. At the border router, the network administrator sets up rules to deny packets with a source address in this subnet from entering the network, and to deny packets with a destination address in this subnet from leaving the network. Which of the following is the administrator attempting to prevent?

A. BGP route hijacking attacks

B. Bogon IP network traffic

C. IP spoofing attacks

D. Man-in-the-middle attacks

E. Amplified DDoS attacks

A company runs large computing jobs only during the overnight hours. To minimize the amount of capital investment in equipment, the company relies on the elastic computing services of a major cloud computing vendor. Because the virtual resources are created and destroyed on the fly across a large pool of shared resources, the company never knows which specific hardware platforms will be used from night to night. Which of the following presents the MOST risk to confidentiality in this scenario?

A. Loss of physical control of the servers

B. Distribution of the job to multiple data centers

C. Network transmission of cryptographic keys

D. Data scraped from the hardware platforms

The sales division within a large organization purchased touch screen tablet computers for all 250 sales representatives in an effort to showcase the use of technology to its customers and increase productivity. This includes the development of a new product tracking application that works with the new platform. The security manager attempted to stop the deployment because the equipment and application are non-standard and unsupported within the organization. However, upper management decided to continue the deployment. Which of the following provides the BEST method for evaluating the potential threats?

A. Conduct a vulnerability assessment to determine the security posture of the new devices and the application.

B. Benchmark other organizations that already encountered this type of situation and apply all relevant learnings and industry best practices.

C. Work with the business to understand and classify the risk associated with the full lifecycle of the hardware and software deployment.

D. Develop a standard image for the new devices and migrate to a web application to eliminate locally resident data.

The senior security administrator wants to redesign the company DMZ to minimize the risks associated with both external and internal threats. The DMZ design must support security in depth, change management and configuration processes, and support incident reconstruction. Which of the following designs BEST supports the given requirements?

A. A dual firewall DMZ with remote logging where each firewall is managed by a separate administrator.

B. A single firewall DMZ where each firewall interface is managed by a separate administrator and logging to the cloud.

C. A SaaS based firewall which logs to the company's local storage via SSL, and is managed by the change control team.

D. A virtualized firewall, where each virtual instance is managed by a separate administrator and logging to the same hardware.

The risk manager at a small bank wants to use quantitative analysis to determine the ALE of running a business system at a location which is subject to fires during the year. A risk analyst reports to the risk manager that the asset value of the business system is $120,000 and, based on industry data, the exposure factor to fires is only 20% due to the fire suppression system installed at the site. Fires occur in the area on average every four years. Which of the following is the ALE?

A. $6,000

B. $24,000

C. $30,000

D. $96,000

A human resources manager at a software development company has been tasked with recruiting personnel for a new cyber defense division in the company. This division will require personnel to have high technology skills and industry certifications. Which of the following is the BEST method for this manager to gain insight into this industry to execute the task?

A. Interview candidates, attend training, and hire a staffing company that specializes in technology jobs

B. Interview employees and managers to discover the industry hot topics and trends

C. Attend meetings with staff, internal training, and become certified in software management

D. Attend conferences, webinars, and training to remain current with the industry and job requirements

A mature organization with legacy information systems has incorporated numerous new processes and dependencies to manage security as its networks and infrastructure are modernized. The Chief Information Office has become increasingly frustrated with frequent releases, stating that the organization needs everything to work completely, and the vendor should already have those desires built into the software product. The vendor has been in constant communication with personnel and groups within the organization to understand its business process and capture new software requirements from users. Which of the following methods of software development is this organization's configuration management process using?

A. Agile

B. SDL

C. Waterfall

D. Joint application development

An organization has several production critical SCADA supervisory systems that cannot follow the normal 30-day patching policy. Which of the following BEST maximizes the protection of these systems from malicious software?

A. Configure a firewall with deep packet inspection that restricts traffic to the systems

B. Configure a separate zone for the systems and restrict access to known ports

C. Configure the systems to ensure only necessary applications are able to run

D. Configure the host firewall to ensure only the necessary applications have listening ports