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Which of the following security risks provides unauthorized access to an application?
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Answer: A
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Which of the following security risks provides unauthorized access to an application?
Answer: A
A storage administrator is investigating an issue with a failed hard drive. A technician replaced the drive in the storage array; however, there is still an issue with the logical volume. Which of the following best describes the NEXT step that should be completed to restore the volume?
Answer: D
A server administrator is installing a new server with multiple NICs on it. The Chief Information Officer has asked the administrator to ensure the new server will have the least amount of network downtime but a good amount of network speed. Which of the following best describes what the administrator should implement on the new server?
Answer: C
The management team has mandated the use of data-at-rest encryption for all data. Which of the following forms of encryption best achieves this goal?
Answer: A
A new application server has been configured in the cloud to provide access to all clients within the network. On-site users are able to access all resources, but remote users are reporting issues connecting to the new application. The server administrator verifies that all users are configured with the appropriate group memberships. Which of the following is most likely causing the issue?
Answer: C
A server technician is installing application updates on a Linux server. When the technician tries to install a MySQL update, the GUI displays the following error message: AVC denial. Which of the following should the technician do for the MySQL update to install?
Answer: B
The error message "AVC denial" indicates that SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) is blocking the operation. SELinux enforces mandatory access controls on Linux systems, and AVC (Access Vector Cache) denial messages indicate that SELinux has denied access to a particular operation. To allow the MySQL update to install while SELinux is enabled, the technician should choose option B. Issue the setenforce 0 command. This command temporarily sets SELinux to permissive mode, which logs denials but does not enforce them. This allows the technician to install the MySQL update without SELinux blocking the operation. However, it's important to note that setting SELinux to permissive mode should be done cautiously, and SELinux should be set back to enforcing mode (setenforce 1) after completing the update to maintain security posture.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — [Removed]
A large number of connections to port 80 is discovered while reviewing the log files on a server. The server is not functioning as a web server. Which of the following represent the BEST immediate actions to prevent unauthorized server access? (Choose two.)
Answer: CD
You want to identify all open ports and disable the unneeded ones. Only way to do that is with a port scan. Running an audit is not an immediate preventative measure
Source: Adapted from community discussion — Ariel235788
An administrator is troubleshooting a failed NIC in an application server. The server uses DHCP to get all IP configurations, and the server must use a specific IP address. The administrator replaces the NIC, but then the server begins to receive a different and incorrect IP address. Which of the following will enable the server to get the proper IP address?
Answer: A
A. Modifying the MAC used on the DHCP reservation When a server is configured to obtain its IP address dynamically via DHCP but requires a specific IP address, DHCP reservations are typically used. A DHCP reservation binds a specific IP address to the MAC address of the server's network interface card (NIC), ensuring that the server consistently receives the same IP address from the DHCP server.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — surfuganda
IDS alerts indicate abnormal traffic patterns are coming from a specific server in a data center that hosts sensitive data. Upon further investigation, the server administrator notices this server has been infected with a virus due to an exploit of a known vulnerability from its database software. Which of the following should the administrator perform after removing the virus to mitigate this issue from reoccurring and to maintain high availability? (Choose three.)
Answer: ACF
Which of the following types of asset management documentation is commonly used as a reference when processing the replacement of a faulty server component?
Answer: A
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