Module 8 Quiz Flashcards
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer has its origins in which of the following command line scanners?
HFNetChk
The MSBA tool can quickly identify missing patches and misconfigurations. True or False
True
Early Windows OSs used which of the following programs loaded into memory to interact with a network resource or device?
NetBIOS
Which of the following is an open-source implementation of CIFS?
Samba
What programming languages are vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks?
C and C++
To determine whether a system could be vulnerable to an RPC-related issue, which of the following tools can be used?
MBSA
SMB is used to share files and usually runs on top of NetBIOS, NetBEUI, or which of the following?
TCP/IP
What is the current file system that Windows utilizes that has strong security features?
NTFS
Which of the following Window’s utilities includes a suite of tools to help administrators deploy and manage servers and even allows for administrators to control mobile devices running Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile OS?
SCCM
Which standardized remote file system protocol replaced SMB in Windows 2000 Server and later?
Common Internet File System
Which of the following is a Window’s client/server technology designed to manage patching and updating systems software from the network?
WSUS
What is the most serious shortcoming of Microsoft’s original File Allocation Table (FAT) file system?
no ACL support
NetBios is not available in Windows Vista, Server 2008, and later versions of Windows. However, NetBios should be understood by a security professional because it is used for which of the following?
backward compatibility
Which of the following is a common Linux rootkit?
Linux Rootkit 5
Which of the following is an interprocess communication mechanism that allows a program running on one host to run code on a remote host?
RPC
Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2012 have most services and features enabled by default. (True or False)
False
Which of the following is an SELinux OS security mechanism that enforces access rules based on privileges for interactions between processes, files, and users?
Mandatory Access Control
What specific type of Windows Servers are used to authenticate user accounts and contain most of the information that attackers want to access?
domain controllers
What critical component of any OS, that can be can be vulnerable to attacks, is used to store and manage information?
file system
Rootkits containing Trojan binary programs that are ready to install are more dangerous than typical Trojan programs. True or False
True
Ubuntu and Debian Linux use what command to update and manage their RPM packages?
apt-get
For a Windows computer to be able to access a *nix resource, which of the following must be enabled on both systems?
CIFS
Which of the following protocols does NetBios use to access a network resource?
NetBEUI
Red Hat and Fedora Linux use what command to update and manage their RPM packages?
yum
