Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a service commonly hosted in a demilitarized zone (DMZ)?

Options :

A : A database server storing sensitive customer information.

B : A web server hosting the company’s public website.

C : A backup server used for storing disaster recovery data.

D : An internal file-sharing server accessible only to employees.

Answer: B

Question 2

Which of the following is the most effective way to enhance security when configuring VLANs?

Options :

A : Use a single VLAN for all devices to simplify management and prevent misconfigurations.

B : Allow unrestricted trunking to ensure all VLANs can communicate with one another without additional configurations.

C : Disable unused switch ports and assign them to a dedicated, unused VLAN.

D : Configure inter-VLAN routing on the same switch without using access control lists (ACLs).

Answer: C

Question 3

A company deploys a hybrid cloud architecture where part of their infrastructure is on-premises and part resides in a public cloud. Which of the following traffic patterns represents an east-west flow in this hybrid environment?

Options :

A : A customer accesses the company-s e-commerce website hosted in the public cloud.

B : A developer pushes application updates from their local machine to a cloud-based Git repository.

C : An on-premises Active Directory server synchronizes user credentials with a cloud-based identity provider.

D : A web application in the public cloud communicates with a backend database server hosted on the same cloud provider.

Answer: D

Question 4

When deploying threat detection systems in a corporate network, which of the following capabilities are most commonly associated with identifying and mitigating threats? (Choose two)

Options :

A : Packet forwarding

B : Behavioral anomaly detection

C : Network Address Translation (NAT)

D : Static IP allocation

E : Signature-based detection

Answer: B,E

Question 5

A cybersecurity analyst is investigating a suspected breach. The analysis reveals that attackers exploited a misconfigured cloud storage bucket to upload malicious scripts, which subsequently allowed them to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data. Which of the following best describes the exploitation method used in this scenario?

Options :

A : Phishing email containing a malicious link

B : Delivering a zero-day exploit to bypass endpoint defenses

C : Exploitation of a misconfigured cloud storage bucket

D : Establishing a Command and Control channel through malware

Answer: C

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