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Security+ Practice Quiz: SY0-601 Quiz 23

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1. Sometimes, an attacker's goal is to prevent access to a system rather than to gain access. This form of attack is often called a denial-of-service attack and causes which impact?
2. DNS tunneling is a common method that allows an attacker to accomplish which of the following attacks?
3. Which of the of the following should be considered a common characteristic of security baselines?

4. By definition, which of the following is the process of reducing security exposure and tightening security controls?

5. Which of the following Microsoft account types uses a single sign-on system that lets you access Windows, Office 365, Xbox Live, and more?
6. You have a group named Research on your Linux system that needs a new password because a member of the group has left the company. Which of the following commands should you use?
7. You are concerned about attacks directed at your network firewall. You want to be able to identify and be notified of any attacks. In addition, you want the system to take immediate action to stop or prevent the attack, if possible.

Which tool should you use?
8. In your role as a security analyst, you ran a vulnerability scan, and several vulnerabilities were reported. Upon further inspection, none of the vulnerabilities actually existed.

Which type of result is this?
9. When recovering from a disaster, which services should you stabilize first?
10. When should a hardware device be replaced in order to minimize downtime?
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