GSEC GIAC Exam Questions and Free Practice Test

Question 19

Which of the following applications cannot proactively detect anomalies related to a computer?

A. Firewall installed on the computer

B. NIDS

C. HIDS

D. Anti-virus scanner

Correct Answer:B

Question 20

Why are false positives such a problem with IPS technology?

A. File integrity is not guarantee

B. Malicious code can get into the networ

C. Legitimate services are not delivere

D. Rules are often misinterprete

Correct Answer:D

Question 21

Which of the following files contains the shadowed password entries in Linux?

A. /etc/passwd

B. /etc/shadow

C. /etc/profile

D. /etc/shdpwd

Correct Answer:B

Question 22

You are responsible for a Microsoft based network. Your servers are all clustered. Which of the following are the likely reasons for the clustering?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

A. Reduce power consumption

B. Ease of maintenance

C. Load balancing

D. Failover

Correct Answer:CD

Question 23

Which of the following protocols are used to provide secure communication between a client and a server over the Internet?
Each correct answer represents a part of the solution. Choose two.

A. SSL

B. HTTP

C. TLS

D. SNMP

Correct Answer:AC

Question 24

When Net Stumbler is initially launched, it sends wireless frames to which of the following addresses?

A. Broadcast address

B. Default gateway address

C. Subnet address

D. Network address

Correct Answer:A

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