CompTIA Security+ Practice Test 3

Build your exam readiness with this third Security+ practice test. These realistic multiple-choice questions reflect the style and difficulty of the real exam, giving you valuable hands-on practice. Use this test to pinpoint weak areas and boost your confidence as you move closer to certification.

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CompTIA Security+ Practice Test 3

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1. Question

Which two hardening techniques secure a host system by monitoring incoming and outgoing traffic, providing real-time protection against known and unknown threats, and monitoring the host system’s behavior? (Choose two.)

2. Question

An organization wants to secure all the devices connected to its network, including printers, scanners, laptops, and smartphones. Which security implementation possesses anti-virus, anti-malware, and other security solutions to protect devices connected to the network?

3. Question

What are the responsibilities of an IaaS cloud service provider according to the responsibility matrix?

4. Question

A program analyst wants to configure applications in a micro-segmentation environment where the users or applications cannot talk to other applications without a defined set of policies. Which configuration model is suitable in this situation?

5. Question

How can logical segmentation divide the internal network into different VLANs for multiple departments?

6. Question

There are three container images: A, B, and C. Container image B is forked from container image A. Python version 3 is added to container image B. Container image C is built on container image B. Which entities should be added to container image C so that it can have security and a web server?

7. Question

In a SCADA architecture, which microcomputers communicate with an array of objects such as turbines, machines, gauges, sensors, and end devices and then route the information from those objects to the SCADA computers?

8. Question

Which software component rapidly switches between tasks, giving the impression that multiple programs are being executed simultaneously on a single processing core?

9. Question

An organization wants to implement load balancing for the web server. They want the web servers to work simultaneously sharing the load. Both the systems will run the same configuration. Which infrastructure consideration should be implemented for this scenario?

10. Question

Which type of proxy secures a network by keeping the machine anonymous through NAT?

11. Question

The 802.1X authentication procedure has four steps. In which step does the authentication server send a reply to the authenticator by specifying the EAP method?

12. Question

Which packet filtering type in a firewall keeps track of the state of the network connections by examining the header in each packet?

13. Question

You are configuring a failsafe Remote Access Service (RAS) server that uses a dial-up connection to control the network equipment in case the fiber optic connections fail. Which RAS authentication should be used to secure the RAS server?

14. Question

Which attributes are exchanged in the IKEv1 phase 1 negotiation while configuring the IPsec protocol to establish site-to-site or remote access VPN tunnels?

15. Question

How does Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) support an organization’s dynamic security needs by integrating network and security services into a single unified platform, providing seamless access to resources irrespective of where users are located?

16. Question

Which failure mode configuration should be used when a database server has confidential information, and you want to stop the database server from servicing requests altogether in case of server failure?

17. Question

Which compliance regulations in the United States govern and control the integrity and confidentiality of financial data? (Choose two.)

18. Question

Unauthorized access to which type of classified data can cause grave damage to an organization?

19. Question

Which of the following restricted data types has an extra layer of security because an unauthorized disclosure could result in severe legal consequences, amounting to a significant financial loss and a tarnished reputation?

20. Question

You have a large amount of data stored on external drives. To mitigate the risk of data theft, you want to secure it with strong encryption algorithms. In which state does this data exist?

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