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1. Maisie. a new employee at an organization, was given an access badge with access to only the first and third floors of the organizational premises. Maisie Hied scanning her access badge against the badge reader at the second-floor entrance but was unsuccessful. Identify the short-range wireless communication technology used by the organization in this scenario.

2. Juan, a safety officer at an organization, installed a physical lock at the entrance of each floor. All employees in the organization were allotted a smart card embedded in their ID cards, which had to be swiped to unlock doors and Access any floor.

Which of the following types of physical locks did Juan install In this scenario?

3. Perform vulnerability assessment of an Android device located at IP address 172.30.20.110. Identify the severity score for the device. You can use the OpenVAS vulnerability scanner, available with Parrot Security, with credentials admln/password for this challenge. (Practical Question)

4. As the director of cybersecurity for a prominent financial Institution, you oversee the security protocols for a vast array of digital operations. The institution recently transitioned to a new core banking platform that integrates an artificial intelligence (Al)-based fraud detection system. This system monitors real-time transactions, leveraging pattern recognition and behavioral analytics. A week post-transition, you are alerted to abnormal behavior patterns in the Al system. On closer examination, the system is mistakenly flagging genuine transactions as fraudulent, causing a surge in false positives. This not only disrupts the customers' banking experience but also strains the manual review team. Preliminary investigations suggest subtle data poisoning attacks aiming to compromise the Al's training data, skewing its decision-making ability. To safeguard the Al-based fraud detection system and maintain the integrity of your financial data, which of the following steps should be your primary focus?

5. RAT has been setup in one of the machines connected to the network to steal the important Sensitive corporate docs located on Desktop of the server, further investigation revealed the IP address of the server 20.20.10.26. Initiate a remote connection using thief client and determine the number of files present in the folder.

Hint: Thief folder is located at: Z:CCT-ToolsCCT Module 01 Information Security Threats and VulnerabilitiesRemote Access Trojans (RAT)Thief of Attacker Machine-1.

6. Alex, a certified security professional, works for both aggressor and defender teams. His team's main responsibility involves enhancing protection and boosting the security standards of the organization. Identify Alex's team in this scenario.

7. You are investigating a data leakage incident where an insider is suspected of using image steganography to send sensitive information to a competitor. You have also recovered a VeraCrypt volume file S3cr3t from the suspect. The VeraCrypt volume file is available In the Pictures folder of the Attacker Machined. Your task Is to mount the VeraCrypt volume, find an image file, and recover the secret code concealed in the file. Enter the code as the answer. Hint: If required, use sniffer@123 as the password to mount the VeraCrypt volume file. (Practical Question)

8. The IH&R team in an organization was handling a recent malware attack on one of the hosts connected to the organization's network. Edwin, a member of the IH&R team, was involved in reinstating lost data from the backup media. Before performing this step, Edwin ensured that the backup does not have any traces of malware.

Identify the IH&R step performed by Edwin in the above scenario.

9. Cairo, an incident responder. was handling an incident observed in an organizational network. After performing all IH&R steps, Cairo initiated post-incident activities. He determined all types of losses caused by the incident by identifying And evaluating all affected devices, networks, applications, and software. Identify the post-incident activity performed by Cairo in this scenario.

10. You are the lead cybersecurity specialist at a cutting-edge tech organization that specializes In developing artificial intelligence (Al)products for clients across various sectors. Given the sensitivity and proprietary nature of your products, ensuring top-notch security is of paramount importance. Late one evening, you receive an alert from your threat Intelligence platform about potential vulnerabilities In one of the third-party components your Al products heavily rely upon. This component is known to have integration points with several key systems within your organization. Any successful exploitation of this vulnerability could grant attackers unparalleled access to proprietary algorithms and client-specific modifications, which could be catastrophic in the wrong hands.

While you are analyzing the threat’s details, a member of your team identifies several unusual patterns of data access, suggesting that the vulnerability might already have been exploited. The potential breach's initial footprint suggests a highly sophisticated actor, possibly even a nation-state entity. Given the gravity of the situation and the potential consequences of a full-blown breach, what should be your immediate course of action to address the incident and ensure minimal risk exposure?

11. An international bank recently discovered a security breach in its transaction processing system. The breach involved a sophisticated malware that not only bypassed the standard antivirus software but also remained undetected by the intrusion detection systems for months. The malware was programmed to intermittently alter transaction values and transfer small amounts to a foreign account, making detection challenging due to the subtlety of its actions. After a thorough investigation, cybersecurity experts identified the nature of this malware.

Which of the following best describes the type of malware used in this breach?

12. Ashton is working as a security specialist in SoftEight Tech. He was instructed by the management to strengthen the Internet access policy. For this purpose, he implemented a type of Internet access policy that forbids everything and imposes strict restrictions on all company computers, whether it is system or network usage.

Identify the type of Internet access policy implemented by Ashton in the above scenario.

13. FinTech Corp, a financial services software provider, handles millions of transactions daily. To address recent breaches In other organizations. It Is reevaluating Its data security controls. It specifically needs a control that will not only provide real-time protection against threats but also assist in achieving compliance with global financial regulations. The company's primary goal is to safeguard sensitive transactional data without impeding system performance.

Which of the following controls would be the most suitable for FinTech Corp's objectives?

14. A software company has implemented a wireless technology to track the employees' attendance by recording their in and out timings. Each employee in the company will have an entry card that is embedded with a tag. Whenever an employee enters the office premises, he/she is required to swipe the card at the entrance. The wireless technology uses radio-frequency electromagnetic waves to transfer data for automatic identification and for tracking tags attached to objects.

Which of the following technologies has the software company implemented in the above scenario?

15. TechSolutions, a leading IT consultancy, has been contracted to overhaul the wireless network infrastructure for the city's public libraries. With thousands of users accessing the network daily, there is a critical need for robust encryption that can deter potential threats. TechSolutions must also consider the diverse range of devices used by library»goers and ensure backward compatibility.

Which encryption mechanism would best suit this scenario?

16. A renowned research institute with a high-security wireless network recently encountered an advanced cyber attack. The attack was not detected by traditional security measures and resulted in significant data exfiltration. The wireless network was equipped with WPA3 encryption, MAC address filtering, and had disabled SSID broadcasting. Intriguingly. the attack occurred without any noticeable disruption or changes in network performance. After an exhaustive forensic analysis, the cybersecurity team pinpointed the attack method.

Which of the following wireless network-specific attacks was most likely used?

17. An employee was fired from his security analyst job due to misconduct. While leaving, he installed a Trojan server on his workstation at 172.30.20.75. As an ethical hacker, you are asked to identify and connect to the Trojan server and explore available files. Enter the name of the VBScript file located in the Pictures folder of the workstation. Hint: You can use one of the Ttojan client applications available at "Z:CCT-ToolsCCT Module 01 Information Security Threats and VulnerabilitiesRemote Access Ttojans (RAT)" of Attacker Machine-1. (Practical Question)

18. You are the Lead Cybersecurity Specialist at GlobalTech, a multinational tech conglomerate renowned for its avant-garde technological solutions in the aerospace and defense sector. The organization's reputation stands on the innovative technologies it pioneers, many of which are nation’s top secrets.

Late on a Sunday night, you are alerted about suspicious activities on a server holding the schematics and project details for a groundbreaking missile defense system. The indicators suggest a complex, multi-stage cyberattack that managed to bypass traditional security measures. Preliminary investigations reveal that the cybercrlmlnals might have used an Insider's credentials, further complicating the breach. Given the extremely sensitive nature of the data involved, a leak could have severe national security implications and irreparably tarnish the company's reputation.

Considering the potential gravity and intricacies of this security incident, what immediate action should you undertake to handle this situation effectively, safeguard crucial data, and minimize potential fallout?

19. An organization hired a network operations center (NOC) team to protect its IT infrastructure from external attacks. The organization utilized a type of threat intelligence to protect its resources from evolving threats. The threat intelligence helped the NOC team understand how attackers are expected to perform an attack on the organization, identify the information leakage, and determine the attack goals as well as attack vectors.

Identify the type of threat intelligence consumed by the organization in the above scenario.

20. Finley, a security professional at an organization, was tasked with monitoring the organizational network behavior through the SIEM dashboard. While monitoring, Finley noticed suspicious activities in the network; thus, he captured and analyzed a single network packet to determine whether the signature included malicious patterns. Identify the attack signature analysis technique employed by Finley in this scenario.

21. Jane Is a newly appointed Chief Financial Officer at BigTech Corp. Within a week, she receives an email from a sender posing as the company’s CEO. instructing her to make an urgent wire transfer. Suspicious. Jane decides to verify the request's authenticity. She receives another email from the same sender, now attaching a seemingly scanned Image of the CEO's handwritten note. Simultaneously, she gets a call from an 'IT support' representative, instructing her to click on the attached image to download a 'security patch'. Concerned. Jane must determine which social engineering tactics she encountered.

22. Sam, a software engineer, visited an organization to give a demonstration on a software tool that helps in business development. The administrator at the organization created a least privileged account on a system and allocated that system to Sam for the demonstration. Using this account, Sam can only access the files that are required for the demonstration and cannot open any other file in the system.

Which of the following types of accounts the organization has given to Sam in the above scenario?

23. Gideon, a forensic officer, was examining a victim's Linux system suspected to be involved in online criminal activities. Gideon navigated to a directory containing a log file that recorded information related to user login/logout. This information helped Gideon to determine the current login state of cyber criminals in the victim system, identify the Linux log file accessed by Gideon in this scenario.

24. You are Harris working for a web development company. You have been assigned to perform a task for vulnerability assessment on the given IP address 20.20.10.26. Select the vulnerability that may affect the website according to the severity factor. Hint: Greenbone web credentials: admin/password

25. A web application, www.moviescope.com. hosted on your tarqet web server is vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. Exploit the web application and extract the user credentials from the moviescope database. Identify the UID (user ID) of a user, John, in the database. Note: Vou have an account on the web application, and your credentials are samAest. (Practical Question)

26. A government agency's confidential Information is leaked to the public, causing significant embarrassment and damage to its reputation. The leaked data includes sensitive documents related to military operations and diplomatic communications. Considering the scenario, which threat actor group is typically employed by governments to penetrate and gather top-secret information from other government or military organizations?

27. An MNC hired Brandon, a network defender, to establish secured VPN communication between the company's remote offices. For this purpose, Brandon employed a VPN topology where all the remote offices communicate with the corporate office but communication between the remote offices is denied.

Identify the VPN topology employed by Brandon in the above scenario.

28. Richard, a professional hacker, was hired by a marketer to gather sensitive data and information about the offline activities of users from location data. Richard employed a technique to determine the proximity of a user's mobile device to an exact location using CPS features. Using this technique. Richard placed a virtual barrier positioned at a static location to interact with mobile users crossing the barrier, identify the technique employed by Richard in this scenario.

29. Shawn, a forensic officer, was appointed to investigate a crime scene that had occurred at a coffee shop. As a part of investigation, Shawn collected the mobile device from the victim, which may contain potential evidence to identify the culprits.

Which of the following points must Shawn follow while preserving the digital evidence? (Choose three.)

30. Omar, an encryption specialist in an organization, was tasked with protecting low-complexity applications such as RFID tags, sensor-based applications, and other IbT-based applications. For this purpose, he employed an algorithm for all lower-powered devices that used less power and resources without compromising device security.

identify the algorithm employed by Omar in this scenario.

31. At CyberGuard Corp, an industry-leading cybersecurity consulting firm, you are the Principal Incident Responder known for your expertise in dealing with high-profile cyber breaches. Your team primarily serves global corporations, diplomatic entities, and agencies with sensitive national importance.

One day. you receive an encrypted, anonymous email Indicating a potential breach at WorldBank Inc., a renowned international banking consortium, and one of your prime clients. The email contains hashed files, vaguely hinting at financial transactions of high-net-worth individuals. Initial assessments indicate this might be an advanced persistent threat (APT),likely a state-sponsored actor, given the nature and precision of the data extracted.

While preliminary indications point towards a potential zero-day exploit, your team must dive deep into forensics to ascertain the breach's origin, assess the magnitude, and promptly respond. Given the highly sophisticated nature of this attack and potential geopolitical ramifications, what advanced methodology should you prioritize to dissect this cyber intrusion meticulously?

32. Malachi, a security professional, implemented a firewall in his organization to trace incoming and outgoing traffic. He deployed a firewall that works at the session layer of the OSI model and monitors the TCP handshake between hosts to determine whether a requested session is legitimate. Identify the firewall technology implemented by Malachi in the above scenario.

33. Nicolas, a computer science student, decided to create a guest OS on his laptop for different lab operations. He adopted a virtualization approach in which the guest OS will not be aware that it is running in a virtualized environment. The virtual machine manager (VMM) will directly interact with the computer hardware, translate commands to binary instructions, and forward them to the host OS.

Which of the following virtualization approaches has Nicolas adopted in the above scenario?

34. A web application, www.moviescope.com, was found to be prone to SQL injection attacks. You are tasked to exploit the web application and fetch the user data. Identify the contact number (Contact) of a user, Steve, in the moviescope database. Note: You already have an account on the web application, and your credentials are sam/test. (Practical Question)

35. SecuraCorp, a leading financial institution, is worried about zero-day vulnerabilities. With a sprawling network infrastructure and multiple transaction points, it needs a system that does not solely rely on signatures but can effectively identify suspicious patterns based on the behavior in the network.

Which type of IDS/IPS should SecuraCorp primarily deploy for its needs?

36. You are working as a Security Consultant for a top firm named Beta Inc.

Being a Security Consultant, you are called in to assess your company's situation after a ransomware attack that encrypts critical data on Beta Inc. servers.

What is the MOST critical action you have to take immediately after identifying the attack?

37. NetSafe Corp, recently conducted an overhaul of its entire network. This refresh means that the old baseline traffic signatures no longer apply. The security team needs to establish a new baseline that comprehensively captures both normal and suspicious activities. The goal is to ensure real-time detection and mitigation of threats without generating excessive false positives.

Which approach should NetSafe Corp, adopt to effectively set up this baseline?

38. An attacker with malicious intent used SYN flooding technique to disrupt the network and gain advantage over the network to bypass the Firewall. You are working with a security architect to design security standards and plan for your organization. The network traffic was captured by the SOC team and was provided to you to perform a detailed analysis. Study the Synflood.pcapng file and determine the source IP address. Note: Synflood.pcapng file is present in the Documents folder of Attacker-1 machine.

39. You've been called in as a computer forensics investigator to handle a case involving a missing company laptop from the accounting department, which contained sensitive financial data. The company suspects a potential data breach and wants to recover any evidence from the missing device.

What is your MOST important initial action regarding the digital evidence?

40. Identify a machine in the network with 5SH service enabled. Initiate an SSH Connection to the machine, find the file, ttag.txt. in the machine, and enter the tile's content as the answer. The credentials tor SSH login are sam/adm(admin@123. {Practical Question)

41. Zayn, a network specialist at an organization, used Wireshark to perform network analysis. He selected a Wireshark menu that provided a summary of captured packets, IO graphs, and flow graphs. Identify the Wireshark menu selected by Zayn in this scenario.

42. You recently purchased a smart thermostat for your home. It allows you to control the temperature remotely through a mobile app. Considering the security of your new smart thermostat, which of the following actions would be the LEAST effective

In protecting It from unauthorized access?

43. An loT device placed in a hospital for safety measures has sent an alert to the server. The network traffic has been captured and stored in the Documents folder of the "Attacker Machine-1". Analyze the loTdeviceTraffic.pcapng file and identify the command the loT device sent over the network. (Practical Question)

44. A software company develops new software products by following the best practices for secure application development. Dawson, a software analyst, is responsible for checking the performance of applications in the client's network to determine any issue faced by end users while accessing the application.

Which of the following tiers of the secure application development lifecycle involves checking the

application

performance?

45. Mark, a security analyst, was tasked with performing threat hunting to detect imminent threats in an organization's network. He generated a hypothesis based on the observations in the initial step and started the threat-hunting process using existing data collected from DNS and proxy logs. Identify the type of threat-hunting method employed by Mark in the above scenario.

46. NovusCorp, a leading healthcare provider, had meticulously designed its BC and DR plans, ensuring every potential risk was covered. Recently, its primary data center experienced a catastrophic flood. It swiftly activated its DR plan, transferring operations to its secondary data center. But within 24 hours, the provider faced an unforeseen challenge: the secondary data center began to receive a huge, unprecedented amount of data requests, causing system overloads and disruptions. This situation was not a part of the provider's initial risk assessment.

In the face of this predicament, what should NovusCorp's immediate course of action be to ensure business continuity?

47. Riley sent a secret message to Louis. Before sending the message, Riley digitally signed the message using his private key. Louis received the message, verified the digital signature using the corresponding key to ensure that the message was not tampered during transit.

Which of the following keys did Louis use to verify the digital signature in the above scenario?

48. Rhett, a security professional at an organization, was instructed to deploy an IDS solution on their corporate network to defend against evolving threats. For this purpose, Rhett selected an IDS solution that first creates models for possible intrusions and then compares these models with incoming events to make detection decisions.

Identify the detection method employed by the IDS solution in the above scenario.