CompTIA CAS-002 - CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) Exam

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Which of the following activities is commonly deemed OUT OF SCOPE when undertaking a penetration test?

  • A. Test password complexity of all login fields and input validation of form fields
  • B. Reverse engineering any thick client software that has been provided for the test
  • C. Undertaking network-based denial of service attacks in production environment
  • D. Attempting to perform blind SQL injection and reflected cross-site scripting attacks
  • E. Running a vulnerability scanning tool to assess network and host weaknesses


Answer : C

An insurance company is looking to purchase a smaller company in another country. Which of the following tasks would the security administrator perform as part of the security due diligence?

  • A. Review switch and router configurations
  • B. Review the security policies and standards
  • C. Perform a network penetration test
  • D. Review the firewall rule set and IPS logs


Answer : B

After a security incident, an administrator would like to implement policies that would help reduce fraud and the potential for collusion between employees. Which of the following would help meet these goals by having co-workers occasionally audit another worker's position?

  • A. Least privilege
  • B. Job rotation
  • C. Mandatory vacation
  • D. Separation of duties


Answer : B

A large hospital has implemented BYOD to allow doctors and specialists the ability to access patient medical records on their tablets. The doctors and specialists access patient records over the hospitals guest WiFi network which is isolated from the internal network with appropriate security controls. The patient records management system can be accessed from the guest network and requires two factor authentication. Using a remote desktop type interface, the doctors and specialists can interact with the hospitals system.
Cut and paste and printing functions are disabled to prevent the copying of data to BYOD devices. Which of the following are of MOST concern? (Select TWO).

  • A. Privacy could be compromised as patient records can be viewed in uncontrolled areas.
  • B. Device encryption has not been enabled and will result in a greater likelihood of data loss.
  • C. The guest WiFi may be exploited allowing non-authorized individuals access to confidential patient data.
  • D. Malware may be on BYOD devices which can extract data via key logging and screen scrapes.
  • E. Remote wiping of devices should be enabled to ensure any lost device is rendered inoperable.


Answer : A,D

The risk manager is reviewing a report which identifies a requirement to keep a business critical legacy system operational for the next two years. The legacy system is out of support because the vendor and security patches are no longer released. Additionally, this is a proprietary embedded system and little is documented and known about it. Which of the following should the Information Technology department implement to reduce the security risk from a compromise of this system?

  • A. Virtualize the system and migrate it to a cloud provider.
  • B. Segment the device on its own secure network.
  • C. Install an antivirus and HIDS on the system.
  • D. Hire developers to reduce vulnerabilities in the code.


Answer : B

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