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CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) CAS-004 Questions 131–135 (page: 28)

Updated On: 10-Feb-2026

A security administrator configured the account policies per security implementation guidelines. However, the accounts still appear to be susceptible to brute-force attacks. The following settings meet the existing compliance guidelines:
-Must have a minimum of 15 characters
-Must use one number
-Must use one capital letter
-Must not be one of the last 12 passwords used
Which of the following policies should be added to provide additional security?

  1. Shared accounts
  2. Password complexity
  3. Account lockout
  4. Password history
  5. Time-based logins

Answer(s): C


Reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/account-lockout-threshold



A cybersecurity analyst discovered a private key that could have been exposed.
Which of the following is the BEST way for the analyst to determine if the key has been compromised?

  1. HSTS
  2. CRL
  3. CSRs
  4. OCSP

Answer(s): D


Reference:

https://www.ssl.com/faqs/compromised-private-keys/



Which of the following technologies allows CSPs to add encryption across multiple data storages?

  1. Symmetric encryption
  2. Homomorphic encryption
  3. Data dispersion
  4. Bit splitting

Answer(s): D


Reference:

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/nist800111.pdf



A vulnerability scanner detected an obsolete version of an open-source file-sharing application on one of a company's Linux servers. While the software version is no longer supported by the OSS community, the company's Linux vendor backported fixes, applied them for all current vulnerabilities, and agrees to support the software in the future.
Based on this agreement, this finding is BEST categorized as a:

  1. true positive.
  2. true negative.
  3. false positive.
  4. false negative.

Answer(s): C



A company's Chief Information Security Officer is concerned that the company's proposed move to the cloud could lead to a lack of visibility into network traffic flow logs within the VPC.
Which of the following compensating controls would be BEST to implement in this situation?

  1. EDR
  2. SIEM
  3. HIDS
  4. UEBA

Answer(s): B


Reference:

https://runpanther.io/cyber-explained/cloud-based-siem-explained/



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