Free CompTIA SY0-701 Exam Questions

Which of the following best describes a use case for a DNS sinkhole?

  1. Attackers can see a DNS sinkhole as a highly valuable resource to identify a company's domain structure.
  2. A DNS sinkhole can be used to draw employees away from known-good websites to malicious ones owned by the attacker.
  3. A DNS sinkhole can be used to capture traffic to known-malicious domains used by attackers.
  4. A DNS sinkhole can be set up to attract potential attackers away from a company's network resources.

Answer(s): C



An incident analyst finds several image files on a hard disk. The image files may contain geolocation coordinates. Which of the following best describes the type of information the analyst is trying to extract from the image files?

  1. Log data
  2. Metadata
  3. Encrypted data
  4. Sensitive data

Answer(s): B



Which of the following most likely describes why a security engineer would configure all outbound emails to use S/MIME digital signatures?

  1. To meet compliance standards
  2. To increase delivery rates
  3. To block phishing attacks
  4. To ensure non-repudiation

Answer(s): D



During a recent company safety stand-down, the cyber-awareness team gave a presentation on the importance of cyber hygiene. One topic the team covered was best practices for printing centers. Which of the following describes an attack method that relates to printing centers?

  1. Whaling
  2. Credential harvesting
  3. Prepending
  4. Dumpster diving

Answer(s): D



Which of the following considerations is the most important regarding cryptography used in an IoT device?

  1. Resource constraints
  2. Available bandwidth
  3. The use of block ciphers
  4. The compatibility of the TLS version

Answer(s): A



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