Preview Questions Cybersecurity Specialist (Defense) | Role Specific Skill

Question 1: How should a vulnerability assessment in a defense environment prioritize the remediation of identified risks?

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By focusing solely on vulnerabilities with a low CVSS score to ensure quick fixes

By only addressing vulnerabilities found in external-facing systems

By assessing the risk based on its potential impact to national security, operational integrity, and system confidentiality

By addressing vulnerabilities in random order without considering their potential impact

Question 2: In the context of network security, what is the role of network segmentation in a defense environment?

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To create a single flat network where all systems have the same level of access

To limit lateral movement of attackers within the network and isolate sensitive systems from general access

To increase network traffic by eliminating firewalls and segmentation

To simplify network management by having one large interconnected network

Question 3: When assessing vulnerabilities in critical defense applications, how do you test for inadequate authentication mechanisms?

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By limiting authentication tests to passwords only

By attempting brute-force, dictionary, and credential-stuffing attacks on login interfaces and session management

By analyzing network traffic for weak SSL/TLS configurations

By scanning only the public-facing ports and ignoring authentication-related services

Question 4: Why is "Traffic Encryption" critical for protecting sensitive communications in aerospace and defense networks?

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Traffic encryption only applies to email communication, not other types of traffic

Traffic encryption slows down network speeds and is unnecessary

Traffic encryption ensures that data transmitted over the network is unreadable to unauthorized parties, securing communications

Traffic encryption is unnecessary if the network is already secured by firewalls

Question 5: How do you detect and exploit Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in a defense network?

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By attempting to insert malicious code into databases

By sending out spoofed requests to exploit authentication weaknesses

By exploiting weak encryption protocols to intercept traffic

By injecting malicious scripts into web pages to execute on the client side and steal session data

Question 6: Why is the use of a secure sockets layer (SSL) certificate critical for secure communication in aerospace networks?

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It improves the overall performance of the network

It speeds up the network connection between devices

It encrypts communication between client and server, preventing interception and tampering

It ensures that data packets are properly routed across the network