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This beginner-level practice test is inspired by the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) exam and is designed to help you reinforce key cybersecurity concepts on a daily basis.
These questions are not official exam questions, but they reflect topics and scenarios relevant to the Security+ certification. Use them to test your knowledge, identify areas for improvement, and build daily cybersecurity habits.
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#1. A security administrator at a financial institution needs to ensure sensitive customer data is not exposed in transit. Which protocol should they implement to secure the web-based data transmission?
#2. An attacker sends a fake ARP reply to a victim’s system to associate the attacker’s MAC address with the IP address of the default gateway. What kind of attack is this?
#3. A company implements a policy requiring users to change passwords every 60 days. This is an example of which control type?
#4. Which of the following BEST describes the primary purpose of salting in password hashing?
#5. A security team is choosing between full, differential, and incremental backup strategies. What is a key benefit of incremental backups?
#6. Which of the following technologies provides context-aware access policies based on user behavior and device status?
#7. Which of the following tools is used to detect unauthorized changes to system files?
#8. An organization configures SSO using SAML. What component initiates the authentication process in this setup?
#9. A network administrator notices that default credentials on several IoT devices have not been changed. This situation represents which kind of vulnerability?
#10. The _____ algorithm is commonly used in digital certificates and provides asymmetric encryption capabilities.
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