Welcome to today’s practice test!
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 mid-sized healthcare company is reviewing the effectiveness of physical security measures around the data center. Which of the following would be classified as a deterrent control?
#2. Which of the following cryptographic tools provides secure key storage in a hardware form?
#3. An analyst in a hybrid environment must implement Zero Trust principles. What is a core component of this model?
#4. A user is granted temporary elevated access to deploy an application, after which their access is revoked automatically. What security principle is being followed?
#5. Which of the following BEST mitigates replay attacks in authentication processes?
#6. Which authentication factor is represented by retina scanning?
#7. An organization uses HMAC with SHA-256 to validate log file integrity. What does this approach ensure?
#8. A cloud-native app dynamically deploys workloads using infrastructure-as-code. What is the BEST control to validate the integrity of these configurations?
#9. Which option is a compensating control for lack of multifactor authentication?
#10. Your team must deploy an encryption solution to protect data at rest in a cloud VM environment. Choose the BEST configuration:
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