CompTIA Security+ Practice Test of the Day 260531

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Today’s practice test is based on Subdomain 1.1 (Compare and contrast various types of security controls) from the CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 objectives.

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CompTIA Security+ Practice Test of the Day 260531
10 questions • Single best answer
Question 1
A security architect at a regional hospital deploys bollards, fencing, and mantraps around the data center entrance. Leadership asks how these measures should be classified in the control framework. Which category of security control do these measures represent?
    Question 2
    An analyst configures an intrusion detection system that alerts the SOC whenever anomalous traffic is observed. The system does not block the traffic but records and notifies staff. Which control type best describes this function?
      Question 3
      A company cannot patch a legacy industrial control system because the vendor no longer supports it. To reduce exposure, the team isolates the system on a segmented VLAN with strict ACLs. Which control type does this network isolation represent?
        Question 4
        An organization posts visible warning signs stating that the premises are monitored by surveillance and that trespassers will be prosecuted. Management wants to discourage intruders without physically stopping them. Which control type do these signs represent?
          Question 5
          After a ransomware incident, an organization restores affected servers from clean backups to return operations to normal. Auditors ask how the restoration activity should be classified. Which control type does restoring from backups represent?
            Question 6
            A new policy requires all employees to complete annual security awareness training and acknowledge the acceptable use policy. The CISO wants to classify this requirement correctly in the control catalog. Which category of security control does this requirement represent?
              Question 7
              A firewall rule set automatically blocks inbound connections from known malicious IP ranges before they reach internal hosts. The team wants to document the control type accurately. Which control type does this firewall function represent?
                Question 8
                An organization establishes a documented standard operating procedure that instructs staff on how to handle and label sensitive data. The procedure shapes expected behavior but does not enforce it technically. Which control type does this procedure best represent?
                  Question 9
                  A SOC team performs daily log reviews and runs scheduled vulnerability scans as part of routine duties carried out by people. An auditor asks how these recurring human-driven activities should be categorized. Which category of security control do they represent?
                    Question 10
                    A bank implements full-disk encryption on all laptops so that stolen devices cannot expose data. The security team must record both the category and intent of this control. Which combination best describes full-disk encryption in this context?
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