Endpoint Security Quiz Answers NSE 2

Endpoint Security Quiz Answers NSE 2

Fig 1: Endpoint Security Quiz Answers NSE 2

Question 1: Which type of malware seriously reduced the effectiveness of signature-based antivirus?

·         Adware

·         File-based

·         Polymorphic

·         Social engineering

Question 2: Which attribute describes the earliest antivirus software?

·         Detection and response

·         Signature-based

·         Polymorphic

·         Machine learning

Question 3: What was the culmination of endpoint security development?

·         Artificial intelligence replaced EDR and EPP technologies

·         EPP remained but EDR technology fell out of favour

·         Web filtering technology replaced EPP

·         EDR and EPP technologies merged

Question 4: Identify two problems that are solved by having a single security agent on endpoints. (Choose two.)

·         Lack of integration between endpoint security products

·         Lack of visibility into how many endpoints have not applied the latest security patches

·         Multiple administration consoles adds complexity

·         Some users visit dangerous websites

Question 5: Which service is used as part of endpoint detection and response (EDR)?

·         Web filtering

·         Antivirus (AV)

·         Forensics investigation tool

·         Device control

Question 6: Which description best identifies file-based malware?

·         Exploits security loopholes and spreads only in the device memory

·         The use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential information

·         A large number of irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent over the internet

·         A downloaded file, which when opened, runs malicious code or a script

Question 7: Which two prevention-focused attributes are found in most contemporary endpoint security solutions? (Choose two.)

·         Remediation

·         Machine learning (ML)

·         Forensics

·         Virtual patches

Question 8: Which three prevention-focused services are found in endpoint protection platform (EPP)? (Choose three.)

·         Antivirus (AV)

·         Forensics

·         Remediation tools

·         Data protection through encryption

·         Web filtering

Question 9: Why do threat actors target endpoints in a network?

·         Endpoints have a greater monetary value than other assets, such as a database.

·         Compromising endpoints offers a greater challenge.

·         They are an easy point of entry into a network.

·         Antivirus software on endpoints is inferior to that on servers.

Question 10: Which two types of devices are considered endpoints, according to the description in the lesson? (Choose two.)

·         Databases

·         Computer devices used by end users

·         Internet of Things (IoT)

·         Servers