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CIW v5 Security Essentials (1D0-571) - CIW Exam Questions

Last updated on June 20, 2026

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Consider the following image:

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From the information in this image, what type of attack is occurring?
Options
A A spoofing attackD.A spoofing attack
B A connection-hijacking attackC.A connection-hijacking attack
C A brute-force attack
D A man-in-the-middle attack
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Irina has contracted with a company to provide Web design consulting services. The company has asked her to use several large files available via an HTTP server. The IT department has provided Irina with user name and password, as well as the DNS name of the HTTP server. She then used this information to obtain the files she needs to complete her task using Mozilla Firefox. Which of the following is a primary risk factor when authenticating with a standard HTTP server?
Options
A Irina has accessed the Web server using a non-standard Web browser.
B A standard HTTP connection uses public-key encryption that is not sufficiently strong, inviting the possibility of a man-in-the-middle attack.
C Irina has used the wrong application for this protocol, thus increasing the likelihood of a man-in- the-middle attack.
D HTTP uses cleartext transmission during authentication, which can lead to a man-in-the-middle attack.
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Which of the following will best help you ensure a database server can withstand a recently discovered vulnerability?
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A Installing a system update
B Reconfiguring the firewall
C Adding a buffer overflow rule to the intrusion detection system
D Updating the company vulnerability scanner and conducting a new scan
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Your organization has made a particularly unpopular policy decision. Your supervisor fears that a series of attacks may occur as a result. You have been assigned to increase automated auditing on a server. When fulfilling this request, which of the following resources should you audit the most
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You have just deployed an application that uses hash-based checksums to monitor changes in the configuration scripts of a database server that is accessible via the Internet. Which of the following is a primary concern for this solution?
Options
A The security of the checksum database on a read-only media format
B The possibility of a buffer overflow attack leading to a security breach
C The amount of memory remaining now that the checksum-based application is running
D The extra hard disk space required to store the database of checksums
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