Endpoint Security and Network Access Control

This test includes security techniques used in organisations for the large networking medium. This test is useful for various competitive aspirants like UGC/GATE or CEH.

14 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect about VLAN (virtual LAN )?

  1. VLAN has mutually isolated, multiple distinct broadcast domains.
  2. There can be one or more routers to pass the data packets.
  3. It is not flexible for the networking requirements.
  4. VLAN provides broadcast filtering, security and address summarisation.
  5. It provides scalability and security to the applications.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is true about 'Symantec control compliance suite' technique in endpoint security?

  1. It includes scanning of backup images for confidential data.
  2. It is used to identify systems that may be subject to technical control policies based on the data that is stored in them.
  3. It includes enforce policy-based encryption of files as they are copied in real-time to USBs.
  4. It uses messaging gateway to release and route quarantined messages directly from the DLP enforce platform.
  5. It includes mobile management to enforce virtual private network settings on mobile devices.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is true about endpoint encryption technique?

  1. It is used to keep the email confidential, simplify compliance, and reduce management costs.
  2. It protects PCs, USB devices and removable media with full disk encryption.
  3. It provides an efficient and easy-to-use encryption service to keep the data safe in public and private clouds.
  4. It does not belong to enterprise data protection.
  5. It is used with VMware vSphere virtual environments.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following security techniques is not included in EDP product set?

  1. Integrated data loss prevention
  2. Mobile security
  3. Endpoint encryption
  4. VLAN security
  5. Email encryption gateway
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is false about Trend Micro™ mobile security?

  1. It is used to provide mobile security for all the data and applications.
  2. It is an important part of endpoint security.
  3. It enforces compliance and prevents data loss from lost or stolen mobile devices.
  4. It provides an efficient and easy-to-use encryption service to keep your data safe in public and private clouds.
  5. It is a component of the enterprise data protection.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is false about IRM (information rights management) in endpoint security?

  1. IRM prevents the leakage of sensitive information to others.
  2. It uses the encryption techniques to secure the documents.
  3. The authorised users can have their access revoked at any time.
  4. IRM protection does not require any document to be encrypted.
  5. It is suitable to sensitive data and triggers the IRM encryption process.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is false about file shares, databases and document repositories security?

  1. It includes discover and protects confidential data stored on file shares, databases, and repositories.
  2. The policy-based encryption and digital rights management are required for such security.
  3. Scanning of files or documents is used for that.
  4. It also uses encryption techniques to secure the files.
  5. The business data owners can not review such network file policy violations directly from an intuitive online portal.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is false about integrated DLP technique?

  1. It extends the existing security with single-click deployment of data loss prevention (DLP).
  2. It provides device security also.
  3. It does not provide central management for security and data protection.
  4. DLP policies can be enforced across multiple layers of security to prevent data loss.
  5. It also provides security for microsoft sharepoint.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is false about email and web security?

  1. Email and the web can cause data loss.
  2. For email and web security, the detection of the data in the networking medium is needed.
  3. The users are not informed for the security policy violations while detecting the confidential data.
  4. Encryption gateways should be separated to secure the emails.
  5. Web security can be maintained by securing data from the HTTP protocol.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is false about the symantec data loss prevention for laptops and desktops?

  1. It is used to protect the data used within the network or in the network.
  2. This technique is used to scan and protect the confidential data.
  3. Endpoint agent monitors a wide range of user events on physical endpoints.
  4. It does not protect the shared data.
  5. It monitors the data transferred through the microsoft remote desktop protocol (RDP).
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is false about IEEE 802.1X standard for endpoint security?

  1. It is part of the IEEE 802.1 group of networking protocols.
  2. It is used to secure the LAN or WLAN.
  3. It is based on extensible authentication protocol (EAP).
  4. It includes the server, authenticator and the supplier for the communication.
  5. It provides IDS/IPS security.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is false about data loss prevention (DLP)?

  1. It is used to prevent leaks of sensitive information.
  2. The monitoring and blocking DLP components run either on the network or on endpoints.
  3. DLP is used for the organisations that have all internal knowledge about the stored information.
  4. It can not block access of previously bypass information to the third parties.
  5. DLP provides decisions about content at a point in time.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is true about EAP?

  1. It uses an arbitrary authentication method, such as certificates, smart cards or credentials.
  2. It is used in certificate-based security environments.
  3. It uses a mutual authentication method that supports password-based user or computer authentication.
  4. It uses an authentication method that uses TLS to enhance the security of other authentication protocols.
  5. It provides security violations.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a false statement about the integration of DLP (Data Loss Prevention) with IRM (Information Rights Management)?

  1. DLP-monitor and IRM-encrypt data in motion.
  2. IRM monitoring of DLP-encrypted information in motion.
  3. DLP discovery of IRM-encrypted information at rest.
  4. DLP monitoring of IRM-encrypted information in motion.
  5. DLP-discover and IRM-encrypt data at rest.