December 2019

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Preparing for your next security certification exam? After trying your hand at this practice test question, join the FREE CertMike Study Group for the CISSP, Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, CISM+ or SSCP certification to receive new questions each week. You’ll also receive free access to my customized study strategies. Tammy is running a set of three load balanced web servers for her domain. The first server is the primary server and handles requests until it reaches capacity, then new requests are assigned to the second server. The third server remains idle unless the other two servers are fully utilized. What IP address should Tammy use for the DNS entry for the domain? A. Virtual IP B. First server's IP C. Second server's IP D. Third server's IP Correct Answer: A When registering DNS entries for a load balanced service, administrators should assign the entry to a virtual IP address that maps to the public interface of the load balancer. Interested in more practice test questions? Get a copy of my official CertMike Practice Test books for the Security+ exam, CISSP exam, SSCP exam, or CySA+ exam and practice with hundreds of questions designed just like the real test! ...

Preparing for your next security certification exam? After trying your hand at this practice test question, join the FREE CertMike Study Group for the CISSP, Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, CISM+ or SSCP certification to receive new questions each week. You’ll also receive free access to my customized study strategies. Carl is a help desk technician and received a call from an executive who received a suspicious email message.  The content of the email appears below.  What type of attack most likely took place? A. Whaling B. Spear phishing C. Vishing D. Phishing Correct Answer: D This is most likely a straightforward phishing attack. The message is generic and not targeted at a specific user, as you would find in a spear phishing attack. Although the user is an executive, there is no indication that the message was specifically sent to this user because of his status as an executive, so it is not likely a whaling attack. The attack was sent over email, not the telephone, so it is not an example of vishing. Interested in more practice test questions? Get a copy of my official CertMike Practice Test books for the Security+ exam, CISSP exam, SSCP exam, or CySA+ exam and practice with hundreds of questions designed just like the real test! ...