April 2020

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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. As you increase the length of a key by a single bit, how much more resilient does that key become against a brute force attack? A. Four times stronger B. Ten times stronger C. One percent stronger D. Twice as strong Correct Answer: D Adding a single bit to a cryptographic key doubles the number of possible keys, making the new key length twice as strong as the previous key length. 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. Bob is performing regular backups of a system and is asked by his boss to create an emergency backup. Which one of the following backup types will consume the most disk space? A. Full backup B. Incremental backup C. Differential backup D. Transaction log backup Correct Answer: A Full backups always include all data stored on the backed up media and, therefore, are always at least as large as any other backup type. This system is being regularly backed up, so other backup types will be smaller than a full backup. 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. What is the primary feature that distinguishes a smart card from other types of access card? A. Presence of an integrated circuit B. Presence of a magnetic stripe C. Requirement to enter a PIN or password D. Compatibility with biometric authentication Correct Answer: A Smart cards contain an integrated circuit that interactively authenticates with the reader. They do not necessarily contain a magnetic stripe. There is no requirement that a smart card be combined with a PIN/passcode or biometric authentication, although this is often done to achieve multifactor authentication. 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! ...