July 2021

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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. Greg recently designed a new IT architecture that is able to respond to both increases and decreases in demand by adding and removing resources. What term best describes this environment? A. Scalable B. Elastic C. Redundant D. Resilient Correct Answer: B Elasticity is the ability to both add and release resources as demand changes. Scalability is only the ability to add resources. While this system is both scalable and elastic, the term elasticity best describes it because it covers both activities. There is no indication in the scenario that the system is redundant or resilient. 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. Brian recently completed the change approval process for code that he developed and is waiting for the change control team to release the code for users. What environment is the code most likely in at this point)? A. Staging B. Production C. Test D. Development Correct Answer: A The fact that Brian has completed the change approval process means that the code is most likely in a staging environment. This staging environment is where code resides until change managers release it into the production environment. Code is moved to staging after being created in a development environment and evaluated in a test environment. Once code is in production, it is available to users. 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. Which one of the following encryption modes allows a block cipher to function more like a stream cipher? A. Authenticated Mode B. Unauthenticated Mode C. Blockchain Mode D. Counter Mode Correct Answer: D Counter mode ciphers incorporate a changing counter value into the encryption process, allowing a block cipher to function in the same manner as a stream cipher. 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! ...