SOC-START Practice Test

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Question 1

A company file share is encrypted and payroll staff cannot open the workbooks. The ransom note does not say any copy was stolen. The help-desk ticket says the business process has stopped. Which security objective does this ticket describe?

Accepted Answer

A. Availability failed because the staff who should use the files cannot. Confidentiality would be the issue if a copy had been stolen or published, which this ticket does not say. Forgotten passwords are an authentication problem, and a wallpaper change is not non-repudiation. Encryption here is the attacker's way of denying access, so the business impact in the ticket is availability.

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Availability, because authorized staff cannot use the files they need

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Confidentiality, because encryption always means the files were published

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Authentication, because the users have forgotten their passwords

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Non-repudiation, because a ransom note replaces the company wallpaper only

Question 2

After month-end close, finance stored a SHA-256 hash of the approved workbook. An analyst hashes the file on the share today and the digest is different, but the file still opens. Which objective failed?

Accepted Answer

A. Integrity means the data is still the approved data. A changed hash with a file that still opens means the bytes changed. Availability is about being able to use the file, which still works. A hash does not hide the file, and it does not measure free disk space. The analyst should find who changed the workbook and whether that change was approved. The other choices are wrong because they name a different fault, a different log, or an action this playbook does not allow.

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Integrity, because the content no longer matches the approved copy

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Availability, because a hash mismatch means nobody can open the file

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Confidentiality, because a hash hides the workbook from every user

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Capacity, because the hash proves the disk is out of free space

Question 3

A scanner reports a missing patch on the SSL VPN appliance. A crime group is scanning the internet for that bug, and a public proof-of-concept exists. In the one-sentence brief, which item is the vulnerability?

Accepted Answer

A. A vulnerability is the weakness, here the missing patch. The crime group is the threat. The proof-of-concept is an exploit. The chance of payroll disruption is the risk outcome, not the vulnerability itself. Mixing these words makes the ticket point at the wrong team.

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The missing patch on the VPN appliance

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The crime group that is scanning for the bug

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The public proof-of-concept code

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The chance that payroll is disrupted next week

Question 4

A manager wants every new SOC intern added to Domain Admins so they can unlock accounts without waiting. The directory team asks the SOC for a recommendation. What should you recommend?

Accepted Answer

A. Least privilege gives only the unlock right, for a limited time. Domain Admin can change the directory, take over accounts, and hide activity, which an intern queue does not need. A shared administrator password cannot be tied to one person. Turning off lockout removes a control that stops password guessing. The correct fix is a small delegated right. The other choices are wrong because they name a different fault, a different log, or an action this playbook does not allow.

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A delegated right that only unlocks accounts, reviewed and removed when the shift ends

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Domain Admin for every intern, with the passwords written in the team chat with no matching change record

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One shared domain-administrator password rotated once a year

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Disabling account lockout so an unlock right is never needed

Question 5

During a phishing case the mail gateway blocks the sender domain, and the SIEM raises an alert if that domain is seen again. Choose two correct descriptions.?

Accepted Answer

A and B. A block that stops the mail from arriving is preventive. An alert that tells the SOC the domain came back is detective. The SIEM alert does not restore files, so calling it preventive or corrective is wrong. Blocking a domain does not decrypt a mailbox. The two labels match what each control actually does.

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Blocking the sender domain at the gateway is a preventive control

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The SIEM alert on a later sighting is a detective control

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The SIEM alert is preventive because it restores encrypted files

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Blocking the domain is a corrective control that decrypts the mailbox

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