CCST Endpoint Security Fundamentals

1. What does DLP (Data Loss Prevention) primarily protect against?

Network latency issues

Unauthorized data transmission and exfiltration

Server downtime

Slow internet speeds

2. What does the principle of least privilege require for endpoint security?

All users have administrator rights

Users receive only minimum necessary permissions for their tasks

Guest accounts are unrestricted

No authentication is needed for file access

3. Which security mechanism prevents applications from accessing memory outside their allocated space?

Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)

Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

Secure Boot

Full Disk Encryption

4. True or False: USB drive restrictions are unnecessary for endpoint security.

True

False

5. What is the primary benefit of implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on endpoints?

Increases network speed

Prevents unauthorized access even if credentials are compromised

Reduces storage requirements

Eliminates the need for passwords

6. Which term describes malware that remains hidden on a system for extended periods?

Backdoor

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)

Botnet

Phishing

7. True or False: Application whitelisting allows only pre-approved programs to run on an endpoint.

True

False

8. What is ransomware primarily designed to do?

Monitor user activity

Encrypt files and demand payment for decryption

Steal login credentials

Slow down system performance

9. Which endpoint security feature monitors file integrity and alerts on unauthorized changes?

File encryption

File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)

Disk defragmentation

File compression

10. True or False: Antimalware software can detect all zero-day exploits immediately.

True

False

11. What is the primary purpose of endpoint security?

Protect individual devices from malware and unauthorized access

Monitor only network traffic between servers

Replace all network firewalls

Encrypt all data on the internet

12. Which malware type disguises itself as legitimate software to trick users into installing it?

Worm

Trojan horse

Adware

Keylogger

13. What is the primary goal of patch management on endpoints?

Increase system performance

Fix security vulnerabilities and software bugs

Remove unnecessary files

Change user passwords

14. True or False: Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) provides only antivirus protection.

True

False

15. Which of the following best describes spyware?

Software that replicates itself automatically

Software that secretly collects user information

Software that encrypts user files for ransom

Software that blocks network connections

16. What is the main function of an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) on an endpoint?

Encrypt all outgoing data

Monitor and detect suspicious network activity

Replace antivirus software

Block all internet connections

17. True or False: A rootkit operates at the operating system kernel level and is difficult to detect.

True

False

18. Which security tool actively scans files and programs for known malicious signatures?

Firewall

Antivirus software

VPN

Proxy server

19. What does a host-based firewall primarily control?

All traffic entering and leaving a specific device

Only incoming network packets

All traffic across the entire network

DNS resolution only

20. Which type of malware replicates itself and spreads to other systems without user interaction?

Trojan horse

Virus

Worm

Ransomware

CCST Cybersecurity Endpoint Security Basics Quiz

1. What does DLP (Data Loss Prevention) primarily protect against?

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. What does the principle of least privilege require for endpoint security?

3. Which security mechanism prevents applications from accessing memory outside their allocated space?

4. True or False: USB drive restrictions are unnecessary for endpoint security.

5. What is the primary benefit of implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on endpoints?

6. Which term describes malware that remains hidden on a system for extended periods?

7. True or False: Application whitelisting allows only pre-approved programs to run on an endpoint.

8. What is ransomware primarily designed to do?

9. Which endpoint security feature monitors file integrity and alerts on unauthorized changes?

10. True or False: Antimalware software can detect all zero-day exploits immediately.

11. What is the primary purpose of endpoint security?

12. Which malware type disguises itself as legitimate software to trick users into installing it?

13. What is the primary goal of patch management on endpoints?

14. True or False: Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) provides only antivirus protection.

15. Which of the following best describes spyware?

16. What is the main function of an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) on an endpoint?

17. True or False: A rootkit operates at the operating system kernel level and is difficult to detect.

18. Which security tool actively scans files and programs for known malicious signatures?

19. What does a host-based firewall primarily control?

20. Which type of malware replicates itself and spreads to other systems without user interaction?