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Check Point Certified Security Principles Associate (CCSPA)
103 questions across 1 topics, with suggested answers, explanations where available, and imported community discussion. The first 10 questions are free to preview.
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10 of 103 accessibleQuestion 1 · Security Principles Open
Operating-system fingerprinting uses all of the following, **EXCEPT** ______, to identify a target operating system.
Answer: C
TCP/IP stack fingerprinting uses response characteristics such as TCP initial sequence-number sampling, IP ID sequence behavior, and initial TTL values to match a host against operating-system fingerprints. Address spoofing falsifies a packet’s apparent source address and is not a target operating-system fingerprinting attribute.
**Learn more:** [TCP/IP Fingerprinting Methods Supported by Nmap](https://nmap.org/book/osdetect-methods.html) · [OS Detection | Nmap Network Scanning](https://nmap.org/book/man-os-detection.html)
Question 2 Open
Which type of Business Continuity Plan (BCP) test involves practicing aspects of the BCP, without actually interrupting operations or bringing an alternate site on-line?
Answer: C
Question 3 · Security Principles Open
_________ occurs when an individual or process gains a higher level of privilege or access than was originally intended.
Answer: D
Privilege escalation is the acquisition of permissions or access rights beyond those originally authorized for a user, account, or process.