EndPoint Quiz Answers NSE 2 Information Security Awareness Fortinet

Question 1: Which type of malware seriously reduced the effectiveness of signature-based antivirus?

• Adware
• File-based
• Polymorphic
• Social engineering

Question 2: Which attribute describes the earliest antivirus software?

• Detection and response
• Signature-based
• Polymorphic
• Machine learning

Question 3: What was the culmination of endpoint security development?

• Artificial intelligence replaced EDR and EPP technologies
• EPP remained but EDR technology fell out of favour
• Web filtering technology replaced EPP
• EDR and EPP technologies merged

Question 4: Identify two problems that are solved by having a single security agent on endpoints. (Choose two.)

• Lack of integration between endpoint security products
• Lack of visibility into how many endpoints have not applied the latest security patches
• Multiple administration consoles adds complexity
• Some users visit dangerous websites

Question 5: Which service is used as part of endpoint detection and response (EDR)?

• Web filtering
• Antivirus (AV)
• Forensics investigation tool
• Device control

Question 6: Which description best identifies file-based malware?

• Exploits security loopholes and spreads only in the device memory
• The use of deception to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential information
• A large number of irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent over the internet
• A downloaded file, which when opened, runs malicious code or a script

Question 7: Which two prevention-focused attributes are found in most contemporary endpoint security solutions? (Choose two.)

• Remediation
• Machine learning (ML)
• Forensics
• Virtual patches

Question 8: Which three prevention-focused services are found in endpoint protection platform (EPP)? (Choose three.)

• Antivirus (AV)
• Forensics
• Remediation tools
• Data protection through encryption
• Web filtering

Question 9: Why do threat actors target endpoints in a network?

• Endpoints have a greater monetary value than other assets, such as a database.
• Compromising endpoints offers a greater challenge.
• They are an easy point of entry into a network.
• Antivirus software on endpoints is inferior to that on servers.

Question 10: Which two types of devices are considered endpoints, according to the description in the lesson? (Choose two.)

• Databases
• Computer devices used by end users
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Servers