GSEC GIAC Security Essentials Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)
Prepare effectively for your GIAC GSEC GIAC Security Essentials certification with our extensive collection of free, high-quality practice questions. Each question is designed to mirror the actual exam format and objectives, complete with comprehensive answers and detailed explanations. Our materials are regularly updated for 2025, ensuring you have the most current resources to build confidence and succeed on your first attempt.
An attacker gained physical access to an internal computer to access company proprietary data. The facility is protected by a fingerprint biometric system that records both failed and successful entry attempts. No failures were logged during the time periods of the recent breach. The account used when the attacker entered the facility shortly before each incident belongs to an employee who was out of the area. With respect to the biometric entry system, which of the following actions will help mitigate unauthorized physical access to the facility?
Which of the following TCP packet flags indicates that host should IMMEDIATELY terminate the connection containing the packet?
Which of the following is used to allow or deny access to network resources?
What requirement must an administrator remember when utilizing Security Configuration and Analysis (SCA) to apply security templates to Windows systems?
John works as a professional Ethical Hacker. He is assigned a project to test the security of www.we- are-secure.com. He installs a rootkit on the Linux server of the We-are-secure network. Which of the following statements are true about rootkits?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
Which of the following protocols is used to send e-mails on the Internet?
Which of the following items are examples of preventive physical controls? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.
Where could you go in Windows XP/2003 to configure Automatic Updates?
Your software developer comes to you with an application that controls a user device. The application monitors its own behavior and that of the device and creates log files. The log files are expected to grow steadily and rapidly. Your developer currently has the log files stored in the /bin folder with the application binary. Where would you suggest that the developer store the log files?
Which of the following SIP INVITE lines indicates to the remote registrar the VoIP phone that initiated the call?
Which of the following is referred to as Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)?
Which of the following TCP dump output lines indicates the first step in the TCP 3-way handshake?
What does PowerShell remoting use to authenticate to another host in a domain environment?
What is the following sequence of packets demonstrating?
Which of the following statements regarding the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security model are true?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.
Which of the following heights of fence deters only casual trespassers?
What file instructs programs like Web spiders NOT to search certain areas of a site?
Which of the following statements best describes where a border router is normally placed?
To update from a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server, users of the machine must have what rights, If any?
Which of the following choices accurately describes how PGP works when encrypting email?
