GIAC GSEC Dumps
| Exam Code | GSEC |
| Exam Name | GIAC Security Essentials |
| Update Date | 30 Aug, 2026 |
| Total Questions | 385 Questions Answers With Explanation |
| Exam Code | GSEC |
| Exam Name | GIAC Security Essentials |
| Update Date | 30 Aug, 2026 |
| Total Questions | 385 Questions Answers With Explanation |
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John works as a Network Administrator for Perfect Solutions Inc. The company has aLinux-based network. John is working as a root user on the Linux operating system. He iscurrently working on his C based new traceroute program. Since, many processes arerunning together on the system, he wants to give the highest priority to the cc commandprocess so that he can test his program, remove bugs, and submit it to the office in time.Which of the following commands will John use to give the highest priority to the cccommand process?
A. nice -n 19 cc -c *.c &
B. nice cc -c *.c &
C. nice -n -20 cc -c *.c &
D. nice cc -c *.c
What is the unnoticed theft of sensitive data from a laptop owned by an organization's CEOan example of in information warfare?
A. Non-zero sum game
B. Win-win situation
C. Zero-sum game
D. Symmetric warfare
What type of malware is a self-contained program that has the ability to copy itself withoutparasitically infecting other host code?
A. Trojans
B. Boot infectors
C. Viruses
D. Worms
It is possible to sniff traffic from other hosts on a switched Ethernet network byimpersonating which type of network device?
A. Switch
B. Bridge
C. Hub
D. Router
Your organization has broken its network into several sections/segments, which areseparated by firewalls, ACLs and VLANs. The purpose is to defend segments of thenetwork from potential attacks that originate in a different segment or that attempt to spreadacross segments.This style of defense-in-depth protection is best described as which of the following?
A. Uniform protection
B. Protected enclaves
C. Vector-oriented
D. Information-centric
Which of the following statements about the authentication concept of information securitymanagement is true?
A. It ensures the reliable and timely access to resources.
B. It ensures that modifications are not made to data by unauthorized personnel or processes.
C. It determines the actions and behaviors of a single individual within a system, andidentifies that particular individual.
D. It establishes the users' identity and ensures that the users are who they say they are.
Against policy, employees have installed Peer-to-Peer applications on their workstationsand they are using them over TCP port 80 to download files via the company network fromother Peer-to-Peer users on the Internet. Which of the following describes this threat?
A. Firewall subversion
B. Backdoor installation
C. Malicious software infection
D. Phishing attempt
Which of the following TCP packet flags indicates that host should IMMEDIATELYterminate the connection containing the packet?
A. FIN
B. URG
C. SYN
D. RST
How is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack distinguished from a regular DOSattack?
A. DDOS attacks are perpetrated by many distributed hosts.
B. DDOS affects many distributed targets.
C. Regular DOS focuses on a single router.
D. DDOS affects the entire Internet.
Which of the following works at the network layer and hides the local area network IPaddress and topology?
A. Network address translation (NAT)
B. Hub
C. MAC address
D. Network interface card (NIC)
Which of the following hardware devices prevents broadcasts from crossing over subnets?
A. Bridge
B. Hub
C. Router
D. Modem
Which of the following tools is also capable of static packet filtering?
A. netstat.exe
B. ipsecpol.exe
C. ipconfig.exe
D. net.exe
Which of the following statements about policy is FALSE?
A. A well-written policy contains definitions relating to "what" to do.
B. A well-written policy states the specifics of "how" to do something.
C. Security policy establishes what must be done to protect information stored on computers.
D. Policy protects people who are trying to do the right thing.
Your CIO has found out that it is possible for an attacker to clone your company's RFID(Radio Frequency ID) based key cards. The CIO has tasked you with finding a way toensure that anyone entering the building is an employee. Which of the followingauthentication types would be the appropriate solution to this problem?
A. Mandatory Access Controls
B. Bell-LaPadula
C. Two-Factor
D. TACACS
What is the following sequence of packets demonstrating?
A. telnet.com.telnet > client.com.38060: F 4289:4289(0) ack 92 win 1024
B. client.com.38060 > telnet.com.telnet: .ack 4290 win 8760 (DF)
C. client.com.38060 > telnet.com.telnet: F 92:92(0) ack 4290 win 8760 (DF)
D. telnet.com.telnet > client.com.38060: .ack 93 win 1024
You work as a Network Administrator for NetTech Inc. When you enter http://66.111.64.227in the browser's address bar, you are able to access the site. But, you are unable to accessthe site when you enter http://www.uCertify.com. What is the most likely cause?
A. DNS entry is not available for the host name.
B. The site's Web server is offline.
C. The site's Web server has heavy traffic.
D. WINS server has no NetBIOS name entry for the server.
You work as a Network Administrator for McNeil Inc. The company has a Linux-basednetwork. David, a Sales Manager, wants to know the name of the shell that he is currentlyusing. Which of the following commands will he use to accomplish the task?
A. mv $shell
B. echo $shell
C. rm $shell
D. ls $shell
When trace route fails to get a timely response for a packet after three tries, which actionwill it take?
A. It will print '* * *' for the attempts and increase the maximum hop count by one.
B. It will exit gracefully, and indicate to the user that the destination is unreachable.
C. It will increase the timeout for the hop and resend the packets.
D. It will print '* * *' for the attempts, increment the TTL and try again until the maximum hop count.
You work as an Administrator for McRoberts Inc. The company has a Linux-based network.You are logged in as a non-root user on your client computer. You want to delete all filesfrom the /garbage directory. You want that the command you will use should prompt for theroot user password. Which of the following commands will you use to accomplish the task?
A. rm -rf /garbage*
B. del /garbage/*.*
C. rm -rf /garbage* /SU
D. su -c "RM -rf /garbage*"
For most organizations, which of the following should be the highest priority when it comesto physical security concerns?
A. Controlling ingress and egress
B. Controlling access to workstations
C. Ensuring employee safety
D. Controlling access to servers
E. Protecting physical assets
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