Free ECSS Mock Exam – Practice Online Confidently

Michael, a forensic expert, was assigned to investigate an incident that involved unauthorized intrusion

attempts. In this process, Michael identified all the open ports on a system and disabled them because these

open ports can allow attackers to install malicious services and compromise the security of the system or

network.

Which of the following commands assisted Michael in identifying open ports in the above scenario?

Bob, a forensic investigator, was instructed to review a Windows machine and identify any anonymous

activities performed using it. In this process. Bob used the command “netstat -ano" to view all the active

connections in the system and determined that the connections established by the Tor browser were closed.

Which of the following states of the connections established by Tor indicates that the Tor browser is closed?

Robert, a security specialist, was appointed to strengthen the security of the organization's network. To prevent

multiple login attempts from unknown sources, Robert implemented a security strategy of issuing alerts or

warning messages when multiple failed login attempts are made.

Which of the following security risks is addressed by Robert to make attempted break-ins unsuccessful?

Identify the backup mechanism that is performed within the organization using external devices such as hard

disks and requires human interaction to perform the backup operations, thus, making it suspect able to theft or

natural disasters.

Melanie, a professional hacker, is attempting to break into a target network through an application server. In

this process, she identified a logic flaw in the target web application that provided visibility into the source

code. She exploited this vulnerability to launch further attacks on the target web application.

Which of the web application vulnerabilities was identified by Melanie in the above scenario?