100-160: CCST Cybersecurity

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About the Exam

The Cisco Certified Support Technician Cybersecurity exam validates entry-level knowledge of cybersecurity concepts, including security principles, network and endpoint security, vulnerability assessment and risk management, and incident handling. It is aimed at candidates starting a cybersecurity career or working toward the CCST Cybersecurity certification. Passing demonstrates foundational cybersecurity knowledge and is a step toward Cisco’s Cybersecurity Associate certification.

Exam Topics

  • Essential Security Principles20%
  • Basic Network Security Concepts20%
  • Endpoint Security Concepts20%
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Risk Management20%
  • Incident Handling20%

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QuestionQ1

Essential Security Principles

Move each cybersecurity term from the list on the left to its matching description on the right.

Note: Partial credit is awarded for every correct answer.

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People, property, or data
An action that causes a negative impact
The potential for loss, damage, or destruction
A weakness that potentially exposes organizations to cyber attacks
Explanation

Assets are people, property, or data of value. Threats can cause negative impacts, risk is the potential for loss or damage, and vulnerabilities are weaknesses that expose an organization to cyberattacks.

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QuestionQ2

Essential Security Principles

Move each framework from the list on the left to its corresponding purpose on the right.

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Protects the personal information of members of the European Union
Protects the healthcare information of individuals
Protects the credit card information of individuals
Protects the educational records of individuals
Protects information about individuals that is stored by federal agencies
Explanation

GDPR protects the personal data of people in the European Union. HIPAA safeguards protected health information, PCI-DSS protects cardholder data, FERPA protects student education records, and FISMA establishes information-security requirements for U.S. federal agencies.

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QuestionQ3

Basic Network Security Concepts

A corporation employs a group of experienced cybercriminals to establish a prolonged, in-depth presence within a competitor's network. This presence enables the corporation to steal or sabotage sensitive data belonging to that competitor.

What type of attack does this scenario depict?

Explanation

An advanced persistent threat is a targeted intrusion in which capable attackers maintain long-term access to a victim environment to conduct objectives such as data theft or sabotage.

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QuestionQ4

Essential Security Principles

Which three authentication factors are valid for use in a multifactor-authentication scenario?

Choose three
Explanation

The valid multifactor-authentication factor categories are knowledge, possession, and inherence: something a person knows, has, or is.

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QuestionQ5

Essential Security Principles

What does hashing provide in data communications?

Explanation

Hashing supports data integrity by allowing recipients to detect whether transmitted data has been modified.

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