SY0-701 Timed Practice Test 5 — 10 Questions

Question 1

Based on the exhibit, which security principle is the proposed workflow most directly enforcing?

Accepted Answer

Separation of duties, because no single person can create, approve, and implement the same production change.. The proposed workflow enforces separation of duties by requiring three distinct roles—requester, approver, and implementer—to complete a single firewall change. No single person can both create and approve the change, nor can they implement it without prior approval. This directly prevents any one individual from having end-to-end control over a production change, which is the core of separation of duties.

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Least privilege, because each person gets only the minimum access needed for the task.

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Defense in depth, because multiple layers of security are added around firewall changes.

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Need-to-know, because the ticket is visible only to assigned people.

Question 2

Based on the exhibit, which cloud deployment choice best satisfies the workload requirements?

Exhibit:
Workload requirements:
- Processes regulated customer records
- Should not share underlying compute with other tenants if avoidable
- Team wants provider-managed hardware maintenance
- Application will run in a public cloud

Which deployment choice is the best fit?

Accepted Answer

Public cloud with a dedicated host or equivalent single-tenant compute placement.. Option C is correct because a dedicated host or single-tenant compute placement in a public cloud ensures the workload does not share underlying physical hardware with other tenants, meeting the 'should not share underlying compute' requirement. It also provides provider-managed hardware maintenance and runs in a public cloud, aligning with all stated workload requirements for processing regulated customer records.

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Shared public tenancy on standard virtual machines.

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Community cloud shared with other regulated organizations.

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On-premises private cloud with company-owned servers and full hardware management.

Question 3

Based on the exhibit, which change best improves recovery resilience against a repeat ransomware incident?

Accepted Answer

Use an immutable or offline backup copy that production credentials cannot modify.. Option C is correct because ransomware often encrypts or deletes accessible backups. An immutable or offline backup copy (e.g., using S3 Object Lock, Write Once Read Many (WORM) storage, or air-gapped tape) ensures that even if production credentials are compromised, the backup data cannot be modified or deleted by the attacker. This directly preserves a clean recovery point after a ransomware incident.

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Keep the current design and add more NAS storage capacity.

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Move the NAS to the same subnet as the file server for faster backups.

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Shorten the backup retention period to reduce storage use.

Question 4

Based on the exhibit, which identity architecture change best addresses the repeated password resets and delayed offboarding across the company's SaaS applications?

Exhibit:
- SaaS A uses local user accounts
- SaaS B uses local user accounts
- SaaS C supports SAML and automated provisioning
- Help desk reports 120 password reset tickets per month
- Former employees can remain active in two apps for up to 24 hours after termination

Management wants one sign-in and faster deprovisioning.

Accepted Answer

Implement federated SSO with the enterprise identity provider and automated provisioning for SaaS users.. Option A is correct because implementing federated SSO with the enterprise identity provider (IdP) centralizes authentication, allowing users to sign in once. Combined with automated provisioning (SCIM), it enables near-instant deprovisioning when an employee is terminated, eliminating the 24-hour delay and reducing password reset tickets by removing the need for local account management.

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Create one shared account for each application and store the passwords in a vault.

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Keep local accounts in every SaaS app and reset passwords whenever staff change roles.

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Put the SaaS apps behind a network firewall and use source IP filtering instead of identity.

Question 5

Based on the exhibit, which issue should be remediated first by the operations team?

A small company has limited maintenance windows and can address only one of several findings this week.

Accepted Answer

vpn-gw01, because it is internet-facing, exploitable now, and a fix is available.. Option C is correct because vpn-gw01 is internet-facing, has an active exploit (CVSS score indicating current exploitation), and a vendor patch is available. In risk management, the highest priority is given to assets that are exposed to the internet, currently exploitable, and have a known fix, as this combination presents the most urgent threat to the organization's security posture.

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db-lab02, because high-severity findings always outrank medium and critical findings.

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printsrv03, because it is internet-facing and has no vendor patch available.

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None of these, because the team should wait for the next quarterly review before changing anything.

Question 6

During malware response on a finance workstation, the system is still powered on and connected. The manager asks whether you can just reboot it to stop the issue. What is the best next step?

Accepted Answer

Capture volatile evidence and document the system state before containment actions.. Option B is correct because in incident response, the first priority when a system is still powered on is to capture volatile evidence (e.g., memory contents, running processes, network connections) before any containment actions like rebooting. Rebooting would destroy this critical data, which may be essential for forensic analysis and understanding the malware's behavior. The order of volatility (RFC 3227) dictates that volatile data must be collected first to preserve evidence integrity.

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Reboot immediately to prevent any further damage from the suspected malware.

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Copy suspicious files to a shared drive and continue normal operations.

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Run a full disk cleanup to remove temporary files and reduce risk.

Question 7

Based on the exhibit, which key management improvement best preserves recoverability if the primary backup server is lost?

Accepted Answer

Keep the private key in an HSM or secure escrow with tested recovery procedures.. Option C is correct because storing the private key in a Hardware Security Module (HSM) or secure escrow ensures it remains available even if the primary backup server is lost. HSMs provide tamper-resistant key storage and support tested recovery procedures, which is critical for decrypting backups and maintaining recoverability. This approach separates the key from the backup data, preventing a single point of failure.

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Store the private key on the same backup server so recovery is faster.

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Replace AES with hashing so the archive no longer needs a key.

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Send the private key to backup operators by email so they can restore data quickly.

Question 8

Based on the exhibit, which network change best isolates finance workstations from general user PCs while still allowing printing and application access?

VLAN table:
- VLAN 20 Users: 10.20.20.0/24
- VLAN 30 Finance: 10.20.30.0/24
- VLAN 40 Printers: 10.20.40.0/24
- VLAN 50 Accounting App: 10.20.50.0/24

Current SVI routing policy:
permit ip any any

Management goal:
Finance devices must not initiate traffic to User VLAN 20, but they must be able to print and access the accounting application.

Accepted Answer

Add inter-VLAN ACLs that deny Finance VLAN access to User VLAN 20 while permitting Finance VLAN traffic to VLAN 40 and VLAN 50.. Option B is correct because it uses inter-VLAN ACLs to enforce the principle of least privilege: denying traffic from the Finance VLAN (10.20.30.0/24) to the User VLAN (10.20.20.0/24) while explicitly permitting traffic to the Printer VLAN (10.20.40.0/24) and the Accounting App VLAN (10.20.50.0/24). This preserves the required segmentation and still allows the necessary services (printing and application access) without altering the existing VLAN structure or routing policy.

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Put finance workstations on the same VLAN as the printers to simplify access.

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Remove routing between all VLANs and let users print through email attachments.

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Place the accounting application in the User VLAN so finance devices no longer need segmentation.

Question 9

Based on the exhibit, which issue should be remediated FIRST?

The team can only fully fix one issue today. Management wants the choice that best reduces real-world risk, not just the highest severity score.

Accepted Answer

Internet-facing VPN appliance. The Internet-facing VPN appliance is the highest priority because it is directly exposed to untrusted networks (the Internet), making it the most likely entry point for attackers. A compromise here could lead to full network access, bypassing all other security controls, which represents the greatest real-world risk regardless of its severity score.

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Internal HR file server

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Lab workstation

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DMZ reporting server

Question 10

EDR flags a workstation after a word processor launches encoded PowerShell and the host begins contacting a rare domain over HTTPS. The user is still active. What is the best containment action from the EDR console?

Accepted Answer

Isolate the endpoint from the network while keeping it powered on.. Isolating the endpoint from the network while keeping it powered on is the best containment action because it immediately cuts off the command-and-control (C2) communication over HTTPS to the rare domain, preventing further data exfiltration or lateral movement, while preserving volatile memory and running processes for forensic analysis. This aligns with incident response best practices where containment must prioritize stopping the threat without destroying evidence.

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Delete the suspicious PowerShell process from the console and close the alert.

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Reimage the workstation immediately to return it to a clean state.

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Power the workstation off and disconnect the SSD to preserve data.