| Exam Code | CAS-005 |
| Exam Name | CompTIA SecurityX Certification Exam |
| Questions | 344 Questions Answers With Explanation |
| Update Date | May 28,2026 |
| Price |
Was : |
Welcome to Certsleader, your ultimate source for top-quality CAS-005 dumps tailored for CompTIA CAS-005 exam. Our comprehensive resources are designed to help you excel in your exam preparations and achieve your certification goals. Whether you are a beginner looking to start a career in CompTIA or an experienced professional seeking to advance your skills, Certsleader has the right tools to support your journey.
At Certsleader, we are committed to your success. Our practice questions answers are designed to improve your knowledge and help you pass your exams on the first attempt with high scores. In the rare event that you do not succeed, we offer a full refund, taking responsibility for your satisfaction.
Join thousands of satisfied learners who have successfully passed their certification exams with Certsleader. Explore our study materials, download your PDF files, and take the first step towards a rewarding IT career today.
4d 5a 90 00 03 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 ff ff 00 00 b8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 0e 1f ba 0e 00 b4 09 cd 21 b8 01 4c cd 21 54 68 69 73 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 63 61 6e 6e 6f 74 20 62 65 20 72 75 6e 20 69 6e 20 44 4f 53 20 6d 6f 64 65 2e 0d 0d 0a 24 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 45 00 00 4c 01 03 00 34 6d be 66 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 0f 03 0b 01 05 00 00 70 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 d0 00 00 70 4c 01 00 00 e0 00 00 00 50 01 00 00 00 40 00 00 10 00 00 00 02 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 60 01 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Attempts to run the code in a sandbox produce no results. Which of the following should the malware analyst do next to further analyze the malware and discover useful IoCs?
A.Convert the hex-encoded sample to binary and attempt to decompile it.
B.Run the encoded sample through an online vulnerability tool and check for any matches.
C.Pad the beginning and end of the sample with binary executables and attempt to execute it.
D.Use a disassembler on the unencoded snippet to convert from binary to ASCII text.
A company plans to deploy a new online application that provides video training for its customers. As part of the design, the application must be: Fast for all users Available for users worldwide Protected against attacks Which of the following are the best components the company should use to meet these requirements? (Select two).
A.WAF
B.IPS
C.CDN
D.SASE
E.VPN
F.CASB
A developer receives feedback about code quality and efficiency. The developer needs to identify and resolve the following coding issues before submitting the code changes for peer review: Indexing beyond arrays Dereferencing null pointers Potentially dangerous data type combinations Unreachable code Non-portable constructs Which of the following would be most appropriate for the developer to use in this situation?
A. Linting
B. SBoM
C. DAST
D. Branch protection
E. Software composition analysis
A company discovers intellectual property data on commonly known collaboration web applications that allow the use of slide templates. The systems administrator is reviewing the configurations of each tool to determine how to prevent this issue. The following security solutions are deployed: CASB SASE WAF EDR Firewall IDS SIEM DLP endpoints Which of the following should the administrator do to address the issue?
A. Enable blocking for all WAF policies.
B. Enforce a policy to block unauthorized web applications within CASB.
C. Create an alert within the SIEM for outgoing network traffic to the suspected website.
D. Configure DLP endpoints to block sensitive data to removable storage.
A nation-state actor is exposed for attacking large corporations by establishing persistence in smaller companies that are likely to be acquired by these large corporations. The actor then provisions user accounts in the companies for use post-acquisition. Before an upcoming acquisition, a security officer conducts threat modeling with this attack vector. Which of the following practices is the best way to investigate this threat?
A. Restricting internet traffic originating from countries in which the nation-state actor is known to operate
B. Comparing all existing credentials to personnel and services
C. Auditing vendors to mitigate supply chain risk during the acquisition
D. Placing a hold on all information about corporate interest in acquisitions
A security engineer wants to enhance the security posture of end-user systems in a Zero Trust environment. Given the following requirements: . Reduce the ability for potentially compromised endpoints to contact command-and-control infrastructure. . Track the requests that the malware makes to the IPs. . Avoid the download of additional payloads. Which of the following should the engineer deploy to meet these requirements?
A. DNS sinkholing
B. Browser isolation
C. Zone transfer protection
D. HIDS
In order to follow new regulations, the Chief Information Security Officer plans to use a defense-indepth approach for a perimeter network. Which of the following protections would best achieve this goal?
A. SAST, DAST, IAST
B. NGFW, IPS, EDR
C. SASE, IDS, SAST
D. CASB, DLP, EDR
During a security review for the CI/CD process, a security engineer discovers the following information in a testing repository from the company: Which of the following options is the best countermeasure to prevent this issue in the future?
A. Performing an application penetration test over the testing environment before moving to
production
B. Changing the repository technology to avoid inclusion of confidential information
C. Automating the upload process of code to the repository and improving the software development life cycle
D. Using a secrets management platform to share and manage confidential information
Which of the following are the best ways to mitigate the threats that are the highest priority? (Select two).
A. Isolate network systems using Zero Trust architecture with microsegmentation and SD-WAN
B. Scan all systems and source code with access to sensitive data for vulnerabilities.
C. Implement a cloud access security broker and place it in blocking mode to prevent information exfiltration.
D. Apply data labeling to all sensitive information within the environment with special attention to payroll information.
E. Institute a technical approval process that requires multiple parties to sign off on mass payroll changes.
A security engineer needs to remediate a SWEET32 vulnerability in an OpenSSH-based application and review existing configurations. Which of the following should the security engineer do? (Select two.)
A. Disable Twofish algorithms
B. cat /etc/ashd/ash_config | grep "HMAC"
C. Disable RSA algorithms
D. cat /etc/sshd/ssh_config | grep "PermitRootLogin"
E. Disable 3DES algorithms
F. cat /etc/sshd/ssh_config | grep "Ciphers"
An organization wants to implement a secure cloud architecture across all instances. Given the following requirements: Establish a standard network template. Deployments must be consistent. Security policies must be able to be changed at scale. Which of the following technologies meets these requirements?
A. Serverless deployment model
B. Container orchestration
C. Infrastructure as code
D. CLI cloud administration
E. API gateway
A security operations analyst is reviewing network traffic baselines for nightly database backups. Given the following information: Which of the following should the security analyst do next?
A. Consult with a network engineer to determine the impact of bandwidth usage
B. Quarantine PRDDB01 and then alert the database engineers
C. Refer to the incident response playbook for the proper response
D. Review all the network logs for further data exfiltration
A security engineer is developing a solution to meet the following requirements: All endpoints should be able to establish telemetry with a SIEM. All endpoints should be able to be integrated into the XDR platform. SOC services should be able to monitor the XDR platform. Which of the following should the security engineer implement to meet the requirements? (Select Two.)
A. EDR
B. HIDS
C. Web application firewall
D. Central logging
E. Host-based firewall
F. TPM
An administrator reviews the following log and determines the root cause of a site-to-site tunnel failure: Which of the following actions should the administrator take to most effectively correct the failure?
A. Enable perfect forward secrecy on the remote peer.
B. Update the cipher suites configured for use on the server side.
C. Add a new subnet as a permitted initiator.
D. Disable IKE version 1 and run IKE version 2.
An application requires the storage of PII. A systems engineer needs to implement a solution that uses an external device for key management. Which of the following is the best solution?
A. TPM
B. SBoM
C. vTPM
D. HSM
An incident response analyst finds the following content inside of a log file that was collected from a compromised server: .2308464678 ... whoami ..... su2032829%72%322/// ...... /etc/passwd .... 2087031731467478432 ... $6490/./ ..< XML ?........nty. Which of the following is the best action to prevent future compromise?
A. Blocking the processing of external files by forwarding them to another server for processing
B. Implementing an allow list for all text boxes throughout the web application
C. Filtering inserted characters for all user inputs and allowing only ASCII characters
D. Improving file-parsing capabilities to stop external entities from executing commands
An organization recently experienced a security incident due to an exterior door in a busy area getting stuck open. The organization launches a security campaign focused on the motto, "See Something, Say Something." Which of the following best describes what the organization wants to educate employees about?
A. Situational awareness
B. Phishing
C. Social engineering
D. Tailgating
A company implements an Al model that handles sensitive and personally identifiable information. Which of the following threats is most likely the company's primary concern?
A. Unsecured output handling
B. Model theft
C. Model poisoning
D. Prompt injection
A cybersecurity architect seeks to improve vulnerability management and orchestrate a large number of vulnerability checks. Key constraints include: . There are 512 containerized microservices. . Vulnerability data is sourced from multiple scanners. . CIS baselines must be enforced. . Scan activity must be scheduled. Which of the following automation workflows best meets this objective?
A. Employing an endpoint data collection system
B. Deploying an XCCDF scanner
C. Utilizing CVSS reports for SOC analysts
D. Using a repository scanner to enforce laC security
Which of the following most likely explains the reason a security engineer replaced ECC with a lattice-based cryptographic technique?
A. It is computationally efficient and provides perfect forward secrecy.
B. It is more resilient to brute-force attacks than ECC.
C. It supports ephemeral key exchange and digital signatures.
D. It is currently considered a robust PQC technique.
E. It enables processing on data while remaining in an encrypted state.
