Question 161
James works as a Database Administrator for Techsoft Inc. The company has a SQL Server 2005 computer. The
computer has a database named Sales. Users complain that the performance of the database has deteriorated. James
opens the System Monitor tool and finds that there is an increase in network traffic. What kind of attack might be the
cause of the performance deterioration ?
Question 162
You are monitoring your network's behavior. You find a sudden increase in traffic on the network. It seems to come in bursts and emanate from one specific machine. You have been able to determine that a user of that machine is unaware of the activity and lacks the computer knowledge required to be responsible for a computer attack. What attack might this indicate?
Question 163
You work as a Network Administrator for Infonet Inc. The company has a Windows Server 2008 Active Directory-based single domain single forest network. The company has three Windows 2008 file servers, 150 Windows XP Professional, thirty UNIX-based client computers. The network users have identical user accounts for both Active Directory and the UNIX realm. You want to ensure that the UNIX clients on the network can access the file servers. You also want to ensure that the users are able to access all resources by logging on only once, and that no additional software is installed on the UNIX clients. What will you do to accomplish this task?
Each correct answer represents a part of the solution. Choose two.
Question 164
Adam works as a Security Administrator for Umbrella Inc. A project has been assigned to him to test the network
security of the company. He created a webpage to discuss the progress of the tests with employees who were
interested in following the test. Visitors were allowed to click on a company's icon to mark the progress of the test.
Adam successfully embeds a keylogger. He also added some statistics on the webpage. The firewall protects the
network well and allows strict Internet access.
How was security compromised and how did the firewall respond?
Question 165
You check performance logs and note that there has been a recent dramatic increase in the amount of broadcast traffic. What is this most likely to be an indicator of?