GIAC GPEN Exam - Topic 8 Question 6 Discussion

Actual exam question for GIAC's GPEN exam

Question #: 6
Topic #: 8

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Which of the following tasks is NOT performed by antiviruses?

AActivity blocking

BHeuristic scanning

CIntegrity scanning

DSession hijacking

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Suggested Answer: D

by Glendora at May 04, 2022, 04:40 PM

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Lashandra

4 months ago

Heuristic scanning is key for detecting new threats!

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Teddy

4 months ago

Integrity scanning is definitely a task they do.

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Nilsa

4 months ago

Wait, are you sure about that?

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Kallie

4 months ago

Totally agree, that's not their job!

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Delisa

5 months ago

Antiviruses don't handle session hijacking.

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Tawanna

5 months ago

I definitely remember that session hijacking is more related to network security, so I think that might be the right answer here.

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Shalon

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused about heuristic scanning versus activity blocking. I feel like both are important, but I can't recall which one is not done by antiviruses.

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Matt

5 months ago

I remember practicing a question about antivirus functions, and I think integrity scanning was one of the key tasks they perform.

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Leota

5 months ago

I think session hijacking is something that antiviruses don't handle directly, but I'm not completely sure.

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Man

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by this question. I know dumpadm is related to system crash dumps, but I'm not sure I can recall all the specific configuration elements it manages. I'll have to guess on this one.

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Deandrea

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The options seem quite similar, so I'll need to really focus on the nuances to pick the right answers.

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Skye

5 months ago

Remember that practice question about employee engagement? I feel like implementing teamwork training was highlighted there, but it still feels secondary to assessing needs first.

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Virgina

5 months ago

I'm a little confused by the wording here. Inherent risk, huh? I'll have to re-read the question a few times to make sure I understand it properly before answering.

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Ronnie

5 months ago

Alright, I've got this. AAMS gives you skillset-based routing, call anchoring, and text-to-speech capabilities. I'm feeling good about my answer choices.

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