For IT professionals who are encouraged or required by their employers to remain current on their certifications, CompTIA has the following options for CompTIA Security+ certified professionals who have previously attained their CompTIA Security+ certification. Those individuals may choose to become certified under the CompTIA Security+ 2008 exam objectives in one of two ways:

Take the new exam, CompTIA Security+ 2008 Edition (SY0-201)
Take the CompTIA Security+ bridge exam (BR0-001), which measures only the differences between the 2002 exam objectives and the 2008 exam objectives.
1. Which of the following is MOST efficient for encrypting large amounts of data?
A.Hashing algorithms
B.Symmetric key algorithms
C.Asymmetric key algorithms
D.ECC algorithmsWBerlin Sans
Answer: B
2. Which of the following is a reason why a company should disable the SSID broadcast of the wireless
access points?
A.Rogue access points
B.War driving
C.Weak encryption
D.Session hijackingWBerlin Sans
Answer: B
3. Which of the following BEST describes ARP?
A.Discovering the IP address of a device from the MAC address
B.Discovering the IP address of a device from the DNS name
C.Discovering the MAC address of a device from the IP address
D.Discovering the DNS name of a device from the IP addressWBerlin Sans
Answer: C
4. Which of the following would be BEST to use to apply corporate security settings to a device?
A.A security patch
B.A security hotfix
C.An OS service pack
D.A security templateWBerlin Sans
Answer: D
5. A small call center business decided to install an email system to facilitate communications in the
office. As part of the upgrade the vendor offered to supply antimalware
software for a cost of $5,000 per
year. The IT manager read there was a 90% chance each year that workstations would be compromised if
not adequately protected. If workstations are compromised it will take three hours to restore services for
the 30 staff. Staff members in the call center are paid $90 per hour. If the antimalware
software is
purchased, which of the following is the expected net savings?
A.$900
B.$2,290
C.$2,700
D.$5,000b
Answer: B
6. During a risk assessment it is discovered that only one system administrator is assigned several tasks
critical to continuity of operations. It is recommended to cross train other system administrators to perform
these tasks and mitigate which of the following risks?
A.DDoS
B.Privilege escalation
C.Disclosure of PII
D.Single point of failureWBerlin Sans
Answer: D
7. Which of the following network filtering devices will rely on signature updates to be effective?
A.Proxy server
B.Firewall
C.NIDS
D.HoneynetWBerlin Sans
Answer: C