CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 - Domains 3 4 5 Architecture Operations Program Management

By Jordan Blake · Updated May 25, 2026

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Question 1

An organization's risk assessment identifies a potential data breach with an annual probability of 10% and a single occurrence loss of $500,000. What is the ALE (Annual Loss Expectancy)?

Answer choices

  • A. $500,000

  • B. $50,000

  • C. $5,000,000

  • D. $100,000

Question 2

A security engineer is configuring email security. They want to prevent email spoofing by verifying that emails come from authorized mail servers for a domain. Which protocol/mechanism accomplishes this?

Answer choices

  • A. DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)

  • B. SPF (Sender Policy Framework)

  • C. DMARC

  • D. Both SPF and DKIM, enforced via DMARC

Question 3

A security operations center (SOC) analyst receives an alert for a known malware signature detected on a workstation. The workstation is confirmed to be running a licensed PDF reader with no recent changes. Investigation reveals the "malware" signature matches a legitimate PDF library function. What type of alert is this?

Answer choices

  • A. True positive

  • B. True negative

  • C. False positive

  • D. False negative

Question 4

A company's security policy requires that privileged administrative access to servers be performed through a dedicated workstation in a secured room, never directly. What is this dedicated workstation called?

Answer choices

  • A. Jump server (bastion host / privileged access workstation)

  • B. Honeypot

  • C. DMZ server

  • D. Proxy server

Question 5

A security analyst is reviewing an endpoint detection and response (EDR) alert. A process called "explorer.exe" is making outbound connections to a suspicious IP on port 4444. What is the MOST likely interpretation?

Answer choices

  • A. Normal Windows behavior

  • B. The legitimate explorer.exe has been hollowed out or injected with malicious code (process injection) communicating with a C2 server

  • C. Windows Update is in progress

  • D. OneDrive is syncing files