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IT Security - Digital Skill Cup 2026

Digital Skills Cup 2026

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Question 1

Which of the following are recommended AWS security best practices?

Store long-term access keys in EC2 instance metadata

Enable MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) for root and IAM users

Use IAM roles instead of hardcoded credentials

Allow public access to S3 buckets for faster data sharing

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system?

Prevent unauthorized access

Monitor and analyze security events

Encrypt sensitive data

Patch vulnerabilities

Question 3

Which Azure service provides centralized identity and access management?

Azure Firewall

Azure Monitor

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

Azure Sentinel

Question 4

Which cryptographic method is based on the difficulty of computing discrete logarithms in finite fields?

RSA

AES-256

Diffie-Hellman

SHA-3

Question 5

What is the main goal of phishing?

To increase internet speed

To update the operating system

To steal sensitive data such as passwords or credit card information

To clear the RAM

Question 6

Which Azure service helps detect and respond to security threats across hybrid environments?

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Azure Data Factory

Azure Logic Apps

Question 7

What is the primary purpose of a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system?

Prevent unauthorized access

Monitor and analyze security events

Encrypt sensitive data

Patch vulnerabilities

Question 8

Which Microsoft service provides SIEM and SOAR capabilities?

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Purview

Question 9

What does Zero Trust security assume?

Internal networks are trusted

Continuous verification is required

Least privilege access

Perimeter security is sufficient

Question 10

What is phishing primarily designed to do?

Exploit software vulnerabilities

Steal credentials through deception

Encrypt files for ransom

Disrupt network traffic

Question 11

What type of attack involves tricking users into revealing sensitive information?

Phishing

Brute force

Man-in-the-middle

DDoS

Question 12

The TLS/SSL protocols secure an individual connection between a client and a server, at what layer of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model are TLS/SSL situated?

Network Layer

Transport Layer

Presentation Layer

Question 13

What is the primary role of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?

Email protection

Endpoint detection and response

Identity governance

Data classification

Question 14

Which AWS services or features can be used to detect anomalous or malicious activity in an AWS account?

AWS GuardDuty

AWS CloudTrail

AWS Shield Advanced

AWS Config

Question 15

Which Microsoft tool helps protect endpoints against malware and advanced threats?

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft OneDrive

Microsoft SharePoint

Question 16

Which techniques help protect data at rest?

Disk encryption

TLS

Key management services

Hashing stored passwords

Question 17

What is the primary purpose of a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system?

Prevent unauthorized access

Monitor and analyze security events

Encrypt sensitive data

Patch vulnerabilities

Question 18

In Google Cloud, what is the preferred way to grant a VM access to other GCP services securely without managing long-lived keys?

Create and download a service account key file to the VM

Use Workload Identity Federation only

Use an attached Service Account with appropriate IAM roles (using metadata server)

Use a shared password stored in Secret Manager without IAM bindings

Question 19

In AWS, which actions align with IAM security best practices?

Using the AWS root account protected by MFA for routine administrative tasks to simplify account management

Attaching broad Administrator Access policies to all IAM users

Using roles instead of long lived access keys, enforcing MFA and reviewing unused permissions

Embedding AWS access keys in encrypted application code repositories to streamline automated deployments across environments

Question 20

What does the Zero Trust security model assume?

All internal users are trusted

Trust is based on network location

Never trust, always verify

Security is optional

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