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1. Service accounts are primarily used for
   a. Personal user logins
   b. Manual file transfers
   c. Automated processes and applications
   d. General public access
   Answer: c. Automated processes and applicationszluri​
2. Which of the following best describes service account credentials?
   a. Passwords shared by multiple employees
   b. Credentials used by software or services for authentication
   c. User account passwords stored in plaintext
   d. Machine learning algorithms
   Answer: b. Credentials used by software or services for authenticationzluri​
3. The main risk of poorly managed service accounts is
   a. High internet costs
   b. Increased processing speed
   c. Unauthorized access and data breaches
   d. Slower application runtimes
   Answer: c. Unauthorized access and data breacheshelpag​
4. Service accounts differ from user accounts because
   a. Service accounts never require credentials
   b. Service accounts are tied to applications, not humans
   c. Service accounts are monitored 24/7 by users
   d. Service accounts expire after one hour
   Answer: b. Service accounts are tied to applications, not humanszluri​
5. The first best practice for managing service account credentials is to
   a. Delete all service accounts monthly
   b. Discover and inventory all service accounts
   c. Change the domain controller’s root password
   d. Share account passwords
   Answer: b. Discover and inventory all service accountszluri​
6. Inventorying service accounts helps organizations
   a. Reduce visibility
   b. Identify obsolete or unused accounts
   c. Bypass access control policies
   d. Increase account privileges
   Answer: b. Identify obsolete or unused accountszluri​
7. The principle of least privilege in service accounts means
   a. Grant only necessary permissions
   b. Allow all admin rights
   c. Disable all accounts by default
   d. Use shared credentials
   Answer: a. Grant only necessary permissionsgitguardian​
8. Password rotation for service accounts is recommended because
   a. It causes uptime
   b. It enforces strong password complexity
   c. It helps maintain operational insecurity
   d. It forces account deletions
   Answer: b. It enforces strong password complexitysilverfort​
9. Privileged Access Management (PAM) helps by
   a. Automating file encryption
   b. Centralizing and controlling privileged credentials
   c. Blocking system logging
   d. Restarting idle accounts
   Answer: b. Centralizing and controlling privileged credentialssectona​
10. Denying interactive logins to service accounts reduces the risk of
    a. Phishing attacks
    b. Unauthorized manual access
    c. Longer login times
    d. System crashes
    Answer: b. Unauthorized manual accesssilverfort​
11. Excessive privileges assigned to service accounts violate
    a. The least privilege principle
    b. Encryption standards
    c. Firewall configurations
    d. Traffic auditing
    Answer: a. The least privilege principlehelpag​
12. A strong authentication mechanism for service accounts is
    a. Using stored credentials in plain text
    b. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
    c. Hard-coded passwords
    d. Weak PINs
    Answer: b. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)zluri​
13. The main objective of monitoring service account activities is
    a. Improving user satisfaction
    b. Detecting unauthorized or anomalous behavior
    c. Enhancing graphic performance
    d. Reducing storage usage
    Answer: b. Detecting unauthorized or anomalous behaviorzluri​
14. Periodic audits of service accounts are important to
    a. Identify unneeded accounts and permissions
    b. Increase administrative rights
    c. Disable all monitoring
    d. Avoid regulatory reviews
    Answer: a. Identify unneeded accounts and permissionsbeyondtrust​
15. Using personal employee credentials for service accounts is dangerous because
    a. It simplifies authentication
    b. It ties security to individuals who may leave
    c. It increases password security
    d. It enforces policy control
    Answer: b. It ties security to individuals who may leavesectona​
16. Storing service account credentials securely helps prevent
    a. Network congestion
    b. Credential theft or leaks
    c. Data compression
    d. Service caching
    Answer: b. Credential theft or leakszluri​
17. Periodically rotating service account passwords reduces
    a. Security incidents from stale credentials
    b. System ownership
    c. Configuration backups
    d. Audit complexity
    Answer: a. Security incidents from stale credentialssilverfort​
18. Automating onboarding of service accounts assists in
    a. Creating manual processes
    b. Ensuring new accounts are under control
    c. Reducing system permissions
    d. Eliminating documentation
    Answer: b. Ensuring new accounts are under controlbeyondtrust​
19. Limiting the login time of service accounts prevents
    a. Unauthorized persistent access
    b. Server reboots
    c. Disk fragmentation
    d. Software updates
    Answer: a. Unauthorized persistent accesszluri​
20. A key step in governance policies for service accounts is
    a. Assigning ownership and accountability
    b. Deleting entire directories
    c. Avoiding documentation
    d. Blocking application integration
    Answer: a. Assigning ownership and accountabilitysectona​
21. Old or inactive service accounts increase
    a. Attack surface area
    b. Application speed
    c. Blockchain node operations
    d. Backup frequency
    Answer: a. Attack surface areasphereco​
22. Regularly reviewing service account permissions ensures
    a. Proper role assignment
    b. Irrelevant resource use
    c. Data exposure
    d. Privilege escalation
    Answer: a. Proper role assignmenthelpag​
23. Service accounts often have elevated privileges for
    a. System automation tasks
    b. Running advertisements
    c. Gaming consoles
    d. Public Wi-Fi
    Answer: a. System automation taskszluri​
24. The best approach to manage service accounts securely includes
    a. Automated onboarding and centralized control
    b. Manual configuration
    c. Password reuse
    d. Task delegation
    Answer: a. Automated onboarding and centralized controlbeyondtrust​
25. A service account used in Active Directory is typically
    a. A personal account
    b. A non-human account for system tasks
    c. A vendor account
    d. A guest account
    Answer: b. A non-human account for system taskszluri​
26. Privileged service accounts include
    a. Domain admin and root accounts
    b. Local guest users
    c. Temporary logins
    d. Cloud viewers
    Answer: a. Domain admin and root accountszluri​
27. The main compliance benefit of strong authentication for service accounts is
    a. Meeting regulatory security standards
    b. Faster user onboarding
    c. Avoiding system audits
    d. Free network access
    Answer: a. Meeting regulatory security standardszluri​
28. One way to ensure least privilege for service accounts is to
    a. Assign minimal rights required for operations
    b. Allow open administrative rights
    c. Centralize all access to one password
    d. Disable encryption
    Answer: a. Assign minimal rights required for operationsgitguardian​
29. Password vaulting tools protect service account credentials by
    a. Encrypting storage and managing access
    b. Sharing over networks
    c. Using plaintext files
    d. Reducing audit trails
    Answer: a. Encrypting storage and managing accessbeyondtrust​
30. Not tracking service account ownership leads to
    a. Accountability issues
    b. Improved compliance
    c. Routine auditing
    d. Stable posture
    Answer: a. Accountability issueszluri​
31. Service accounts are particularly vulnerable because
    a. They are rarely monitored or rotated
    b. They use hardware encryption
    c. They do not authenticate
    d. They rely on endpoint detection
    Answer: a. They are rarely monitored or rotatedhelpag​
32. Limiting service account machine logins helps
    a. Prevent lateral movement of attackers
    b. Increase network latency
    c. Maintain constant sessions
    d. Enable public access
    Answer: a. Prevent lateral movement of attackerszluri​
33. Following governance rules for service accounts supports
    a. Compliance and operational security
    b. Application debugging
    c. Advertising metrics
    d. Backup delays
    Answer: a. Compliance and operational securityzluri​
34. The use of PAM systems with service accounts allows
    a. Password rotation and access auditing
    b. File deletion
    c. Application caching
    d. DNS resolution
    Answer: a. Password rotation and access auditingsectona​
35. Service accounts lacking documentation can cause
    a. Operational confusion and risk
    b. Better automation
    c. Resource reallocation
    d. Seamless access
    Answer: a. Operational confusion and riskzluri​
36. The risk of privilege abuse arises when
    a. Service accounts have excessive access rights
    b. Passwords are encrypted
    c. Audit logs are reviewed
    d. Accounts are verified
    Answer: a. Service accounts have excessive access rightshelpag​
37. Excessive permissions should be periodically
    a. Reviewed and minimized
    b. Replicated across accounts
    c. Ignored
    d. Reset weekly
    Answer: a. Reviewed and minimizedsphereco​
38. Automated workflows for account provisioning ensure
    a. Policy compliance and consistency
    b. Manual intervention
    c. Account duplication
    d. Lower transparency
    Answer: a. Policy compliance and consistencyzluri​
39. In cybersecurity, inactive accounts are
    a. High-risk vulnerabilities
    b. Safe and low-risk
    c. Nonfunctional but harmless
    d. Short-lived and temporary
    Answer: a. High-risk vulnerabilitiessphereco​
40. Unauthorized access to service accounts can lead to
    a. Data leakage and lateral movement
    b. Encryption failures
    c. Better uptime
    d. Isolation of servers
    Answer: a. Data leakage and lateral movementhelpag​
41. Effective password management for service accounts is critical for
    a. Mitigating unauthorized access risks
    b. Overclocking network speeds
    c. Performing network scanning
    d. Avoiding log archival
    Answer: a. Mitigating unauthorized access riskszluri​
42. Removing defunct service accounts contributes to
    a. Reducing attack surface and clutter
    b. Improving aesthetic appearance
    c. Increasing file redundancy
    d. Adding new vulnerabilities
    Answer: a. Reducing attack surface and clutterzluri​
43. The recommended access level for most service accounts is
    a. Least privilege required
    b. Administrative privileges
    c. Owner-level rights
    d. Root privileges
    Answer: a. Least privilege requiredgitguardian​
44. Insufficient visibility in service accounts causes
    a. Monitoring challenges for security teams
    b. Easier compliance
    c. Reduced privilege escalation
    d. Automation improvement
    Answer: a. Monitoring challenges for security teamszluri​
45. Credential leaks from service accounts usually happen due to
    a. Poor credential storage or sharing
    b. Encryption usage
    c. Strong authentication
    d. Privilege segregation
    Answer: a. Poor credential storage or sharinghelpag​
46. Removing redundant rights from service accounts can be done by
    a. Group policy restrictions
    b. Password reuse
    c. Disabling system logging
    d. Bypassing permissions
    Answer: a. Group policy restrictionszluri​
47. One effective reporting procedure for service accounts includes
    a. Activity logging and anomaly detection
    b. Disabling report generation
    c. Stopping audit collection
    d. Sharing reports publicly
    Answer: a. Activity logging and anomaly detectionzluri​
48. Lack of service account monitoring leads to
    a. Undetected abuse or compromise
    b. Improved performance
    c. Controlled privilege use
    d. Hardened encryption
    Answer: a. Undetected abuse or compromisehelpag​
49. Multi-factor authentication for service accounts strengthens
    a. Access security by requiring multiple verifications
    b. Single password access
    c. Traffic isolation
    d. DNS forwarding
    Answer: a. Access security by requiring multiple verificationszluri​
50. A centralized management platform for service accounts improves
    a. Visibility, compliance, and automation
    b. Password confusion
    c. Manual tracking
    d. Credential reuse
    Answer: a. Visibility, compliance, and automationbeyondtrust+1​

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