Cyber Security Engineer Interview Questions

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You are the security engineer for a large organization. During a penetration test, the tester successfully exploited a vulnerability, gained access to sensitive data, and exfiltrated it. Describe how you would: - Identify the vulnerability exploited. - Contain the breach. - Analyze and mitigate the root cause. - Prevent future attacks of this nature.
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Cyber Security Consultant

Interviewed at Deloitte

3.8
Dec 19, 2024

You are the security engineer for a large organization. During a penetration test, the tester successfully exploited a vulnerability, gained access to sensitive data, and exfiltrated it. Describe how you would: - Identify the vulnerability exploited. - Contain the breach. - Analyze and mitigate the root cause. - Prevent future attacks of this nature.

Can you explain the difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption? In what scenarios would you use each? How would you identify and mitigate a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack? What is a zero-day exploit, and how would you protect against it? Can you walk us through the steps you would take to conduct a security risk assessment?
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Cyber Security Analyst

Interviewed at Microsoft

4
Dec 30, 2023

Can you explain the difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption? In what scenarios would you use each? How would you identify and mitigate a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack? What is a zero-day exploit, and how would you protect against it? Can you walk us through the steps you would take to conduct a security risk assessment?

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