Wireless Encryption - CompTIA A+ 220-1102 - 2.2
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A small business owner sets up an open Wi-Fi network for customers but later discovers that someone has been accessing private company files. What should they do to prevent this?
Set up a separate guest network with WPA3 encryption.
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An employee connects to public Wi-Fi at an airport to check their bank account. Later, they notice unauthorized transactions. What was the likely cause?
A hacker intercepted their unencrypted data on the public network.
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A hacker sets up a Wi-Fi hotspot named "Free_Airport_WiFi" near an airport terminal. Travelers connect, assuming it's legitimate. What attack is this?
Evil Twin attack.
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A company allows employees to work from home. One employee's home Wi-Fi uses an old router with WEP security. What is the biggest risk?
WEP encryption is easily cracked, exposing company data.
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A hacker wants to access sensitive data on a company's wireless network. They attempt to capture Wi-Fi signals from outside the building. What should the company do to protect itself?
Use WPA3 encryption to prevent unauthorized access.
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A company's IT team detects an attacker trying to brute-force their Wi-Fi password by capturing handshake packets. How can they prevent this?
Upgrade to WPA3, which eliminates vulnerable handshakes.
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A hacker captures a WPA2 handshake and attempts to crack the password offline. What security flaw allows this?
WPA2-PSK transmits a hash of the passphrase during authentication.
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A business wants stronger Wi-Fi security but needs to support both old and new devices. What is the best option?
Use WPA3 for new devices while keeping WPA2-Enterprise for older ones.
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A coffee shop uses WPA2-Personal for its Wi-Fi. A hacker captures handshake packets and uses a powerful computer to crack the password in hours. What should the shop do?
Switch to WPA3 to prevent offline password cracking.
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A company is considering upgrading from WPA2 to WPA3. What is the biggest security improvement?
WPA3 prevents brute-force attacks by eliminating traditional handshakes.
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A hospital wants to ensure that only authorized staff can access its secure Wi-Fi network. What is the best authentication method?
WPA3-Enterprise with 802.1X authentication.
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A company's IT team finds that employees are sharing the Wi-Fi password with outsiders. What is the best way to stop this?
Require each employee to log in with individual credentials using 802.1X.
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An IT manager wants to ensure that every user on the network gets a unique encryption key for added security. What technology provides this?
WPA3's Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE).
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A hacker tries to use an offline attack to crack a WPA3 password but fails. Why?
WPA3 does not transmit reusable handshake data.
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A corporate office has frequent visitors who need Wi-Fi access, but IT wants to keep employee traffic secure. What's the best approach?
Set up a separate guest network with WPA3-Personal.
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An IT administrator wants to track and log all wireless authentication attempts. What should they implement?
A RADIUS server for centralized authentication logging.
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A retail store allows customers to use Wi-Fi but wants to prevent them from accessing sensitive data. What should they do?
Use VLANs to separate guest and internal networks.
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A hospital wants to ensure that patient records remain secure while still allowing staff to use Wi-Fi. What should they do?
Set up separate SSIDs for staff and medical devices.
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A company's IT department finds rogue devices connected to its Wi-Fi. What's the best solution?
Switch to WPA3-Enterprise with user authentication.
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A coffee shop provides open Wi-Fi with no password. What is the biggest security risk?
Attackers can intercept unencrypted data.
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