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SY0-301 · Question #100
SY0-301 Question #100: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D: Anti-spyware software. Tracking cookies are classified as spyware because they monitor user behavior without explicit consent. Anti-spyware software is designed to detect, alert on, and remove these types of privacy-invasive programs.
Question
Which of the following will allow Pete, a security analyst, to trigger a security alert because of a tracking cookie?
Options
- ANetwork based firewall
- BAnti-spam software
- CHost based firewall
- DAnti-spyware software
Explanation
Tracking cookies are classified as spyware because they monitor user behavior without explicit consent. Anti-spyware software is designed to detect, alert on, and remove these types of privacy-invasive programs.
Common mistakes.
- A. A network-based firewall filters traffic based on IP addresses, ports, and protocols at the network perimeter and cannot inspect or alert on tracking cookies stored in the browser.
- B. Anti-spam software filters unsolicited email messages and does not scan local browser storage or detect tracking cookies.
- C. A host-based firewall controls inbound and outbound network connections on a host but does not analyze browser cookie storage for tracking activity.
Concept tested. Anti-spyware detection of tracking cookies
Reference. https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/understanding-anti-virus-software
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