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Asked at NASA, Amazon • a month ago
Tell me about a decision you made based on your instincts.
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"I am the Lead PM for a product that analyzes calls made by prison inmates and looks for predictors of criminal intent. its primarily used by police investigators and the FBI. One of the main features we have in the app is Link Analysis which basically lists out all the calls an inmate has made for a specific time period. This feature was built before my time. When I joined, the first thing I did was to implement analytics in the app. Looking at our numbers, I noticed that usage was less than 1%"
Aabid S. - "I am the Lead PM for a product that analyzes calls made by prison inmates and looks for predictors of criminal intent. its primarily used by police investigators and the FBI. One of the main features we have in the app is Link Analysis which basically lists out all the calls an inmate has made for a specific time period. This feature was built before my time. When I joined, the first thing I did was to implement analytics in the app. Looking at our numbers, I noticed that usage was less than 1%"See full answer
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Asked at NASA • 2 months ago
You receive a SIEM alert for a suspicious login. What data sources will you use to confirm or disprove malicious activity.
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Asked at NASA, AWS • 2 months ago
Explain an XSS (cross-site scripting) attack.
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Asked at NASA • 2 months ago
Write a query that detects repeated authentication failures from the same IP within a 10-minute window. Then explain how you would determine whether the pattern indicates malicious activity or simp...
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Asked at NASA • 2 months ago
Explain to me what happens when you click on a web link.
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Asked at NASA • a month ago
There are 3 classes of servers all with same critical vulnerability: public facing server, production databases with PII on it, and an office file share. Which one would you address first?
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Asked at NASA • 2 months ago
Tell me about a time you walked someone through removing malware from their device.
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Asked at NASA • 2 months ago
How would you spot a phishing email?
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Asked at NASA, AWS • 2 months ago
What is a TCP handshake?
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Asked at NASA, Microsoft • a month ago
Where would you check in Windows to investigate a malicious process?
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Asked at NASA, Microsoft • a month ago
Write a PowerShell script to detect C2 beaconing.
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Asked at NASA, Department of Defense • a month ago
What is a golden ticket attack?
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Asked at NASA, Apple • a month ago
How does malware achieve persistence on unix machines?
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Asked at NASA, Department of Defense • a month ago
What are Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)?
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Asked at NASA • a month ago
Tell me about your favorite forensic artifact.
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Asked at NASA • a month ago
Imagine you are investigating an alert in Sentinel called EDR killer. What do you think that means and how would you investigate that?
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Asked at NASA, Microsoft • a month ago
What are the standard event log names on Windows machines?
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Asked at NASA • 2 months ago
What is the OSI model?
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NASA Interview Questions

Tell me about a decision you made based on your instincts.

You receive a SIEM alert for a suspicious login. What data sources will you use to confirm or disprove malicious activity.

Explain an XSS (cross-site scripting) attack.

Write a query that detects repeated authentication failures from the same IP within a 10-minute window. Then explain how you would determine whether the pattern indicates malicious activity or simp...

Explain to me what happens when you click on a web link.

There are 3 classes of servers all with same critical vulnerability: public facing server, production databases with PII on it, and an office file share. Which one would you address first?

Tell me about a time you walked someone through removing malware from their device.

How would you spot a phishing email?

What is a TCP handshake?

Where would you check in Windows to investigate a malicious process?

Write a PowerShell script to detect C2 beaconing.

What is a golden ticket attack?

How does malware achieve persistence on unix machines?

What are Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)?

Tell me about your favorite forensic artifact.

Imagine you are investigating an alert in Sentinel called EDR killer. What do you think that means and how would you investigate that?

What are the standard event log names on Windows machines?

What is the OSI model?

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