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Comptia Security +: Os Hardening

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1. TACACS






2. DAC stands for ____________ access control






3. An accumulated set of software updates or hotfixes from Microsoft






4. RBAC stands for ____________ access control






5. NAC method requiring installation of a network appliance to monitor network devices and limit connectivity should non compliant activity be detected






6. Centrally managed NAC method requiring installation of software agents on each network client






7. Protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network






8. A DNS server is fed altered or spoofed records that are retained and then duplicated elsewhere






9. Making the OS less vulnerable to threats






10. Microsoft software packages that contain one or more patches and can be applied without rebooting






11. Highly configurable - discretionary - job based access control - more flexible that MAC - more precise that groups






12. Most restrictive access control method that uses security labels to control access






13. A remote authentication protocol used to communicate with an authentication server commonly used in UNIX networks.






14. NNTP stands for






15. TACACS port






16. A subnet on the network that separates the internal network from publicly exposed hosts






17. OU stands for...






18. NAS stands for...






19. kerberos port






20. DHCP stands for...






21. SSH port






22. Is a UDP-based network protocol - used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention






23. SNMP port






24. Defining the software and hardware components that can be used in an organization






25. NNTP port






26. SMTP port






27. SNMP stand for...






28. LDAP stands for...






29. Define security settings and user's desktop environment on group of computers






30. A cryptographic protocol that provides security for communications over networks such as the Internet






31. Telnet port






32. Access permissions applied by the owner of an object using ACLs - commonly found on PCs






33. SMTP stands for...






34. DNS stands for...






35. Allows a remote access server to communicate with an authentication server in order to determine if the user has access to the network






36. Bind MAC addresses of network devices to IP address - monitor logs - apply security patches - use IDS and strong authentication to detect rogue servers






37. POP3 port






38. Four ways to implement group policies






39. Issued by software vendors to fix bugs - address security issues or add functionality






40. Label-based - hard coded access controls - at multiple levels - applied to all objects






41. Access control defined by roles or job functions






42. NetBIOS port






43. Transferable access controls applied and controlled by the object owner






44. LDAP authentication method not recommended






45. NAC stands for






46. HTTP SSL port






47. Used to deliver news articles to users on the Internet - vulnerable to DoS attacks






48. HTTP port






49. DNS port






50. Locking down the system