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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Four interrelated aspects to _________:Access - data - infrastructure - computers






2. Pretending to be another person.






3. In a ____ attack - attackers can attackers use hundreds or thousands of computers in an attack against a single computer or network.






4. A method for confirming users' identities






5. Due to the limitations of online guessing - most password attacks today use ____.






6. The most restrictive access control model is ____.






7. A user under Role Based Access Control can be assigned only one ____.






8. An attack that sends unsolicited messages to Bluetooth-enabled devices.






9. A technology that can help to evenly distribute work across a network.






10. A hacker who exposes security flaws in applications and operating systems so manufacturers can fix them before they become widespread problems.






11. Requires mutual authentication used for WLAN encryption using Cisco client software.






12. The breadth of your back-up (what types of files you will back up-media - documents - OS - etc)






13. Fire - extreme weather - flooding - extreme temperatures - extreme humidity.






14. The ____ model is the least restrictive.






15. Below 70 degrees or above 75 degrees






16. The most common protocol suite used today for local area networks (LANs) as well as the Internet is ____.






17. When a device receives a beacon frame from an AP - the device then sends a frame known as a ____ frame to the AP.






18. A feature of Windows that is intended to provide users with control of their digital identities while helping them to manage privacy.






19. An attack that targets a computer's physical components and peripherals. (ie. hard disk - motherboard - cabling - etc.)






20. An attack that intercepts legitimate communication between two victims and captures - analyzes and possibly alters the data packets before sending a fake reply.






21. Sending or posting harmful or cruel text or images using the internet or other digital communication devices.






22. The time it takes for a key to be pressed and then released.






23. A framework for transporting authentication protocols instead of the authentication protocol itself.






24. A ____ can block malicious content in "real time" as it appears without first knowing the URL of a dangerous site.






25. Holds the promise of reducing the number of usernames and passwords that users must memorize.






26. Email attack that targets only specific users and has familiar information in it - making it more tempting to click the links in the message.






27. An attacker motivated by the ideology to attack computer or infrastructure networks.






28. The signal from an ID badge is detected as the owner moves near a ____ - which receives the signal.






29. A technique for crashing by sending too much data to the buffer in a comuter's memory






30. How secure the data in your backups is-can use physical security or encryption






31. The X.500 standard defines a protocol for a client application to access an X.500 directory called ____.






32. Content filtering - encryption - firewalls






33. The protection of information from accidental or intentional misuse by persons inside or outside an organization






34. These access points are serious threats to network security because they allow attackers to intercept the RF signal and bypass network security to attack the network or capture sensitive data.






35. A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft - usually by means of fraudulent e-mail






36. How many past backups you keep - what you did on your machine etc.






37. Hacker who exposes vulnerabilities for financial gain or malicious purpose.






38. Below 40% or above 50%






39. An authentication system developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and used to verify the identity of networked users.






40. Type of software attack where an attacker captures network traffic and stores it for retransmission at a later time to gain unauthorized access to a network.






41. A key encryption technique for wireless networks that uses keys both to authenticate network clients and to encrypt data in transit.






42. Software that searches a server - switch - router - or other device for open ports - which can be vulnerable to attack.






43. An attack that accesses unauthorized information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection - often between cell phones and laptop computers.






44. ____ can be prewired for electrical power as well as wired network connections.






45. Sending extremely critcal - derogatory - and oftern vulgar email messages or newsgroup postings to other user on the internet or online services






46. Can create entries in a log for all queries that are received.






47. Software that can guess passwords






48. An attack that accesses unauthorized information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection - often between cell phones and laptop computers.






49. A ____ is a series of instructions that can be grouped together as a single command and are often used to automate a complex set of tasks or a repeated series of tasks.






50. In a ____ infection - a virus injects itself into the program's executable code instead of at the end of the file.







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