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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
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1. 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.






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






3. ____ is an attack in which an attacker attempts to impersonate the user by using his session token.






4. Use multiple infrared beams that are aimed across a doorway and positioned so that as a person walks through the doorway some beams are activated.






5. A ____ tester has an in-depth knowledge of the network and systems being tested - including network diagrams - IP addresses - and even the source code of custom applications.






6. A ____ is designed to separate a nonsecured area from a secured area.






7. An attacker redirects an IP address to the MAC address of a computer that is not the intended recipient.






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






9. A form of filtering that blocks only sites specified as harmful.






10. An authentication process that involves three steps.






11. Terms that can refer to the online enticement of children; rude or threatening messages; slanderous information; or repeated - unwanted messages






12. Ensures that messages are not corrupt or tampered with






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






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






15. The act of driving while running a laptop configured to detect and capture wireless data transmissions.






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






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






18. An authentication protocol that operates over PPP and that requires the authenticator to take the first step by offering the other computer a challenge. The requestor responds by combining the challenge with its password - encrypting the new string o






19. Has limited technical knowledge and is motivated by a desire to gain and display technical skills.






20. The unique data block that results when an original piece of data (such as text) is encrypted (for example - by using a key.)






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






22. When organizations use software that filters content to prevent the transmission of unauthorized information






23. The ____ model is the least restrictive.






24. Four interrelated aspects to _________:Access - data - infrastructure - computers






25. Sifting through a company's garbage to find information to help break into their computers






26. Web application attacks are considered ____ attacks.






27. Fingerprints and patterns






28. A ____ means that the application or service assigned to that port is listening for any instructions.






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






30. Hides inside other software - usually as an attachment or a downloadable file






31. ____ is an image spam that is divided into multiple images.






32. The action that is taken by the subject over the object is called a ____.






33. Form of phishing that targets wealthy individuals.






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






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






36. Tools used to configure ________: WEP - WPA - MAC address filtering - SSID broadcasting - wireless antennae






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






38. An AP that is set up by an attacker.






39. A program or device that can monitor data traveling over a network. Sniffers can show - all the data being transmitted over a network - including passwords and sensitive information - tends to be a favorite weapon in the hacker's arsenal






40. Forging of the return address on an e-mail so that the e-mail message appears to come from someone other than the actual sender. This is not a virus but rather a way by which virus authors conceal their identities as they send out viruses.






41. It is able to code and decode data






42. People very knowledgeable about computers who use their knowledge to invade other people's computers






43. Viruses and worms are said to be self-____.






44. Can use fingerprints or other unique characteristics of a person's face - hands - or eyes (irises and retinas) to authenticate a user.






45. In the context of SSL encryption - a message issued from the client to the server that contains information about what level of security the client's browser is capable of accepting and what type of encryption the client's browser can decipher (for e






46. These attacks may allow an attacker to construct LDAP statements based on user input statements.






47. Users who access a Web server are usually restricted to the ____ directory.






48. The geographical storage of your backups-safest place is a different place from where you keep your actual data






49. An attack where the goal is to extract personal - financial or confidential information from the victim by using services such as the telephone or VOIP.






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







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