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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The geographical storage of your backups-safest place is a different place from where you keep your actual data






2. Form of phishing that targets wealthy individuals.






3. Legitimate users who purposely or accidentally misuse their access to the environment and cause some kind of business-affecting incident <tell people passwords - etc>






4. The process of giving someone permission to do or have something






5. A secret combination of letters - numbers - and/or characters that only the user should know.






6. If a user typically accesses his bank's Web site from his home computer on nights and weekends - then this information can be used to establish a ____ of typical access.






7. Countless requests for a TCP connection sent to an FTP server - web server - or system attached to the internet.






8. Using video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific and limited set of receivers is called ____.






9. A technique that allows private IP addresses to be used on the public Internet.






10. 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.






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






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






13. Mass mailings sent as Instant Messages to users. Often these can feature links to explicit porn sites.






14. Floods a Web site with so many requests for service that it slows down or crashes the site






15. 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.






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






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






18. Can be accidental or intentional - internal or external. (ex. back-hoe operator performing legitimate construction cuts cables leading into a facility.)






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






20. A ____ is a network set up with intentional vulnerabilities.






21. The most popular attack toolkit - which has almost half of the attacker toolkit market is ____.






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






23. Using one's social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other information valuable to the attacker. <dumpster diving - or looking through people's trash - etc>






24. ____ are a loose-knit network of attackers - identity thieves - and financial fraudsters.






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






26. A standard that provides a predefined framework for hardware and software developers who need to implement access control in their devices or applications.






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






28. Magnetic tape drives - hard drives - optical media (CD or DVD) - solid-state media (flash drives or SD)






29. Motivated by a desire to cause social change - trying to get media attention by disrupting services - or promoting a message by changing information on public websites.






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






31. The process of verifying that your backups actually work






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






33. Generally represent disgruntled employees and alike who are seeking to perform vengeful acts against their current or former employer.






34. Software attack using special monitoring software to gain access to private communications on the network wire or across a wireless network. (aka sniffing attack)






35. An attack that uses multiple computers on disparate networks to launch an attack from multiple hosts simultaneously.






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






37. An independently rotating large cups affixed to the top of a fence prevent the hands of intruders from gripping the top of a fence to climb over it.






38. Hardware and/or software that guards a private network by analyzing the information leaving and entering the network






39. Hurricanes - tornadoes - flooding and earthquakes are all examples of this.






40. Considered a more "real world" access control than the other models because the access is based on a user's job function within an organization.






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






42. ____ attacks are responsible for half of all malware delivered by Web advertising.






43. 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.






44. Web application attacks are considered ____ attacks.






45. Computer crimes involving the theft of money






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






47. A firewall capable only of examining packets individually. Stateless firewalls perform more quickly than stateful firewalls - but are not as sophisticated.






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






49. An attack that forces a user to unintentionally click a link.






50. 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







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