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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Typically used on home routers that allow multiple users to share one IP address received from an Internet service provider (ISP).






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






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






4. Attack computer systems by transmitting a virus hoax - with a real virus attached. By masking the attack in a seemingly legitimate message - unsuspecting users more readily distribute the message and send the attack on to their co-workers and friends






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






6. A ____ virus infects the Master Boot Record of a hard disk drive.






7. A ____ is a computer typically located in an area with limited security and loaded with software and data files that appear to be authentic - yet they are actually imitations of real data files.






8. ____ IP addresses are IP addresses that are not assigned to any specific user or organization.






9. A user or a process functioning on behalf of the user that attempts to access an object is known as the ____.






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






11. The identification of a user based on a physical characteristic - such as a fingerprint - iris - face - voice - or handwriting






12. 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.






13. The weakness of passwords centers on ____.






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






15. The Chinese government uses _____ to prevent Internet content that it considers unfavorable from reaching its citizenry.






16. 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.






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






18. The process of verifying that your backups actually work






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






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






21. It accepts spoken words for input as if they had been typed on the keyboard.






22. The most restrictive access control model is ____.






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






24. A database - organized as a hierarchy or tree - of the name of each site on the Internet and its corresponding IP number.






25. A random string of text issued from one computer to another in some forms of authentication. It is used - along with the password (or other credential) - in a response to verify the computer's credentials.






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






27. Suitable for what are called "high-volume service control applications" such as dial-in access to a corporate network.






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. A password-protected and encrypted file that holds an individual's identification information - including a public key and a private key. The individual's public key is used to verify the sender's digital signature - and the private key allows the in






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






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






41. A security attack in which an internet user sends commands to another internet user's machine that cause the screen to fill with garbage characters. A flashing attack causes the user to terminate her session.






42. Small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically






43. An operating system that has been reengineered so that it is designed to be secure from the ground up is known as a ____.






44. A firewall that can block designated types of traffic from entering a protected network.






45. Form of phishing that targets wealthy individuals.






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






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






48. A ____ is a computer program or a part of a program that lies dormant until it is triggered by a specific logical event.






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






50. Requires that if the fraudulent application of a process could potentially result in a breach of security - then the process should be divided between two or more individuals.