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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. Although brute force and dictionary attacks were once the primary tools used by attackers to crack an encrypted password - today attackers usually prefer ____.






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






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






6. Lock - conduit - card key - video equipment - secured guard






7. Password and BioMetric






8. A private key and public key






9. 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.






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






11. Fingerprints and patterns






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






13. Can be used to determine whether new IP addresses are attempting to probe the network.






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






15. Sending high volumes of ICMP (usually ping) packets to a target.






16. This attack is where every possible combination of letters - numbers - and characters is used to create encrypted passwords.






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






18. Could become a key element in authentication in the future.






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. An attacker slips through a secure area following a legitimate employee.






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






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






28. A threat that originates from outside the company. (ex. power failure.)






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. Windows Live ID was originally designed as a ____ system that would be used by a wide variety of Web servers.






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






35. If a password is communicated across a network to log on to a remote system - it is vulnerable to ______.






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






37. A person who uses his knowledge of operating systems and utilities to intentionally damage or destroy data or systems.






38. The ____ attack will slightly alter dictionary words by adding numbers to the end of the password - spelling words backward - slightly misspelling words - or including special characters such as @ - $ - ! - or %.






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






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






41. ____ involves stealing another person's personal information - such as a Social Security number - and then using the information to impersonate the victim - generally for financial gain.






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






43. A security analysis of the transaction within its approved context.






44. The process of verifying that your backups actually work






45. Set of rules that allow or deny traffic






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






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






48. Broadcast storms can be prevented with ____.






49. Altering the contents of packets as they travel over the Internet or altering data on computer disks after penetrating a network. For example - an attacker might place a tap on a network line to intercept packets as they leave the computer. The attac






50. Software that can guess passwords