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Information Security

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






2. Using a single authentication credential that is shared across multiple networks.






3. A group of piconets in which connections exist between different piconets is called a ____.






4. An authentication process that involves three steps.






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






6. 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.






7. Allows a single access point to service different types of users.






8. A system of security tools that is used to recognize and identify data that is critical to the organization and ensure that it is protected.






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






10. 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






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






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






13. The perimeter of a protected - internal network where users - both authorized and unauthorized - from external networks can attempt to access it. Firewalls and IDS/IPS systems are typically placed in the DMZ.






14. Ensures that messages are not corrupt or tampered with






15. Form of phishing that targets wealthy individuals.






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. Business ____ theft involves stealing proprietary business information such as research for a new drug or a list of customers that competitors are eager to acquire.






24. 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.






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






26. ____ 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.






27. Small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically






28. Below 70 degrees or above 75 degrees






29. 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.






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






31. A set of permissions that are attached to an object.






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






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






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






35. ____ is a software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user.






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






37. Wants to cause as much damage as possible - without a particular target or goal.






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






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






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






41. Peering over the shoulder of someone to see the contents on that person's computer or cell phone screen.






42. ____ involves horizontally separating words - although it is still readable by the human eye.






43. A pay-per-use computing model in which customers pay only for the computing resources they need.






44. 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






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






46. Computer crimes involving the theft of money






47. How often you perform your backups (cost-benefit analysis of backing up)






48. 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.






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






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







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