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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. 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






2. A program that is automatically downloaded to your computer without your consent or even your knowledge.






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






4. Software that comes hidden in free downloadable software and tracks online movements - mines the information stored on a computer - or uses a computer's CPU and storage for some task the user knows nothing about - can cause extremely slow performance






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






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






7. These accounts are user accounts that remain active after an employee has left an organization.






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






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






10. 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.






11. A user accessing a computer system must present credentials or ____ when logging on to the system.






12. A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft - usually by means of fraudulent e-mail






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






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






15. Software written with malicious intent to cause annoyance or damage - need to attach to something (such as an executable file)






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






17. A feature that controls a device's tolerance for unanswered service requests and helps to prevent a DoS attack.






18. 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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






22. A firewall capable of monitoring a data stream from end to end.






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






24. ____ 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.






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






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






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






28. A ____ virus is loaded into random access memory (RAM) each time the computer is turned on and infects files that are opened by the user or the operating system.






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






30. A method for confirming users' identities






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






32. 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.






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






34. The weakness of passwords centers on ____.






35. An authentication service commonly used on UNIX devices that communicates by forwarding user authentication information to a centralized server.






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






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






38. A ____ attack is similar to a passive man-in-the-middle attack.






39. Can also capture transmissions that contain passwords.






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






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






42. An authentication process that involves three steps.






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






44. 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.






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






46. There are almost ____ different Microsoft Windows file extensions that could contain a virus.






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






48. Password and BioMetric






49. A list of statements used by a router to permit or deny the forwarding of traffic on a network based on one or more criteria.






50. Often used for managing user access to one or more systems.