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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A type of virus that spreads itself - not only from file to file - but also from computer to computer - do not need to attach to anything to spread and can tunnel themselves into computers.






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






3. Ensures that messages are not corrupt or tampered with






4. A method for confirming users' identities






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






6. ____ are combination locks that use buttons which must be pushed in the proper sequence to open the door.






7. ____ uses "speckling" and different colors so that no two spam e-mails appear to be the same.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A ____ does not serve clients - but instead routes incoming requests to the correct server.






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






18. Set of rules that allow or deny traffic






19. 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






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






21. Indicates when an account is no longer active.






22. A ____ encrypts all data that is transmitted between the remote device and the network.






23. The ____ model is the least restrictive.






24. Holds the promise of reducing the number of usernames and passwords that users must memorize.






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






26. An attacker redirects an IP address to the MAC address of a computer that is not the intended recipient.






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






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






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






30. Below 40% or above 50%






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






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






33. The weakness of passwords centers on ____.






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






35. 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.






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






37. To create a rainbow table - each ____ begins with an initial password that is encrypted.






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. During RADIUS authentication the AP - serving as the authenticator that will accept or reject the wireless device - creates a data packet from this information called the ____.






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






47. 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>






48. 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






49. Password and BioMetric






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