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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 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.






2. 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.






3. ____ 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.






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






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






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






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






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






9. The signal from an ID badge is detected as the owner moves near a ____ - which receives the signal.






10. Considered a more "real world" access control than the other models because the access is based on a user's job function within an organization.






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






12. 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.






13. Password and BioMetric






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






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






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






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






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






19. A standard that provides a predefined framework for hardware and software developers who need to implement access control in their devices or applications.






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






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






22. 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 ____.






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






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






25. A firewall capable only of examining packets individually. Stateless firewalls perform more quickly than stateful firewalls - but are not as sophisticated.






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






27. 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.






28. The unique data block that results when an original piece of data (such as text) is encrypted (for example - by using a key.)






29. When DNS servers exchange information among themselves it is known as a ____.






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






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






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






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






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






35. Hardware and/or software that guards a private network by analyzing the information leaving and entering the network






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






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






38. A method for confirming users' identities






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






40. Pretending to be another person.






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






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






43. The protection of information from accidental or intentional misuse by persons inside or outside an organization






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






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






46. Provides a greater degree of security by implementing port-based authentication.






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






48. A ____ is a set of software tools used by an attacker to hide the actions or presence of other types of malicious software - such as Trojans - viruses - or worms.






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