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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ____ is an image spam that is divided into multiple images.






2. A technique for crashing by sending too much data to the buffer in a comuter's memory






3. 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 %.






4. 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






5. The set of letters - symbols - and characters that make up the password are known as a ____ set.






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






7. Content filtering - encryption - firewalls






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






9. A commonly used technique by pornography sites where a user gets "locked" in a web site.






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






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






12. A threat to networked hosts in which the host is flooded with broadcast ping messages. A _____ _____ is a type of denial-of-service attack.






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






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






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






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






17. The process of verifying that your backups actually work






18. Can use fingerprints or other unique characteristics of a person's face - hands - or eyes (irises and retinas) to authenticate a user.






19. Malicious or accidental threats by employees. (ex. door to secure building left propped open.)






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






21. Indicates when an account is no longer active.






22. 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.






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






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






25. Below 70 degrees or above 75 degrees






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






27. An attacker motivated by the ideology to attack computer or infrastructure networks.






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






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






30. ____ IP addresses are IP addresses that are not assigned to any specific user or organization.






31. An attempt to discover an encryption key or password by trying numerous possible character combinations. usually - a brute force attack is performed rapidly by a program designed for that purpose.






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






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






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






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 feature of Windows that is intended to provide users with control of their digital identities while helping them to manage privacy.






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. A secret combination of letters - numbers - and/or characters that only the user should know.






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






48. An authentication process that involves three steps.






49. 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.






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







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