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






2. Fingerprints and patterns






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






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






5. An AP that is set up by an attacker.






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. The process of verifying that your backups actually work






12. The identification of a user based on a physical characteristic - such as a fingerprint - iris - face - voice - or handwriting






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






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






15. Small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically






16. Software that searches a server - switch - router - or other device for open ports - which can be vulnerable to attack.






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






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






19. 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 %.






20. 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






21. If a user typically accesses his bank's Web site from his home computer on nights and weekends - then this information can be used to establish a ____ of typical access.






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. It accepts spoken words for input as if they had been typed on the keyboard.






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






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






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






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






31. Software that can guess passwords






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






33. A means of managing and presenting computer resources by function without regard to their physical layout or location.






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






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






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






37. A ____ is designed to separate a nonsecured area from a secured area.






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Has limited technical knowledge and is motivated by a desire to gain and display technical skills.






46. Content filtering - encryption - firewalls






47. Viruses and worms are said to be self-____.






48. ____ is an attack in which an attacker attempts to impersonate the user by using his session token.






49. Set of rules that allow or deny traffic






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