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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A security analysis of the transaction within its approved context.






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






3. The time it takes for a key to be pressed and then released.






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






5. Sending high volumes of UDP requests to a target.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A program or device that can monitor data traveling over a network. Sniffers can show - all the data being transmitted over a network - including passwords and sensitive information - tends to be a favorite weapon in the hacker's arsenal






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






15. Windows Live ID was originally designed as a ____ system that would be used by a wide variety of Web servers.






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






17. A ____ can block malicious content in "real time" as it appears without first knowing the URL of a dangerous site.






18. Motivated by a desire to cause social change - trying to get media attention by disrupting services - or promoting a message by changing information on public websites.






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






20. How secure the data in your backups is-can use physical security or encryption






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






22. An authentication system developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and used to verify the identity of networked users.






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






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






25. The perimeter of a protected - internal network where users - both authorized and unauthorized - from external networks can attempt to access it. Firewalls and IDS/IPS systems are typically placed in the DMZ.






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






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






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






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






30. A device that is around the same size as a credit card - containing embedded technologies that can store information and small amounts of software to perform some limited processing






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






32. Software that can guess passwords






33. Use multiple infrared beams that are aimed across a doorway and positioned so that as a person walks through the doorway some beams are activated.






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. Generally represent disgruntled employees and alike who are seeking to perform vengeful acts against their current or former employer.






39. Using a single authentication credential that is shared across multiple networks.






40. A pay-per-use computing model in which customers pay only for the computing resources they need.






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






42. Securing a restricted area by erecting a barrier is called ____.






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






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






45. The process of verifying that your backups actually work






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






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






48. Sending or posting harmful or cruel text or images using the internet or other digital communication devices.






49. 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.






50. 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.







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