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






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






3. Typically used on home routers that allow multiple users to share one IP address received from an Internet service provider (ISP).






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






5. ____ 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.






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






7. A method for confirming users' identities






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






9. Form of phishing that targets wealthy individuals.






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






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






12. Small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Related to the perception - thought process - and understanding of the user.






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






19. Forwards packets across computer networks.






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






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






22. 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.






23. Business ____ theft involves stealing proprietary business information such as research for a new drug or a list of customers that competitors are eager to acquire.






24. In the context of SSL encryption - a message issued from the client to the server that contains information about what level of security the client's browser is capable of accepting and what type of encryption the client's browser can decipher (for e






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






26. Can be accidental or intentional - internal or external. (ex. back-hoe operator performing legitimate construction cuts cables leading into a facility.)






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. Users who access a Web server are usually restricted to the ____ directory.






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. Broadcast storms can be prevented with ____.






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






36. An operating system that has been reengineered so that it is designed to be secure from the ground up is known as a ____.






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






38. 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.






39. Permits users to share resources stored on one site with a second site without forwarding their authentication credentials to the other site.






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






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






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






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






44. Scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a key or password to decrypt the information






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






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






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






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






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






50. Hurricanes - tornadoes - flooding and earthquakes are all examples of this.