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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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1. The breadth of your back-up (what types of files you will back up-media - documents - OS - etc)






2. ____ are a loose-knit network of attackers - identity thieves - and financial fraudsters.






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






4. 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.






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






6. Web application attacks are considered ____ attacks.






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






8. Often used for managing user access to one or more systems.






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






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






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






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






13. The X.500 standard defines a protocol for a client application to access an X.500 directory called ____.






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






15. 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.






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






17. A ____ means that the application or service assigned to that port is listening for any instructions.






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






19. Forwards packets across computer networks.






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






21. A ____ is a series of instructions that can be grouped together as a single command and are often used to automate a complex set of tasks or a repeated series of tasks.






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






24. Fingerprints and patterns






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Software that comes hidden in free downloadable software and tracks online movements - mines the information stored on a computer - or uses a computer's CPU and storage for some task the user knows nothing about - can cause extremely slow performance






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






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






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






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






39. Software attack using special monitoring software to gain access to private communications on the network wire or across a wireless network. (aka sniffing attack)






40. Attacker sets up a rogue DNS server that responds to legitimate requests with IP addresses for malicious or non-existent websites.






41. The action that is taken by the subject over the object is called a ____.






42. This attack is where every possible combination of letters - numbers - and characters is used to create encrypted passwords.






43. 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.






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. Small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically






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







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