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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
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1. ____ uses "speckling" and different colors so that no two spam e-mails appear to be the same.






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






3. 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.






4. It is able to code and decode data






5. 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






6. Set of rules that allow or deny traffic






7. A ____ attack is similar to a passive man-in-the-middle attack.






8. The most restrictive access control model is ____.






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






10. A threat that originates from outside the company. (ex. power failure.)






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






12. How many past backups you keep - what you did on your machine etc.






13. Ensures that messages are not corrupt or tampered with






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






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






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






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






18. A ____ tester has an in-depth knowledge of the network and systems being tested - including network diagrams - IP addresses - and even the source code of custom applications.






19. There are almost ____ different Microsoft Windows file extensions that could contain a virus.






20. An attack that targets a computer's physical components and peripherals. (ie. hard disk - motherboard - cabling - etc.)






21. 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






22. A form of filtering that blocks only sites specified as harmful.






23. Below 70 degrees or above 75 degrees






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






25. A firewall capable of monitoring a data stream from end to end.






26. A random string of text issued from one computer to another in some forms of authentication. It is used - along with the password (or other credential) - in a response to verify the computer's credentials.






27. Small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically






28. A variety of threats such as viruses - worms - and Trojan horses






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






30. 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.






31. A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft - usually by means of fraudulent e-mail






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






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






34. The weakness of passwords centers on ____.






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Countless requests for a TCP connection sent to an FTP server - web server - or system attached to the internet.






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






45. The Chinese government uses _____ to prevent Internet content that it considers unfavorable from reaching its citizenry.






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






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






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






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






50. 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 %.







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