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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Can be used to determine whether new IP addresses are attempting to probe the network.






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






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






4. ____ is a software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user.






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. If a password is communicated across a network to log on to a remote system - it is vulnerable to ______.






11. Computer crimes involving the theft of money






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. It is able to code and decode data






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






20. Pretending to be another person.






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






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






23. Can also capture transmissions that contain passwords.






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. A method for confirming users' identities






33. The ____ model is the least restrictive.






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






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






36. Form of phishing that targets wealthy individuals.






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






38. The weakness of passwords centers on ____.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. Keeps a record of the state of a connection between an internal computer and an external device and then makes decisions based on the connection as well as the conditions.






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






46. An authentication process that involves three steps.






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






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






49. A ____ is a computer program or a part of a program that lies dormant until it is triggered by a specific logical event.






50. When a device receives a beacon frame from an AP - the device then sends a frame known as a ____ frame to the AP.