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Information Security

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a ____ infection - a virus injects itself into the program's executable code instead of at the end of the file.






2. 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.






3. The act of driving while running a laptop configured to detect and capture wireless data transmissions.






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






5. During RADIUS authentication the AP - serving as the authenticator that will accept or reject the wireless device - creates a data packet from this information called the ____.






6. A commonly used technique by pornography sites where a user gets "locked" in a web site.






7. It is able to code and decode data






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. A set of permissions that are attached to an object.






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






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






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






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






19. Although brute force and dictionary attacks were once the primary tools used by attackers to crack an encrypted password - today attackers usually prefer ____.






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






21. A ____ is a network set up with intentional vulnerabilities.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. Using one's social skills to trick people into revealing access credentials or other information valuable to the attacker. <dumpster diving - or looking through people's trash - etc>






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






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






37. Form of phishing that targets wealthy individuals.






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






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






44. ____ IP addresses are IP addresses that are not assigned to any specific user or organization.






45. 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.






46. 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.






47. The ____ model is the least restrictive.






48. A security attack in which an internet user sends commands to another internet user's machine that cause the screen to fill with garbage characters. A flashing attack causes the user to terminate her session.






49. 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.






50. Can also capture transmissions that contain passwords.







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