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






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






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






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






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






6. An independently rotating large cups affixed to the top of a fence prevent the hands of intruders from gripping the top of a fence to climb over it.






7. 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.






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






9. 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






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






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






12. A technique that allows private IP addresses to be used on the public Internet.






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






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






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






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






17. A private key and public key






18. Ensures that messages are not corrupt or tampered with






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






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






21. An attack where the goal is to extract personal - financial or confidential information from the victim by using services such as the telephone or VOIP.






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






23. An authentication system developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and used to verify the identity of networked users.






24. 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.






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






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






27. The most common protocol suite used today for local area networks (LANs) as well as the Internet is ____.






28. 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.






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






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






31. A password-protected and encrypted file that holds an individual's identification information - including a public key and a private key. The individual's public key is used to verify the sender's digital signature - and the private key allows the in






32. 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.






33. Altering the contents of packets as they travel over the Internet or altering data on computer disks after penetrating a network. For example - an attacker might place a tap on a network line to intercept packets as they leave the computer. The attac






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






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






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






37. Forwards packets across computer networks.






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






39. 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.






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






41. Sending high volumes of UDP requests to a target.






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. A ____ virus infects the Master Boot Record of a hard disk drive.






49. 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.






50. Small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically