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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Main goals of an information security program






2. __________ attacks capitalize on programming errors and can allow the originator to gain additional privileges on a machine.






3. ______________ is a Unix security scanning tool developed at Texas A&M university.






4. They specifically target telephone networks






5. Layer 4 of the OSI model corresponds to which layer of the DoD model?






6. Consists of checking for Minimum password length - Password aging - Password Strength - Blank Passwords?






7. Countermeasures' main objectives






8. ____ members of the staff need to be educated in disaster recovery procedures.






9. To help managers find the correct cost balance between risks and countermeasures






10. HTTP - FTP - SMTP reside at which layer of the OSI model?






11. A security policy is a ___________ set of rules that must be followed explicitly in order to be effective.






12. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






13. ______________ is a major component of an overall risk management program.






14. ________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments






15. __________ is a tool used by network administrators to capture packets from a network.






16. Combine both boot and file virus behavior






17. Code Review - Certification - Accreditation - Functional Design Review - System Test Review






18. A one way hash converts a string of random length into a _______________ encrypted string.






19. Which of the concepts best describes Availability in relation to computer resources?






20. Contracting with an insurance company to cover losses due to information security breaches is known as risk __________.






21. Trend Analysis involves analyzing historical ___________ files in order to look for patterns of abuse or misuse.






22. In a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) - what is the role of a directory server?






23. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






24. Passwords: should be audited on a regular basis- should contain some form of your name or userid - should never be shared or written down






25. A standardized list of the most common security weaknesses and exploits is the __________.






26. Used in ______________:Retinal Scanning - Fingerprints - Face Recognition - Voice Recognition






27. DES - Data Encryption standard has a 128 bit key and is ________






28. Logon and Logoff - Use of User Rights - Security Policy Change






29. Which of the following is NOT and encryption algorithm?






30. __________ is the most famous Unix password cracking tool.






31. So far - no one has been able to crack the ____________ with Brute Force.






32. An intrusion detection system is an example of what type of countermeasure?






33. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






34. ________ is a protocol developed by Visa and MasterCard to protect electronic transactions.






35. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






36. One method that can reduce exposure to malicious code is to ___________________






37. The ability to adjust access control to the exact amount of permission necessary is called ______________.






38. IKE - Internet Key Exchange is often used in conjunction with what security standard?






39. Accounting - Authentication - and ____________ are the AAAs of information security.






40. S/MIME was developed for the protection of what communication mechanism(s)?






41. There are 5 classes of IP addresses available - but only 3 classes are in common use today






42. What is the main difference between computer abuse and computer crime?






43. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






44. PGP & PEM are programs that allow users to send encrypted messages to each other. What form of encryption do these programs use?






45. This is more time consuming - numeric values - based on Annualized Loss Expectancy (ALE) formulas






46. The PAP protocol sends passwords in clear text - while ____________ encrypts passwords. Both protocols are used by PPP (Point to Point Protocol) to transport IP traffic






47. Public keys are used for encrypting messages and private keys are used for __________messages.






48. Stealth viruses live in memory while __________ are written to disk






49. When ________________it is very important to do document the chain of evidence by taking good notes and perform a bit-level back up of the data before analysis






50. Unlike like viruses and worm - __________ are bogus messages that spread via email forwarding.