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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Committing computer crimes in such small doses that they almost go unnoticed.
Directive
Passive network attack
Salami attack
One way hash
2. Layer 4 in the DoD model overlaps with which layer(s) of the OSI model?
Host based - network based
Layers 5 - 6 - & 7 - Session - Presentation - and Application Layers
S/Key - OPIE
Cramming
3. The act of intercepting the first message in a public key exchange and substituting a bogus key for the original key is an example of which style of attack?
Layers 5 - 6 - & 7 - Session - Presentation - and Application Layers
Biometrics
DAC - Discretionary Access Control
Man In The Middle
4. PGP & PEM are programs that allow users to send encrypted messages to each other. What form of encryption do these programs use?
IANA
Wild
Information
RSA
5. Security incidents fall into a number of categories such as accidental - deliberate - and ____________.
modems
Environmental
X.509
Cisco
6. The __________ is the most dangerous part of a virus program.
PGP
RADIUS
Payload
CHAP
7. A virus is considered to be 'in the ______ ' if it has been reported as replicating and causing harm to computers.
Wild
a good password policy
A PGP Signed message
NFS
8. ___________________ viruses change the code order of the strain each time they replicate to another machine.
Polymorphic
Not rigid
SSL
Residual risk
9. The ultimate goal of a computer forensics specialist is to ___________________.
Reboot or system startup
Cramming
Preserve electronic evidence and protect it from any alteration
PGP
10. These should be done on a weekly basis
CRACK
Sniffer
RADIUS
Virus definition downloads and system virus scans
11. Stealth viruses live in memory while __________ are written to disk
S/Key - OPIE
Logic bombs
Layer 3 - Host to Host
A PGP Signed message
12. To help managers find the correct cost balance between risks and countermeasures
Fixed length
Verisign - Microsoft - Dell
Certificate
Main goal of a risk management program
13. Accounting - Authentication - and ____________ are the AAAs of information security.
Passfilt.dll
Depcrypting
Less secure
Authorization
14. This free (for personal use) program is used to encrypt and decrypt emails.
PGP
Data Hiding
Ethernet
Social Engineering
15. S/MIME was developed for the protection of what communication mechanism(s)?
A PGP Signed message
Class A: 1-126 - Class B: 128-191 - Class C: 192-223
involves only computer to computer transactions
Email
16. Consists of checking for Minimum password length - Password aging - Password Strength - Blank Passwords?
Password audit
Layers 5 - 6 - & 7 - Session - Presentation - and Application Layers
Gathering digital evidence
Reboot or system startup
17. Tiger - TCP Wrappers - TripWire - LogCheck - SATAN
Passwords
Logic bombs
Less secure
Unix / Linux based security tools?
18. An intrusion detection system is an example of what type of countermeasure?
Biometrics
Detective
Off site in a climate controlled area
run applications as generic accounts with little or no privileges.
19. Logon and Logoff - Use of User Rights - Security Policy Change
NT Audit events
Multi-partite viruses
Protection of data from unauthorized users
Not rigid
20. Unlike like viruses and worm - __________ are bogus messages that spread via email forwarding.
Hoaxes
Wild
Phreaks
involves only computer to computer transactions
21. A type of virus that resides in a Word or Excel document is called a ___________ virus?
NFS
Cramming
Quantitative analysis
Macro
22. What is the following paragraph an example of? <<ATTN: This system is for the use of authorized persons only. If you use this system without authority - or if you abuse your authority - then you are subject to having all of your activities on this sy
Warning Banner
CVE - Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
Granularity
S/Key - OPIE
23. Passwords: should be audited on a regular basis- should contain some form of your name or userid - should never be shared or written down
Environmental
Verisign - Microsoft - Dell
Not very difficult to break.
a good password policy
24. Organizations that can be a valid Certificate Authority (CA)
Verisign - Microsoft - Dell
0-1023
Warning banners
Layer 3 - Host to Host
25. Public keys are used for encrypting messages and private keys are used for __________messages.
Depcrypting
product development life cycle
Assignment
S/Key - OPIE
26. ____ members of the staff need to be educated in disaster recovery procedures.
All
Risk assessment
Confidentiality
Authentication
27. Which of the following is NOT and encryption algorithm?
Social Engineering
SSL
Environmental
C2
28. What term describes the amount of risk that remains after the countermeasures have been deployed and the vulnerabilities classified?
Not rigid
Certificate
Residual risk
Class A: 1-126 - Class B: 128-191 - Class C: 192-223
29. They specifically target telephone networks
Phreaks
IANA
Separation of Duties
Granularity
30. DES - Data Encryption standard has a 128 bit key and is ________
Also
Not very difficult to break.
Information
Layer 3 - Host to Host
31. The ability to adjust access control to the exact amount of permission necessary is called ______________.
Granularity
NT Audit events
Password audit
CVE - Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
32. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?
Users can gain access to any resource upon request (assuming they have proper permissions)
Host based - network based
Presentation Layer - L6
involves only computer to computer transactions
33. There are 5 classes of IP addresses available - but only 3 classes are in common use today
Class A: 1-126 - Class B: 128-191 - Class C: 192-223
Steps in handling incidents
Biometrics
Prevent - Recover - Detect
34. 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
Gathering digital evidence
Data Hiding
CERT - SANS - CERIAS - COAST
128
35. _______________ supply AV engines with false information to avoid detection
Cisco
Mobile
Stealth viruses
One way hash
36. An attempt to break an encryption algorithm is called _____________.
Directive
Ethernet
Cryptanalysis
Prevent - Recover - Detect
37. Although they are accused of being one in the same - _______________ are two distinctly different groups with different goals pertaining to computers.
A PGP Signed message
Sued for privacy violations
Hackers and crackers
involves only computer to computer transactions
38. ____________ is a file system that was poorly designed and has numerous security flaws.
NFS
Directive
Host based - network based
Privacy violations
39. Used in ______________:Retinal Scanning - Fingerprints - Face Recognition - Voice Recognition
Protection of data from unauthorized users
Biometrics
Configuration Control
involves only computer to computer transactions
40. The ability to identify and audit a user and his / her actions is known as ____________.
Layer 7 - Application
All
Accountability
Cryptanalysis
41. Each password must have a combination of upper case - lower case - numbers and special characters - 6 character minimum password length - This rule is enforced by ______
Logic bombs
One way hash
Passfilt.dll
0-1023
42. It is difficult to prosecute a computer criminal if _________ are not deployed
Privacy violations
Logic bombs
Warning banners
Not very difficult to break.
43. Combine both boot and file virus behavior
Man In The Middle
IANA
IDEA algorithm
Multi-partite viruses
44. ________ is a protocol developed by Visa and MasterCard to protect electronic transactions.
Detective
Depcrypting
SET
CHAP
45. EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) differs from e- Commerce in that it ___________________.
Mobile
involves only computer to computer transactions
Password audit
CHAP
46. _________ is a form of Denial of Service attack which interrupts the TCP three way handshake and leaves half open connections.
Mobile
Cramming
Sniffer
SYN Flooding
47. ______________ relates to the concept of protecting data from unauthorized users.
Warning Banner
Depcrypting
Class A: 1-126 - Class B: 128-191 - Class C: 192-223
Confidentiality
48. ________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments
Information Security policies
IANA
Symmetric algorithm
To make user certificates available to others
49. Main goals of an information security program
Confidentiality - Availability -Integrity of data
Layers 5 - 6 - & 7 - Session - Presentation - and Application Layers
DSS - Digital Signature Standard
CVE - Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
50. Countermeasures' main objectives
Accountability
SLE - Single Loss Expectancy
Prevent - Recover - Detect
Biometrics