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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

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. Data being delivered from the source to the intended receiver without being altered






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






3. A virus is considered to be 'in the ______ ' if it has been reported as replicating and causing harm to computers.






4. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






5. Macintosh computers are _____ at risk for receiving viruses.






6. The most secure method for storing backup tapes is?






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






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






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






10. 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 ______






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






12. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






13. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






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






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






16. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






17. Information security policies are a ___________________.






18. ___________________ is responsible for creating security policies and for communicating those policies to system users.






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






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






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






22. Smart cards are a secure alternative to which weak security mechanism?






23. Companies can now be __________ just as easily as they can be sued for security compromises.






24. The __________ is the most dangerous part of a virus program.






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






26. ______________ relates to the concept of protecting data from unauthorized users.






27. EICAR is an example of a _____________ used to test AV products without introducing a live virus into the network.






28. Examples of One- Time Password technology






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






30. They specifically target telephone networks






31. Although it is considered a low tech attack ____________ is still a very effective way of gaining unauthorized access to network systems.






32. _______________ supply AV engines with false information to avoid detection






33. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






34. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






35. Committing computer crimes in such small doses that they almost go unnoticed.






36. Intentionally embedding secret data into a picture or some form of media is known as Steganographyor data ___________.






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






38. EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) differs from e- Commerce in that it ___________________.






39. 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






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






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






42. __________________ will have weird characters printed at the beginning or end of an email message - what would it be anindication of?






43. There are 65536 _________






44. Vulnerability x Threat = RISK is an example of the _______________.






45. Which form of media is handled at the Physical Layer (Layer 1) of the OSI Reference Model?






46. Security incidents fall into a number of categories such as accidental - deliberate - and ____________.






47. If your telephone company suddenly started billing you for caller ID and call forwarding without your permission - this practice is referred to as __________________.






48. Which major vendor adopted TACACS into its product line as a form of AAA architecture?






49. Instructions or code that executes on an end user's machine from a web browser is known as __________ code.






50. Which organization(s) are responsible for the timely distribution of information security intelligence data?