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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Security incidents fall into a number of categories such as accidental - deliberate - and ____________.






2. Countermeasures' main objectives






3. 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 ______






4. An attempt to break an encryption algorithm is called _____________.






5. The IDEA algorithm (used in PGP) is _______ bits long.






6. Combine both boot and file virus behavior






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






8. ___________________ viruses change the code order of the strain each time they replicate to another machine.






9. 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






10. What term describes the amount of risk that remains after the countermeasures have been deployed and the vulnerabilities classified?






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






12. This free (for personal use) program is used to encrypt and decrypt emails.






13. Types of firewalls: Packet Filtering - Application Proxy - and _________________.






14. A formula used in Quantitative risk analysis






15. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






16. RSA is not based on a ________






17. What security principle is based on the division of job responsibilities - designed to prevent fraud?






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






19. 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






20. What type of software can be used to prevent - detect (and possibly correct) malicious activities on a system?






21. Organizations that can be a valid Certificate Authority (CA)






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






23. Information security policies are a ___________________.






24. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






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






27. They specifically target telephone networks






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






29. ____________ is a file system that was poorly designed and has numerous security flaws.






30. A Security Reference Monitor relates to which DoD security standard?






31. There are 65536 _________






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






33. 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?






34. Is the person who is attempting to log on really who they say they are? What form of access control does this questions stem from?






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






36. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






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






39. Ways to deal with risk.






40. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






41. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






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






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






44. ___________ - generally considered 'need to know' access is given based on permissions granted to the user.






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






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






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






48. A boot sector virus goes to work when what event takes place?






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






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