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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. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Information security policies are a ___________________.






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






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






10. A true network security audit does include an audit for _____________






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. ________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments






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






24. 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 ______






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






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






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






28. _________ is a form of Denial of Service attack which interrupts the TCP three way handshake and leaves half open connections.






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






30. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






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






32. Layer 4 in the DoD model overlaps with which layer(s) of the OSI model?






33. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






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






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






36. They specifically target telephone networks






37. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






38. A ______________ is an electronically generated record that ties a user's ID to their public key.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






47. Diffie Hellman - RSA - and ___________ are all examples of Public Key cryptography?






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






49. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






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