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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. There are 6 types of security control practices. ___________ controls are management policies - procedures - and guidelines that usually effect the entire system. These types of controls deal with system auditing and usability.






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






10. Examples of One- Time Password technology






11. There are 65536 _________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Information security policies are a ___________________.






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






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






24. Today - ______________ are almost as serious as security violations






25. RSA is not based on a ________






26. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






31. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






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






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






34. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






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






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






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






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






39. Countermeasures' main objectives






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






41. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






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






43. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






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






45. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






47. It is difficult to prosecute a computer criminal if _________ are not deployed






48. Unclassified - Private - Confidential - Secret - Top Secret - and Internal Use Only are levels of ________________.






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






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