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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. RSA is not based on a ________






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






14. Consists of checking for Minimum password length - Password aging - Password Strength - Blank Passwords?






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






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






17. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






19. ______________ is a Unix security scanning tool developed at Texas A&M university.






20. Although they are accused of being one in the same - _______________ are two distinctly different groups with different goals pertaining to computers.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Unlike like viruses and worm - __________ are bogus messages that spread via email forwarding.






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






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






30. _________________should be Written down - Clearly Communicated to all system users - Audited and revised periodically.






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






32. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






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






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






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






36. Tiger - TCP Wrappers - TripWire - LogCheck - SATAN






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






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






39. ______________ is a major component of an overall risk management program.






40. 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 ______






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






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






43. Information security policies are a ___________________.






44. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






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






46. They specifically target telephone networks






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






48. What is the main difference between computer abuse and computer crime?






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






50. Identifying specific attempts to penetrate systems is the function of the _______________.