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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. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






12. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






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






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






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






16. They specifically target telephone networks






17. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






18. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Name two types of Intrusion Detection Systems






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






33. Countermeasures' main objectives






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A formula used in Quantitative risk analysis






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






42. Information security policies are a ___________________.






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






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






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






46. The ultimate goal of a computer forensics specialist is to ___________________.






47. A type of virus that resides in a Word or Excel document is called a ___________ virus?






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






49. There are 65536 _________






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