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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






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






10. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






11. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






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






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






23. Which auditing practice relates to the controlling of hardware - software - firmware - and documentation to insure it has not been improperly modified?






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






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






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






27. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






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






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






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






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






32. ________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments






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






34. Countermeasures' main objectives






35. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






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






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






38. 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 ______






39. ____________ is used in mission critical systems and applications to lock down information based on sensitivity levels (Confidential - Top Secret - etc.






40. They specifically target telephone networks






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






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






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






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






45. Ways to deal with risk.






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






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






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






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






50. Used in ______________:Retinal Scanning - Fingerprints - Face Recognition - Voice Recognition