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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






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






18. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






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






21. Combine both boot and file virus behavior






22. 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.






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






24. There are 65536 _________






25. 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?






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






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






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






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






30. Which of the following is NOT and encryption algorithm?






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






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






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






34. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






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






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






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






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






40. Examples of One- Time Password technology






41. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






43. Types of firewalls: Packet Filtering - Application Proxy - and _________________.






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






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






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






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






48. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






49. Ways to deal with risk.






50. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.