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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 major component of an overall risk management program.






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






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






4. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






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






7. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






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






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






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






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






12. A formula used in Quantitative risk analysis






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






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






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






16. RSA is not based on a ________






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






18. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






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






20. They specifically target telephone networks






21. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






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






30. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. ________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments






38. The act of intercepting the first message in a public key exchange and substituting a bogus key for the original key is an example of which style of attack?






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






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






41. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






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






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






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






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






47. Ways to deal with risk.






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






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






50. There are 65536 _________