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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

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






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






3. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






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






5. 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 ______






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






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






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






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






10. Ways to deal with risk.






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






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






13. A one way hash converts a string of random length into a _______________ encrypted string.






14. When ________________it is very important to do document the chain of evidence by taking good notes and perform a bit-level back up of the data before analysis






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






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






17. 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






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






19. This is more time consuming - numeric values - based on Annualized Loss Expectancy (ALE) formulas






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






21. Name two types of Intrusion Detection Systems






22. S/MIME was developed for the protection of what communication mechanism(s)?






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






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






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






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






27. Diffie Hellman - RSA - and ___________ are all examples of Public Key cryptography?






28. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






29. There are 65536 _________






30. They specifically target telephone networks






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






32. ___________ - generally considered 'need to know' access is given based on permissions granted to the user.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






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






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






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







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