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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Countermeasures' main objectives






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






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






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






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






6. Today - ______________ are almost as serious as security violations






7. These should be done on a weekly basis






8. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






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






10. 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?






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






12. Examples of One- Time Password technology






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






14. The ability to adjust access control to the exact amount of permission necessary is called ______________.






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






16. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






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






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






19. Name two types of Intrusion Detection Systems






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. ________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments






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






32. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






33. 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 ______






34. Main goals of an information security program






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Ways to deal with risk.






43. A true network security audit does include an audit for _____________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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