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






2. Ways to deal with risk.






3. 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 ______






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






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






6. 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






7. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Combine both boot and file virus behavior






17. A formula used in Quantitative risk analysis






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. PGP & PEM are programs that allow users to send encrypted messages to each other. What form of encryption do these programs use?






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






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






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






45. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






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






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






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






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






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