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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






2. One method that can reduce exposure to malicious code is to ___________________






3. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






4. Ways to deal with risk.






5. Examples of One- Time Password technology






6. 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?






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






8. Countermeasures' main objectives






9. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






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






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






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






13. Organizations that can be a valid Certificate Authority (CA)






14. Main goals of an information security program






15. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






26. 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 ______






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






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






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






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






31. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Name two types of Intrusion Detection Systems






40. 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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Contracting with an insurance company to cover losses due to information security breaches is known as risk __________.






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






49. 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






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