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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. __________ is the most famous Unix password cracking tool.






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






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






4. Ways to deal with risk.






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






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






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






8. Which form of media is handled at the Physical Layer (Layer 1) of the OSI Reference Model?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. If your telephone company suddenly started billing you for caller ID and call forwarding without your permission - this practice is referred to as __________________.






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






21. They specifically target telephone networks






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






23. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. The ability to identify and audit a user and his / her actions is known as ____________.






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






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






33. Public keys are used for encrypting messages and private keys are used for __________messages.






34. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






35. Information security policies are a ___________________.






36. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






37. An attempt to break an encryption algorithm is called _____________.






38. Vulnerability x Threat = RISK is an example of the _______________.






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






40. These should be done on a weekly basis






41. So far - no one has been able to crack the ____________ with Brute Force.






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






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






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






45. Name two types of Intrusion Detection Systems






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






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






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






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






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