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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. What type of software can be used to prevent - detect (and possibly correct) malicious activities on a system?






2. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






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






4. ________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments






5. Smart cards are a secure alternative to which weak security mechanism?






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






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






8. The act of intercepting the first message in a public key exchange and substituting a bogus key for the original key is an example of which style of attack?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Name two types of Intrusion Detection Systems






20. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






21. What is the main difference between computer abuse and computer crime?






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Although it is considered a low tech attack ____________ is still a very effective way of gaining unauthorized access to network systems.






27. There are 65536 _________






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






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






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






31. __________________ will have weird characters printed at the beginning or end of an email message - what would it be anindication of?






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






33. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






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






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






47. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






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






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