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






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






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






5. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Examples of One- Time Password technology






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Countermeasures' main objectives






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






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






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






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






34. EICAR is an example of a _____________ used to test AV products without introducing a live virus into the network.






35. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






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






37. Main goals of an information security program






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






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






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






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






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






43. A Security Reference Monitor relates to which DoD security standard?






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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