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






2. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






3. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






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






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






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






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






9. Information security policies are a ___________________.






10. ______________ relates to the concept of protecting data from unauthorized users.






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






12. A boot sector virus goes to work when what event takes place?






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






14. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






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






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






17. Which major vendor adopted TACACS into its product line as a form of AAA architecture?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






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






31. Main goals of an information security program






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






33. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






34. Ways to deal with risk.






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






36. Countermeasures' main objectives






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. In a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) - what is the role of a directory server?






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






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






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






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