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






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






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






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






5. There are 65536 _________






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






7. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






15. Although they are accused of being one in the same - _______________ are two distinctly different groups with different goals pertaining to computers.






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






17. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






18. Ways to deal with risk.






19. 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 ______






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






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






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






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






24. 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?






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






26. 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






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






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






30. Main goals of an information security program






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






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






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






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






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






36. A formula used in Quantitative risk analysis






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






38. 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?






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






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






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






42. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






44. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






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






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






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






49. They specifically target telephone networks






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