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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

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






2. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






4. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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?






11. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. They specifically target telephone networks






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






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






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






25. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






26. It is difficult to prosecute a computer criminal if _________ are not deployed






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






28. 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?






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






30. Main goals of an information security program






31. There are 65536 _________






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






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






34. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






35. A formula used in Quantitative risk analysis






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






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






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






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






40. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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