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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) - what is the role of a directory server?






2. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






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






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






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






6. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






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






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






9. Information security policies are a ___________________.






10. Examples of One- Time Password technology






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






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






13. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






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






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






16. A one way hash converts a string of random length into a _______________ encrypted string.






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






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






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






20. 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?






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






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






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






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






25. Stealth viruses live in memory while __________ are written to disk






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






27. Name two types of Intrusion Detection Systems






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






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






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






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






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






39. A formula used in Quantitative risk analysis






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. __________ attacks capitalize on programming errors and can allow the originator to gain additional privileges on a machine.






46. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






48. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






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






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






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