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






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






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






4. Smart cards are a secure alternative to which weak security mechanism?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Examples of One- Time Password technology






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






23. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






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






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






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






27. Name two types of Intrusion Detection Systems






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






29. Main goals of an information security program






30. Unlike like viruses and worm - __________ are bogus messages that spread via email forwarding.






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






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






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






34. They specifically target telephone networks






35. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






36. RSA is not based on a ________






37. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






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






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






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






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






42. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






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






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






45. ________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments






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






47. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






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






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






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