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






2. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






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






5. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






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






7. ___________ - generally considered 'need to know' access is given based on permissions granted to the user.






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






9. They specifically target telephone networks






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






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






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






13. 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?






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






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






16. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






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






18. Ways to deal with risk.






19. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






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






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






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






23. There are 6 types of security control practices. ___________ controls are management policies - procedures - and guidelines that usually effect the entire system. These types of controls deal with system auditing and usability.






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






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






26. 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 ______






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. RSA is not based on a ________






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






35. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






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






37. 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






38. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






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






40. Main goals of an information security program






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






42. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. There are 65536 _________






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