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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. One method that can reduce exposure to malicious code is to ___________________






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






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






4. Ways to deal with risk.






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






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






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






8. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






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






10. Identifying specific attempts to penetrate systems is the function of the _______________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






19. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






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






21. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. Examples of One- Time Password technology






27. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






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






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






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






31. They specifically target telephone networks






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






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






34. 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?






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






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






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






38. A type of virus that resides in a Word or Excel document is called a ___________ virus?






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






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






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






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






43. ________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments






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






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






46. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






48. 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






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






50. Information security policies are a ___________________.