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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

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






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






3. They specifically target telephone networks






4. 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






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






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






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






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






13. __________ is the most famous Unix password cracking tool.






14. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






15. 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?






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






17. RSA is not based on a ________






18. Today - ______________ are almost as serious as security violations






19. 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






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






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






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






23. This free (for personal use) program is used to encrypt and decrypt emails.






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






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






26. Companies can now be __________ just as easily as they can be sued for security compromises.






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






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






29. A virus is considered to be 'in the ______ ' if it has been reported as replicating and causing harm to computers.






30. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






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






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






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






34. A formula used in Quantitative risk analysis






35. 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






36. Examples of One- Time Password technology






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






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






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






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






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






42. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






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






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






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






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






47. DES - Data Encryption standard has a 128 bit key and is ________






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






49. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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







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