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






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






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






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






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






6. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






7. Although it is considered a low tech attack ____________ is still a very effective way of gaining unauthorized access to network systems.






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






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






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






11. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






12. 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 ______






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






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






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






16. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






17. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






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






19. RSA is not based on a ________






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






21. 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






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






23. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






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






25. ________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments






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






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






28. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






29. Examples of One- Time Password technology






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The __________ is the most dangerous part of a virus program.






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






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






40. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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