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






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






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






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






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






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






7. RSA is not based on a ________






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






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






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






11. Code Review - Certification - Accreditation - Functional Design Review - System Test Review






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






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






14. Combine both boot and file virus behavior






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Unclassified - Private - Confidential - Secret - Top Secret - and Internal Use Only are levels of ________________.






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






25. Layer 4 of the OSI model corresponds to which layer of the DoD model?






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






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






28. Layer 4 in the DoD model overlaps with which layer(s) of the OSI model?






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






30. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






31. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Examples of One- Time Password technology






39. Committing computer crimes in such small doses that they almost go unnoticed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Tiger - TCP Wrappers - TripWire - LogCheck - SATAN






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






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






49. Information security policies are a ___________________.






50. Remote Access Dial-in User Service