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






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






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






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






5. One method that can reduce exposure to malicious code is to ___________________






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Combine both boot and file virus behavior






14. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






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






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






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






18. What security principle is based on the division of job responsibilities - designed to prevent fraud?






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






20. RSA is not based on a ________






21. The act of intercepting the first message in a public key exchange and substituting a bogus key for the original key is an example of which style of attack?






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






23. Allows File owners to determine access rights.






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






31. Ways to deal with risk.






32. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






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






41. ________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments






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






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






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






45. They specifically target telephone networks






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






47. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






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






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






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