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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. 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 ______






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






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






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






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






6. Name two types of Intrusion Detection Systems






7. A ______________ is an electronically generated record that ties a user's ID to their public key.






8. They specifically target telephone networks






9. These should be done on a weekly basis






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. So far - no one has been able to crack the ____________ with Brute Force.






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






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






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






32. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






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






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






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






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






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






38. Countermeasures' main objectives






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






40. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






41. RSA is not based on a ________






42. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Ways to deal with risk.