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SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category






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






3. Wiretapping is an example of a ________.






4. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






5. Information security policies are a ___________________.






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






7. Name two types of Intrusion Detection Systems






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






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






10. Digital Certificates use which protocol?






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






12. They specifically target telephone networks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Countermeasures' main objectives






34. RSA is not based on a ________






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






36. 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






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






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






39. Remote Access Dial-in User Service






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






41. 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 ______






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






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






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






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






46. 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?






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






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






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






50. A formula used in Quantitative risk analysis