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






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






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






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






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






6. MD5 is a ___________ algorithm






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






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






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






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






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






12. Which range defines 'well known ports?'






13. Examples of One- Time Password technology






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






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






16. 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?






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






18. Cable modems are ___________than DSL connections






19. Contain - Recover - Review - Identify - Prepare






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Combine both boot and file virus behavior






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






31. Which layer of the OSI model handles encryption?






32. _______________ supply AV engines with false information to avoid detection






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






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






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






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






37. RSA is not based on a ________






38. In a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) - what is the role of a directory server?






39. There are 65536 _________






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






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






42. ____________ is used in mission critical systems and applications to lock down information based on sensitivity levels (Confidential - Top Secret - etc.






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






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






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






46. Unlike like viruses and worm - __________ are bogus messages that spread via email forwarding.






47. 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






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






49. A formula used in Quantitative risk analysis






50. Countermeasures address security concerns in this category