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Question:

More key terms from Chapter 2

Response:

Match	User answer	Feedback
Weakness or lack of a countermeasure	Exposure
Entity that can exploit a vulnerability	Threat agent
The danger of having a vulnerability exploited	Threat
The probability of a threat being realized	Risk
Presence of a vulnerability which exposes the organization	Vulnerability

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Question:

Match the following terms and definitions

Response:

Match	User answer	Feedback
Intended to discourage a potential attacker	Deterrent
Intended to avoid an incident from happening	Preventive
Fixes component or systems after an incident has occurred	Corrective
Intended to bring the environment back to production levels	Recovery
Identify an incidents activities	Detective
Alternate measures of control	Compensating

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Question:

Work factor is defined as:

Response:

	the amount of effort/time required by an administrator to establish a reasonable system security plan
	the amount of effort/time required to maintain an established security plan once it has been implemented
	the amount of effort/time required by an algorithm to fully encrypt or decrypt a message
	the amount of effort/time required by an attacker to overcome a protective measure

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Question:

Which of the following packet switched networks is best suited to support fully meshed VPNs?

Response:

	SMDS
	ATM
	MPLS
	Frame Relay
	SONET

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Question:

Encryption, access control mechanisms, access control lists and remote access authentication protocols are all examples of

Response:

	Technical controls
	Physical Controls
	Administrative Controls
	Both Technical and Administrative

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Question:

Which of the following is primarily focused on restoring systems and information?

Response:

	Recovery
	Detective
	Preventative
	Corrective
	Compensating

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Question:

What OSI Layer includes data compression?

Response:

	Application
	Presentation
	Datalink
	Transport
	Network

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Question:

Which of the following is NOT an example of biometric identification?

Response:

	Retinal imagery
	Ear shape/pattern
	Voice
	Hand shape/pattern

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Question:

Which of the following is NOT an example of SSO?

Response:

	KryptoKnight
	LDAP
	KErberos
	SESAME

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Question:

Match the following examples to their definitions

Response:

Match	User answer	Feedback
Unpatched servers	Vulnerability
A virus that relies on unpatched code or OS levels	Threat
The likelihood a threat will be realized, the frequency of natural disasters	Exposure
$1M dollars per day downtime	Risk
A proxy server	Countermeasure

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Question:

Which of the following is the lowest in the OSI model:

Response:

	Data Link
	Application
	Transport
	Network
	Session

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Question:

Match the following key terms

Response:

Match	User answer	Feedback
Availability	Reliable and timely access to data and resources
Confidentiality	Necessary level of secrecy, unauthorized disclosure is prevented
Shoulder surfing	Unauthorized viewing of information (screen peeking)
Social Engineering	Tricking someone into giving sensitive information (to gain unauthorized access)

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Question:

What OSI Layer includes data encryption?

Response:

	Presentation
	Network
	Transport
	Application
	Datalink

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Question:

Match the following cryptology tools and technologies

Response:

Match	User answer	Feedback
One-time pads	Manual	Still in use in some instances. Recall, one-time pads are the most secure approach
Enigma machine	Mechanical	Electrical lights, mechanical crank/spinwheel
AES, RSA Algorithms	Quantum cryptography	I know, you wanted to think "digital" but technically, electronic works as well
Cipherdisks	Manual	Think ceasar's spin wheel here
Single photon emissions	Electro-mechanical	used to provide secure key negotiation. After the test, go google "einstein spooky action" to see what will keep future CISSP's from sleeping at night

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Question:

Which of the following would be the least useful in attempting to crack a password?

Response:

	Packet sniffing
	MAC the Knife
	LophtCrack
	John the Ripper
	brute force/dictionary attack