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Posted by on July 4, 2004, 7:14 am
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You are a lazy SOB aren't you? Do you own homework!
-Chris
>I need help in aswering these questions:
>
>Which one of the following security tools allows administrators to easily
>detect changes in configuration files?
>
> Saint
>
> Satan
>
> Tripwire
>
> IDIOT
>
> Loki
>----------------
>What type of virus typically infects documents created by productivity
>applications?
>
> Retrovirus
>
> Mini virus
>
> Macro virus
>
> Boot sector virus
>
> Polymorphic virus
>-----------
>Using a public key algorithm, if Alice wishes to send a private message to
>Bob, what key should she use to encrypt the message?
>
> Bob's public key
>
> Negotiated secret key
>
> Bob's private key
>
> Alice's private key
>
> Alice's public key
>------------------------
>What is the length of the cryptographic key used by the IDEA algorithm?
>
> 40 bits
>
> 56 bits
>
> 64 bits
>
> 128 bits
>
> 256 bits
>--------------------------
>Which one of the following is NOT a technique for circumventing encryption
>methods?
>
> SYN flood
>
> Brute force
>
> Espionage
>
> Known plaintext
>
> Man in the middle
>-----------------------------
>
>Which one of the following devices does NOT implement some firewall
>functionality?
>
> Hub
>
> Proxy server
>
> Packet filter
>
> Content filter
>
> Router
>------------------
>Which one of the following items is NOT an important element of a solid
>network security infrastructure?
>
> Auditing and analysis tools
>
> Access control mechanisms
>
> Written computer security policy
>
> Security through obscurity
>
> High-level executive commitment to security
>
>-----------------------------------
>Which one of the following Internet applications does NOT benefit from data
>encryption?
>
> Personnel background checks
>
> Online stock trading
>
> Teleconferencing
>
> Sales reporting
>
> Public library catalog
>-----------------------------
>NAT is a service implemented by many firewalls. At what level of the OSI
>model shown in the figure above does NAT operate?
>
>------------------
>When planning a threat control strategy for a network, which one of the
>following is NOT an accepted design principle?
>
> Separation of privilege
>
> Implicit permission
>
> Simplicity
>
> Complete mediation
>
> Least privilege
>-----------------------
>
>Which one of the following tools can be used to detect intruders on a
>network?
>
> Satan
>
> Catalyst
>
> Cisco Secure IDS
>
> Teardrop
>
> Norton
>
>--------------------
>
>What is the first step that an organization should take when attempting to
>secure itself against the insider threat?
>
> Develop a security policy.
>
> Change all user passwords.
>
> Install a firewall.
>
> Train all users on their responsibilities.
>
> Review access control mechanisms.
>---------------------------
>What type of malicious software places itself in the background until a
>specific date or time when it activates?
>
> Macro virus
>
> Worm
>
> Virus
>
> Spider
>
> Logic bomb
>--------------------
>Which one of the following items is NOT required for a robust extranet
>solution?
>
> Authentication mechanisms
>
> Virtual private network
>
> Firewall
>
> Dial-up Internet connection
>
> Encryption
>--------------------------------------
>What connection type is used to traverse the cloud in the virtual private
>network diagram above?
>
> X.25
>
> Leased line
>
> Direct dial-up
>
> Internet
>
> ATM
>--------------------
>Who must digitally sign an X.509 certificate in order for it to be valid?
>
> Certificate recipient
>
> International signing authority
>
> Certificate issuer
>
> Certificate subject
>
> Domain registrar
>
>--------------------
>What is the major barrier to the widespread use of biometric authentication
>mechanisms?
>
> They are too complex for the average user.
>
> They require too much additional authentication time.
>
> They are expensive to implement.
>
> They can be easily spoofed.
>
> They are extremely vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks.
>------------------------------
>What is the length of the cryptographic key applied to each block of data by
>the Data Encryption Standard (DES)?
>
> 40 bits
>
> 56 bits
>
> 64 bits
>
> 128 bits
>
> 256 bits
>---------------------------
>If, when users log on to a Web-based system, you do NOT want to use cookies,
>hidden tags, or repeated username/password pairs to authenticate each
>request, what else can you reliably use?
>
> User domain name
>
> URL-embedded session Ids
>
> Message digests
>
> Digital signatures
>
> User IP address
>------------------------------
>What is the primary purpose of the Kerberos protocol?
>
> Providing workstation logon authentication services
>
> Encrypting electronic mail sent over the Internet
>
> Enforcing mandatory access controls
>
> Granting superuser access to authorized system administrators
>
> Authenticating users of network services
>------------------------------
>What function does Network Address Translation perform on an outbound
>connection?
>
> It translates IP addresses to MAC addresses.
>
> It translates public IP addresses to private IP addresses.
>
> It translates private IP addresses to public IP addresses.
>
> It maintains the ARP cache.
>
> It translates MAC addresses to IP addresses.
>---------------------------------
>Which one of the following tools allows a system administrator to ensure
>that file access permissions have NOT been illegitimately altered?
>
> Satan
>
> Portsweep
>
> Saint
>
> Nmap
>
> COPS
>-----------------------
>Which one of the following should be installed on individual hosts to
>protect against word processing documents containing malicious macros?
>
> Virus scanner
>
> Protocol analyzer
>
> Intrusion detection system
>
> Port mapper
>
> Firewall
>-------------------
>Which one of the following is NOT a common use for digital certificates?
>
> Protecting a system from viruses
>
> Confirming a Web server's authenticity
>
> Authenticating a user's identity
>
> Distributing public encryption keys
>
> Identifying the developer of software
>------------------------------
>
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