SSCP Exam Questions

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

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

A salami attack refers to what type of activity?

Multi-partite viruses perform which functions?

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

________ is the authoritative entity which lists port assignments

Cable modems are less secure than DSL connections because cable modems are shared with other subscribers?

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

HTTP, FTP, SMTP reside at which layer of the OSI model?

Layer 4 in the DoD model overlaps with which layer(s) of the OSI model?

A Security Reference Monitor relates to which DoD security standard?

The ability to identify and audit a user and his / her actions is known as ____________.

There are 5 classes of IP addresses available, but only 3 classes are in common use today, identify the three: (Choose three)

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

One method that can reduce exposure to malicious code is to run applications as generic accounts with little or no privileges.

The act of intercepting the first message in a public key exchange and substituting a bogus key for the original key is an example of which style of attack?

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

Wiretapping is an example of a passive network attack?

What are some of the major differences of Qualitative vs. Quantitative methods of performing risk analysis? (Choose all that apply)

Which of the concepts best describes Availability in relation to computer resources?

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

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

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?

Which of the following is a reason to use a Firewall?

Which of the following is an attribute of polymorphic code?

Flooding network ports is an example of which type of attack?

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

Only law enforcement personnel are qualified to do computer forensic investigations.

Countermeasures have three main objectives, what are they? (Choose all that apply)

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

So far, no one has been able to crack the IDEA algorithm with Brute Force.

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

MD5 is a ___________ algorithm

Which of the following is an example of One-Time Password technology? (Choose all that apply)

How often should virus definition downloads and system virus scans be completed?

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

Unclassified, Private, Confidential, Secret, Top Secret, and Internal Use Only are levels of ________________

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

______________ is a Unix security scanning tool developed at Texas A&M university.

Decentralized access control allows ______________________.

From a security standpoint, the product development life cycle consists of which of the following?

Only key members of the staff need to be educated in disaster recovery procedures.

A virus is considered to be "in the ______ " if it has been reported as replicating and causing harm to computers.

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

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

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

Name three types of firewalls __________, _______________, and _________________ (Choose three)

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

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

A good password policy uses which of the following guidelines? (Choose all that apply)