Network Threat Prevention 2

Brute force attacks usually involve an offensive weapon

• true
• false

Brute force attacks may be mittigated against by

• Avoiding short passwords
• Using letters only
• Permitting an infinite number of guesses
• Using letters, upper case and lower, numbers and special characters
• Using the longest words in the dictionary

What physical means can be used to prevent Brute Force attacks?

• Biometric access
• Passwords
• Smart cards
• Encrypting data asymmetrically
• Two Factor Authentication

SQL injections involve adding an SQL command to a password

• true
• false

What is data validation?

• Cleansing the data before it reaches the database
• Only allowing users with certain privileges to access the database
• Encrypting the input form
• Biometric measures at point of entry
• Armed police with tasers, vicious dogs, batons and powerful nerve agents

Whitelisting is

• Racist
• Only allowing certain data to enter the system
• Against the geneva convention
• Preventing data based on the IEEE 1394 Protocol

Blacklisting is

• Racist
• Not permitting certain data to enter the system
• Only wearing dark clothing
• Following a vegan diet
• Colour coding the keyboard

Phishing has a logical and physical dimension

• true
• false

Users are the weakpoint in a phishing scam

• true
• false

Would training staff have any impact on preventing Phishing Scams?

• YES
• NO