SIC quiz 2

The attack surface of the operating system is

reduced by _____________

• Installing unnecessary

  software

• Disabling unneeded

  services

• Allowing access to

  everyone

• Giving administrative

  privileges to everyone.

What is Authentication ?

• Encryption

• Proof of Identity

• Access

• Access

  Modification

Which among the following is a method that could be implemented to minimize the

risk of a successful attack?

• Creating a computer security defense plan

• By sharing passwords with unknown people

• By allowing mobile codes to be run without malware scanning

• By not using firewall

SSL stands for?

• Secured Socket Layer

• Secured Shell Layer

• System Socket Layer

• System Secured Layer

_______attempt to guess a password by trying all the character combinations

listed in an accompanying dictionary

• Brute-force tools

• File-system transversal

• SQL injection attack

• Permutation

In computer security, ……………………. means that computer system assets can be

modified only by authorized parities

• Confidentiality

• Integrity

• Availability

• Authenticity

__________ is the act of capturing packets of data flowing across a computer network

• packet catching

• packet snipping

• packet sniffing

• packet pulling

___________condition exists when a program attempts to put more data in a buffer than it can hold

• buffer overflow

• buffer fill

• buffer overrun

• buffer full

___________ is a network authentication system based on the use of tickets.

• Kerberos

• Railway

• SSL

• TLS

CIA triad focuses on three aspects of information protection.

• Confidentiality, Interest, and Availability

• Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability

• Confidence, Integrity, and Availability

• Confidentiality, Integrity, and Authentication