BG_deck_4806423 Flashcards

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What is IP spoofing?P481

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It is the process of changing a source IP address so that one computer appears to be a different computer.

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What is brute force attack?P482

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It is a form of password cracking.

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Setting an account lockout policy is the simplest migration technique to defeat what?P482

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Brute force attacks

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Some one who attempts to take over a user’s session with a secure server after the user has been authenticated does that?P482

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Session hijacking

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An attacker sets the session ID ahead of time by sending a link to the victim with Id presets is doing what?P482

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Session fixation

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An attacker that uses a sniffer to steal a session cookie from the user is doing what?P482

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Session sidejacking

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An attacker uses the user’s computer to run code on the site that may allow him to obtain the cookie does what?p482

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Cross site scripting

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What protocol can you use to prevent a VLAN from using a hopping attack?P482

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Trunking protocol

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VLANs are a layer 3 subdivisions of the ports in a single switch?P482T/F

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False layer 2

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Authentication issues can lead to improper access like what?p483

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Stolen data and a whole host of other problems

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What are examples of AAA servers that verify the identity of ,grant access to, and track actions of users?P483

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TACACS+(terminal access controller access control systm plus) , RADIUS ( remote access dial up user service.

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Name some of the best known virus threats to your computer’s security/p484

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Chernobyl, michelangelo, melissa,I love you, and love you

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There are several different kinds of viruses but the most popular ones are?P484

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File viruses macro viruses, and boot sector viruses.

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What is the term that describes any software that harms a computer ,deletes, or takes actions the user did not authorize?P485

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Malicious software or malware

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What is basically a script of commonly enacted commands used to automatically carry out tasks with out requiring a user to initiate them?P486

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Macro

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What virus works their way int the master boot record that’s essentially the ground zero sector on your hard disk where applications aren’t supposed to live?P486

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Boot sector

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What is one that infects both the boot sector and files on your computer ,making such virus particularly dangerous and exasperatingly difficult to remove?P486

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Multipartite virus

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Antivirus software uses ——- —- that identify known malware ,and must be updated frequently?P487

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Definition files

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Does secure shell transmit credentials in clear text?P489Y/N

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No

20
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Spying in information systems can also be accomplished by what?P489

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Capturing and analyzing leaking emanations of things like ryadio or electrical signals ,sounds, and vibrations.

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What does malicious users mean?P489

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The damaging activity on your network can come from both inside and outside the network.

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Services that are not required to be running on a system should be what?P488

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disabled