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Card #1 - 50 Flashcards

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Grayware

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not classified as viruses but can harm the performance of computers on your network

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Cisco PIX

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helps network security administrators and IT managers for bandwidth monitoring, and Firewall internet security events monitoring efficiently

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Spamtrap

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a DNS technique used by botnets to hide phising and malware delivery sites behind an ever-changing network of compromised hots acting as proxies

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Non-repudiation

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provides definitive proof of a sender’s identity and can be used to prevent a party from denying that they took a specific action

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Authentication

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proving the person is who they say they are

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Data Recovery

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salvaging data from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible secondary storage media the not CANNOT be accessed normally

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Timing

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process of verifying a user’s identity

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Networking

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science of writing in secret code and is an ancient art

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Secret Key Cryptography (SKC)

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use for privacy and confidentiality. One key for encryption and another for decryption

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Botnets

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number of hijacked Internet-connected devices, each of which runs one or more bots, remotely controlled by hackers

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3 Factors of Authentication

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  1. Something you know (username/password)
  2. Something you have (smart cards)
  3. Something you are (fingerprint, biometrics)
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Data Warehouse

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a duplicate of some or all of the main database’s data stored on a separate computer from the main database

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Cold Site

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least expensive type of backup site for an organization to operate

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Risk mitigation controls to ensure employee safety

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Emergency lighting, drills, escape plans

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A denial service attack has occurred. Which questions should be answered during the incident identification phase?

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What servers have been compromised?

AND

What is the impact to the business?

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Public Key Cryptography

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a pair of keys to encrypt and decrypt data to protect it against unauthorized access or use

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Surge

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a prolong increase in the voltage level

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sandbox

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a security mechanism for separating running programs

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Authorization

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a security system validates whether or not a user has permission to complete an action

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Exception Handling

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implements into application to respond more appropriately to errors and generate an error message when they occur.

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Algorithm

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a set of instructions normally implemented on a computer system as a procedure to manipulate data

22
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Spim

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spam sent over instant message

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AAA

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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

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Access control

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a security measure that defines who can access a computer, device, or network, when they can access it, and what actions they can take while accessing it

25
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Access Creep

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slow accumulation of unnecessary permissions, access rights, and outright privileges by individual users

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Internal Employee

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What causes most information security breaches

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Active Response IDS

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Automatically taking action in response to a detected intrusion

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ActiveX

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A Microsoft technology that allows reusable software components to interact with each other in networks. Popular with viruses, Trojan Horses, spyware, and other malicious code due to lack of security.

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ActiveX controls

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used to add Windows functionality and interactivity to web pages.

30
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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

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A protocol form the TCP/IP suite that is used to discover the MAC address of a destination IP address

31
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Adware

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Any software application that displays advertisement banners while the program’s running
Software that automatically displays or downloads advertising material (often unwanted) when a user is online

32
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Alert

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notification that a specific attack has been directed at the information system of an organization

33
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Full Disk Encryption

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Type of data encryption most often uses keys generated from the TPM

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Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

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combination of software, encryption technologies, and services that enables entities to protect the security of their communications and business transactions on networks

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TOTP (Time-based One-time Password Algorithm)

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provides one-time password in an application that needs a two-factor authentication

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Fingerprint

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unique to all individuals

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Integrity

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implemented to verity that data has not been modified, tampered, or corrupted

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What does the recipient need to decrypt the message?

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the recipient’s private key

39
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Anonymous access

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user will be able to login without providing a password, or by using any email address as the password

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Antivirus software

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a class of programs that searches your hard drive and floppy disks for any known or potential viruses

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Application and device control

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protects the system’s resources form applications and manages the peripheral devices that can attach to computers

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Application backdoor

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hidden access that provides some level of control of the program

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Application layer firewalls

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Inspects traffic all the way up to layer 7 of the OSI model.

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Armored Viruses

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designed to be difficult to detect and remove

45
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ARP spoofing

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forging a MAC address in ARP messages

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Asset identification

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first step towards a secure organization. identifying what you need to protect

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Asymmetric Key

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algorithms are used to create a mathematically related key pair (a secret private key and a published public key

48
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Attack

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intentional act of attempting to bypass one or more computer security controls

49
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Attributable data should be :

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always traced to individuals responsible for observing and recovering the data

50
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Audit Trail

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a record showing who has accessed a computer system and what operations he or she has performed during a given period of time (for maintaining security and for recovering lost transactions)

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