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Chapter 10 - Social Engineering and Other Foes Flashcards

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What are the different types of Social Engineering Attacks?

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page 356

  • Shoulder Surfing
  • Dumpster Diving
  • Tailgating
  • Impersonation
  • Hoaxes
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What are the Principles behind Social Engineering?

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page 362

  • Authority - Trust
  • Intimidation - Scarcity
  • Consensus/Social Proof - Urgency
  • Familiarity/ Liking
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At what frequency do the Proximity readers work at?

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page 367
For smart cards = 13.56 MHz
For Proximity cards = 125 KHz

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What is a man-trap?

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page 371

A series of interconnecting interlocks in which one door must close before another is opened.

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What is PDS?

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page 376
Protected Distribution System
The network is secure enough to allow for the transmission of classified information in unencrypted format.

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What is occasionally referred to as Wetware?

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page 355

Social Engineering

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What helps in decreasing shoulder surfing?

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page 357

Privacy filters

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What does CERT stand for?

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page 359

Computer Emergency Readiness Team

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What is Whaling?

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page 360
Instead of sending out a “To Whom It May Concern” message, the whaler identifies one person from whom they can gain all the data they want, usually the manager or owner.

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What is Vishing?

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page 360

Combined with phishing and VoIP, is an elevated form of social engineering

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What is the only preventive measure in dealing with Social Engineering?

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page 365

Is to educate your users

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What are a few things to deter intruders from breaking into your building?

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page 373

Install improved door locks

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What are the Fire Extinguisher ratings?

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page 378
A - Wood and Paper
B - Flammable Liquids
C - Electrical
D - Flammable Metals
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What are the most common Fixed Systems for Fire Suppression?

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page 379

Combine Fire Detectors with Fire Suppression systems.

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What is RF desensitization?

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page 381

When RF levels become to high that it can cause receivers in wireless units to become deaf.

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16
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What is TEMPEST-compliant?

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page 382

Means that a computer system doesn’t emit any significant amount of EMI or RFI

17
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What are the different Control Types?

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page 384
Deterrent
Preventive
Detective
Compensating
Technical
Administrative
18
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What are important administrative data policies to have in control?

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page 385
Wiping - How is data removed from media?
Disposing - How are media are discarded when they are no longer needed.
Retention - How long must data be kept?
Storage - What is data kept and what security precaution are associated with its access?

19
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What are the three steps in Destroying Flash Drive?

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page 387

  1. Crack Open the Drive
  2. Turn the Chip to Powder
  3. Finish it Off

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