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1
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What is the longest period of time that a business can survive without a critical function?

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Maximum tolerable downtime

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To be admissible in a court of law, evidence must be ________________________.

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relevant

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____________ monitoring records every key press and mouse movement on a system.

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Keystroke

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A ________________ is useful in safeguard selection for determining cost-effectiveness.

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cost-benefit analysis

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The process of wrapping protocol information from one layer in the data section of another layer describes .

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encapsulation

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Name a type of extinguishing agent that fights fires by separating the elements of the fire triangle rather than simply removing one element.

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FM-200

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A system that accumulates knowledge by observing events’ inputs and outcomes is known as a ________________.

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neural network

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An IPsec SA consists of what three parameters to uniquely identify it in an IPsec session?

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Destination IP address, Security Protocol ID (SPID), Security Parameter Index (SPI)

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Name three VPN protocol standards.

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IPsec, PPTP, SSL/TLS

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Name the four main components of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

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Certificate Authority (CA), Registration Authority (RA), Repository, Archive

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What type of firewall architecture employs external and internal routers, as well as a bastion host?

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Screened-subnet

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What is the required operating state of a network interface on a system running a sniffer?

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Promiscuous mode

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Name four Wi-Fi access point infrastructure modes of operation.

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Root, repeater, bridge, mesh

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A third-party inspection of a system is known as ________________

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an audit

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What is the formula for calculating Annualized Loss Expectancy (ALE)?

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SLE x ARO = ALE, where SLE is the Single Loss Expectancy and ARO is the Annualized Rate of Occurrence

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PCI DSS is applicable to organizations that ______________________.

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transmit, process, or store payment card information

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17
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What are the four main functions of the operating system?

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Process management, I/O device management, memory management, file management

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The decision whether to purchase an emergency generator should be based on the _________________ of electrical power outages.

A

average and worst-case duration

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The minimum number of SAs required for a two-way IPSec session between two communicating hosts using both AH and ESP is ____________.

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four

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20
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An alternative information-processing facility where all systems, patches, and data are mirrored from live production systems is known as a _______________.

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hot site

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What is the purpose of a Business Impact Assessment (BIA)?

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To describe the impact that an event or disaster will have on business operations

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22
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Masquerading is a ___________ technique.

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social engineering

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In a civil case, the court may issue an order, known as a _________________ , allowing a law-enforcement official to seize specific evidence.

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writ of possession

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24
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What are two types of risk analysis?

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Quantitative, qualitative

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25
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Name four examples of packet-switched WAN protocols.

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IP, X.25, Frame Relay, SMDS

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26
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Name three types of possible damages in a civil case.

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Compensatory, punitive, statutory

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A ________________ model ensures that the actions of different objects and subjects aren’t seen by (and don’t interfere with) other objects and subjects on the same system.

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noninterference

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28
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A prolonged drop in voltage describes what electrical anomaly?

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Brownout

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29
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What type of water sprinkler system initially has no water present in the pipes and, at activation, delivers a large volume of water?

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Deluge

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30
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A developer, suspecting that he may be fired soon, modifies an important program that will corrupt payroll files long after he is gone. The developer has created a _________________.

A

logic bomb

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31
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A SYN flood is an example of what type of attack?

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Denial-of-service (DoS)

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32
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The simple integrity property and star integrity property are defined in which integrity model?

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Biba

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33
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Name two protocols that can be used to implement one-time passwords.

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S/Key and Diameter

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34
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Wardriving and port scanning are examples of ___________ tests.

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penetration

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35
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192.167.4.1 is an example of what class of IP address?

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C

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36
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A baseline is what type of governance?

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Standard

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37
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Viruses, rootkits, and Trojan horses are broadly defined as ______________.

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malware

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38
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Which Internet specification provides secure e-commerce by using symmetric key systems, asymmetric key systems, and dual signatures?

A

Secure Electronic Transaction (SET)

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39
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Who is the individual responsible for assigning information classification levels to assigned information assets?

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Information owner

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40
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A system used to monitor and control end -user access to cloud-based services is known as a ________________.

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cloud access security broker (CASB)

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41
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What are the four basic control requirements identified in the Orange Book?

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Discretionary access control, mandatory access control, object reuse, labels

42
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An attacker has placed a URL on a website that, if clicked, will cause malicious JavaScript to execute in victims’ browsers. This attack is known as a ___________ attack.

A

cross-site scripting

43
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True or false: A signature-based IDS generally reports a high number of false positives.

A

False

44
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True or false: Bell-LaPadula, Biba, and Clark-Wilson all address availability issues.

A

False

45
Q

Filling a system’s hard drive so that it can no longer record data is a type of __________ attack.

A

denial-of-service (DOS)

46
Q

Authentication can be based on any combination of what three factors?

A

Something you know, something you have, something you are

47
Q

Sensitivity labels are a fundamental component of which type of access control system?

A

Mandatory

48
Q

Antimalware software that watches for anomalous behavior uses what technique?

A

Heuristics

49
Q

Name three types of intrusion detection systems used for physical security.

A

Photoelectric sensors, dry contact switches, motion detectors

50
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Which U.S. government data classification level describes information that, if compromised, could cause grave damage to national security?

A

Top Secret

51
Q

Most security policies are categorized as what type?

A

Advisory

52
Q

To deter casual trespassers, fencing should be a minimum height of ______________ feet.

A

3

53
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Name three methods of attack against access control systems

A

Brute-force, dictionary, buffer overflow

54
Q

The two types of host or network intrusion detection are ______________ and ________________ .

A

signature-based systems, anomaly-based systems

55
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Name the four layers of the TCP/IP Protocol Model.

A

Application, Transport, Internet, Link (or Network)

56
Q

Name the three elements of the fire triangle necessary for a fire to burn.

A

Fuel, oxygen, heat

57
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The Ethernet protocol is defined at what layer of the OSI model and in which IEEE standard?

A

Data Link, 802.3

58
Q

Which ITSEC classification level is equivalent to TCSEC level B3?

A

E5

59
Q

The process of reviewing and approving proposed changes to systems is known as ________________.

A

change management

60
Q

What type of cabling should be used below raised floors and above drop ceilings?

A

Plenum

61
Q

What is the main reason for establishing an asset classification program?

A

It isn’t practical to protect all data equally.

62
Q

What is the main reason for establishing an asset classification program?

A

It isn’t practical to protect all data equally.

63
Q

Portable CO2 fire extinguishers are classified as what type of extinguishing system?

A

Gas-discharge

64
Q

Electrical fires are classified as what type of fire and use what extinguishing methods?

A

Class C; CO2 or FM-200

65
Q

When should management be notified of a computer crime?

A

As soon as the crime is detected

66
Q

The LLC and MAC are sublayers of which OSI model layer?

A

Data Link

67
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A ______________ conveys information by altering stored system data.

A

covert storage channel

68
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A ___________ conveys information by altering a system resource’s performance or timing.

A

covert timing channel

69
Q

Which U.S. government data classification level describes information that, if compromised, could cause serious damage to national security?

A

Secret

70
Q

Which PPP authentication protocol transmits passwords in clear text?

A

Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)

71
Q

What are the three elements of the C-I-A triad?

A

Confidentiality, integrity, availability

72
Q

A system that continues to operate following the failure of a network component describes which type of system?

A

Fault-tolerant

73
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What term describes the legal evidence-gathering technique of luring an individual toward certain evidence after that individual has already committed a crime?

A

Enticement

74
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Name three factors that are used to determine data classification.

A

Value, regulations, policy

75
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True or false: Risk avoidance is considered to be a general remedy for risk.

A

False

76
Q

A computer system that alternates execution of multiple subprograms on a single processor describes what type of system?

A

Multitasking

77
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Name three asymmetric key systems based on discrete logarithms.

A

Diffie-Hellman, Elliptic Curve, ElGamal

78
Q

Name four types of intellectual property.

A

Patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets

79
Q

Name five protocols that can be used to secure email communication.

A

SMTP over TLS, S/MIME, MOSS, PEM, PGP

80
Q

What type of network attack sends TCP packets from a spoofed source address with the SYN bit set?

A

SYN flood

81
Q

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is based on what symmetric key algorithm?

A

Rijndael

82
Q

The restricted environment that Java applets occupy is known as a _______________.

A

sandbox

83
Q

Violation reports and audit trails are examples of what type of control?

A

Detective technical

84
Q

A type of cipher that replaces bits, characters, or character blocks with alternate bits, characters, or character blocks to produce cipher text is known as a ______________.

A

substitution cipher

85
Q

Name three types of general-purpose controls.

A

Detective, preventive, corrective

86
Q

Data on backup media being sent by courier to an off-site storage location is known as what?

A

Data in transit

87
Q

The ____________ protocol is used to facilitate user authentication across systems and among organizations through the exchange of authentication and authorization information among organizations.

A

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)

88
Q

True or false: Failure to implement a safeguard may result in legal liability if the cost of implementing the safeguard is less than the cost of the associated loss.

A

True

89
Q

The Clark-Wilson integrity model is based on the concept of a ___________, in which a transaction is sufficiently ordered and controlled that it maintains internal and external consistency.

A

well-formed transaction

90
Q

The logic present in an object is known as a ____________ .

A

method

91
Q

“A user cannot deny an action” describes the concept of _____________

A

nonrepudiation

92
Q

A data network that operates across a large geographic area defines what type of network?

A

WAN

93
Q

In biometric systems, what is a False Accept Rate (Type II) error?

A

Unauthorized users are incorrectly granted access.

94
Q

Name five types of attacks against voice communication systems.

A

Identity fraud, toll fraud, eavesdropping, denial-of-service (DoS), Spam over Internet Telephony (SPIT)

95
Q

The practice of regularly transferring personnel to different positions or departments within an organization is known as ___________.

A

job rotation

96
Q

The purpose of session management in a web application is to ________________.

A

protect sessions from unauthorized access

97
Q

The total combination of protection mechanisms within a computer system (including hardware, firmware, and software) that’s responsible for enforcing a security policy defines a ______________.

A

Trusted Computing Base

98
Q

An address used as the origin for calculating other addresses describes ________________.

A

base addressing

99
Q

What is a primary technical concern with long-term audit log retention?

A

Whether any tape or disk drives will be available to read the media

100
Q

The most extensive type of disaster recovery plan test is ______________.

A

an interruption test

101
Q

Name the four CPU operating states.

A

Operating (or run), problem (or application), supervisory, wait

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