Day 15

Question 1

The obfuscation of information within a common looking format that achieves stealth.

Answer 1

Stego

Stenography

Question 2

Four pairs of wires wrapped in foil that is grounded to prevent interference and eavesdropping.

Answer 2

STP

Shielded Twisted Pair

Question 3

The use of a single value to hide and then reveal information.

Answer 3

Symmetric Key

Secret Key

Question 4

A system used by enterprises to protect the intranet from hostile or unsecured traffic, commonly implemented in a cloud-based solution.

Answer 4

SWG

Secure Web Gateway

Question 5

This was initially used by Cisco as centralized authentication for its routers and switches.

Answer 5

TACACS+

Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus

Question 6

This defines four different services (discovery, collection, inbox and polling) for the purpose of sharing intelligence and threat information between organizations.

Answer 6

TAXII

Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information

Question 7

An upper layer protocol that requires handshakes, acknowledgments and a graceful close.

Answer 7

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

Question 8

It is a command Linux based network analysis tool.

Answer 8

TCPDump

Wireshark alternative

Question 9

This is returned after a user successfully. Authenticates to a KDC.

Answer 9

TGT

Ticket Granting Ticket

Question 10

A protocol for key management and change used by WPA.

Answer 10

TKIP

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

Question 11

This is now incorporated into HTTPS and allows for AES and other more recent cryptographic algorithms.

Answer 11

TLS

Transport Layer Security

Question 12

A physical token-based authentication system with an access code that changes regularly.

Answer 12

TOTP

Time-based One-time Password

Question 13

A cryptographic chipset that contains key information to allow encryption and ensure device integrity.

Answer 13

TPM

Trusted Platform Module

Question 14

This is a methodology of approaching a target by disguising one thing or activity is something trustworthy to achieve insertion.

Answer 14

Trojan

Trojan horse

Question 15

The component of the name resolution message that performs authentication in DNSSEC.

Answer 15

TSIG

Transaction Signature

Question 16

A reference to the patterns of actions or methods that can be associated with specific threat actors.

Answer 16

TTP

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

Question 17

This is the phase of development wherein the client decides if it is correct.

Answer 17

UAT

User Acceptance Testing

Question 18

The tools and resources used to analyze insider threats and to proactively prevent fraud and exfiltration.

Answer 18

UEBA

User and Entity Behavior Analytics

Question 19

Software that may be implemented to protect devices, servers and other endpoints from a variety of threats that can be managed from a single interface.

Answer 19

UEM

Unified Endpoint Management

Question 20

Remotely piloted aircraft.

Answer 20

UAV

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Question 21

A datagram protocol that has no handshake, close or acknowledgment requirement.

Answer 21

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

Question 22

An upper layer protocol that does not require acknowledgment.

Answer 22

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

Question 23

The modern solution for the boot up environment of computer.

Answer 23

UEFI

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

Question 24

This is typically a battery-powered device that provides temporary electric support.

Answer 24

UPS

Uninterruptable Power Supply

Question 25

This is the file/resource portion of an URL, typically located at the end.

Answer 25

URI

Uniform Resource Identifier

Question 26

An extension of the USB specification that allows it to integrate with devices such as tablets and smart phones.

Answer 26

USB OTG

USB On The Go

Question 27

Multiplatform specification for integrating peripherals into computer systems.

Answer 27

USB

Universal Serial Bus