IS4560 T&D CHAPTER 6

Question 1

____ is - A form of OS fingerprinting that involves actively requesting information from the target system. This means getting the information faster but also at greater risk of exposure than is the case in passive fingerprinting.

Answer 1

Active fingerprinting

Question 2

____ is Banner information is data that reveals telling information such as version and service data that will help an attacker.

Answer 2

Banner

Question 3

____ is - The part of TCP/IP that supports diagnostics and error control. Ping is a type of ICMP message.

Answer 3

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

Question 4

____ is - OS identification is the practice of identifying the operating system of a networked device through either passive or active techniques.

Answer 4

OS identification

Question 5

____ is - A passive method of identifying the OS of a targeted computer or device. No traffic or packets are injected into the network. Attackers simply listen to and analyze existing traffic.

Answer 5

Passive fingerprinting

Question 6

____ is - The process of sending ping requests to a series of devices or to the entire range of networked devices.

Answer 6

Ping sweep