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Section 21 Book Ch 27 Securing Computers Flashcards

1
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Man-in-the-middle attack

A

When a hacker is interceptting traffic between computer, servers etc

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What is Spoofing?

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To impersonate another entity via email, accounts, etc

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How do you fight against spoofing?

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By providing certificates that prove you are who you are and encryption

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What is (DOS) Denial of service?

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When you flood a server with requests to the point that the server cant keep up and just gives out 404 codes

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What is (DDOS) Distributed denial of Service?

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When a massive group of computers controlled by a server somewhere and are commanded to send requests to server to have it shutdown

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What is a Zero Day

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A new kind of attack that have never been seen before

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symptoms of a hacker in your computer

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Renamed system files , Disappearing files , Lack of access,

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Name types of Perimeter security

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Security guards, Mantrap, Locking doors,

entry control roster, badge reader, smart card

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What is a hash?

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A 1 way value , fixed length

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How are passwords saved and then retrieved

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They are saved by hash values which are retrieved when you enter a password and then compared to the hash of what you have entered as the password

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What is brute forcing?

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trying to figure out a passwrod by guessing with multiple types of passwords until success

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What is a dictionary attack?

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A list of known types of passwords used to crack password hashes

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What are Rainbow tables?

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Like a dictionary attack but with tables of words, numbers, and symbols that come together to figure password hashes

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14
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Name password best practices?

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Set strong passwords 
Long passwords - phrases 
Password expiration
Screen saver 
Lockscreen password 
Bios passwords
Multi-factor authentification
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What is a worm?

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First gen of malware that used networks to replicate themselves

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What is a trojan?

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Any malware that misleads users of its true intent

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What is a Rootkit?

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A type of program that seats itself inside the boot program drives and hides itself

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What is Ransomware?

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A type of malware that threatens to publish data, lock out users unless money is given in exchange

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What is Ransomware?

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A type of malware that threatens to publish data, lock out users unless money is given in exchange

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What is a botnet?

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A bunch of zomie computers under the control of another

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What is a botnet?

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A bunch of zomie computers under the control of another

20
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What is a keylogger?

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Records keystrokes

21
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What is spyware?

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A piece of malware that spies on you

22
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What are signs of malware?

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pop-ups
Browser redirection
Security alerts 
App crashes 
OS update failure 
Spam 
Hi-jacked email 
Automated replies 
Invalid certs(Trusted ROOT CA)
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What are signs of malware?

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pop-ups
Browser redirection
Security alerts 
App crashes 
OS update failure 
Spam 
Hi-jacked email 
Automated replies 
Invalid certs(Trusted ROOT CA)
23
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There is no such thing as anit-virus just anti-malware

A

True

24
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What is a recovery console?

A

Anit-malware tools

25
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When you have malware on your computer what should you do?

A

Boot from a backup that is a known good

26
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To protect against malware what should you do with the dns?

A

Secure your dns

27
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What can you do with DNS to protect against malware

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Encrypt your DNS

28
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What is the first step in fighting malware?

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Identify and research malware symptoms

29
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What is the second step in fighting malware?

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Quarantine the infected systems

30
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What is the third step in fighting malware?

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Disable system restore - Windows

31
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What is the fourth step in fighting malware?

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Remediate the infected systems

update the anti-malware files

32
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What is the fifth step in fighting malware?

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Scan and remove techniques with anti-malware

33
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What is the sixth step in fighting malware?

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Schedule Scans

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What is the Sixth part 2 step in fighting malware?

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Enable system restore and make a system restore point and delete old system retore

35
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What is the seventh step in fighting malware?

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Educate your users about mal-ware

36
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What is Phishing?

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Fake emails trying to gain info from you

37
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What is spear phishing?

A

Emails tailored to a certain individual for hacking

38
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First step of incident response

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Know your responsibility

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Second step of incident response

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Identify the problem

  • Report through proper channels -Data/Device preservation
  • Use of documentation
  • Document changes
40
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third step of incident response

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Keep chain of custody

  • Tracking evidence
  • Document process
41
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What is a End-User Licensing agreement (EULA)

A

Grants a person a license to use something
Who the owner is
How you can use the software

42
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What is Digital Rights Management (DRM)?

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Protects the different types of digital copyrights

43
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What is the GNU General Personal License (GNU GPL)

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Specifies that if you compile something you have to show the original code

44
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What is a personal license?

A

Licenses for something that are given out on a per person basis

45
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What is a enterprise license?

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A software site license that is issued to a large company. It typically allows unlimited use of the program throughout the organization

46
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What is Materials safety data sheet (MSDS)

A

How to handle enviornmetal products for disposal and stuff

47
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For computers what are the best temp and humidity levels

A

Cold and dry

48
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If vacuuming a computer what should you use?

A

Anti static vacuum

Comptia A+ 1002 (18 decks)

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