security concepts

Question 1

A _____ is a group of honeypots that mimic the functionality of a network

Answer 1

honeynet

Question 2

A _____ is a server that is intentionally left open or available, so that an attacker will be drawn to it versus a live network.

Answer 2

honeypot

Question 3

A _____ is a device used to generate, maintain and store cryptographic keys. It can be an external device and can easily be added to a system.

Answer 3

Hardware Security Module (HSM)

The HSM will maintain the integrity of the key.

Question 4

The _____ is a hardware-based encryption solution that is embedded in the system and provides secure key storage for full disk encryption.

Answer 4

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Question 5

A _____ is a known secure starting point by embedding a private key in the system. The key remains private until the public key is matched.

Answer 5

hardware root of trust

Question 6

_____ is a database de-identification method where all or part of data in a field is substituted with a randomly generated token

Answer 6

Tokenization

Question 7

A _____ is a hardware device used to encrypt Transport Layer Security (TLS) traffic and should be placed close to the desired off-loading device.

Answer 7

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Accelerator

Question 8

_____ is the method of disguising coding methods by way of renaming variables, replacing strings, and hiding code comments.

Answer 8

Code obfuscation

Question 9

_____ describes the sociopolitical outlook of a nation concerning computing technology and information. Some nations may respect data privacy more or less than others. Care needs to be considered when storing such data.

Answer 9

Data sovereignty

Question 10

A _____ system can integrate with a mail gateway server to examine the contents of the email or attachments and determine if it can be sent

Answer 10

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)