SG 5 - Study Notecards Flashcards
What is Biometrics?
Use of physical characteristics of a user to perform authentication
What is BYOD ?
Bring Your Own Device
A policy that allows users to bring in their own devices to use on the corporate network
What is an instruction pointer?
A register that contains the memory address of the next instruction to be executed
What is a hash?
A fixed length value that is generated by a hashing algorithm regardless of the length of input
What is an evil twin?
A rogue wireless access point pretending to be a legit access point
What is Public Key Cryptography ?
The use of asymmetric keys to encrypt and decrypt messages between parties
What is a Buffer Overflow Attack?
Sending more data into an application than it exprects with the intention of controlling the flow of execution
What is WPA ?
Wi-Fi Protected Access
The current encryption mechanism used for Wi-Fi
What is Bluesnarfing ?
Obtaining data from a bluetooth device without authentication or authorization
What is Diffie - Hellman ?
A mechanism used to have 2 parties mutually derive encryption keys without exposing the key
What is Pretexting?
The use of a story (the pretext) by an attacker when they make social engineering attacks
What is ASLR ?
Address Space Layout Randomization
A strategy used to protect against buffer overflow attacks, which usually rely on application using the same address space each time it runs
What is a Web of Trust?
The scheme PGP uses, relying on other users to validate the identity of certificate owners
What is a Certificate Authority?
A trusted 3rd Party used to hand out encryption keys and validate a user’s identity
What is PGP ?
Pretty Good Privacy
A means of managing certificates in a distributed way
