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1
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A block cipher type of encryption considered to be less vulnerable than DES.

A

3DES (Triple Data Encryption Standard)

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The act of restricting both physical, file and server access so those who need it have it, but those who don’t need it do not have it.

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Access Control

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3
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The process of preventing an account from logging on after a number of incorrect log on attempts

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Account Lockout

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A directory service used in a Windows domain to store and administer users, groups, printers, devices, and other objects.

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Active Directory

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A type of share that is only accessible by administrators, backup operators, and server operators.

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Administrative Shares

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A form of malware which displays advertisements while an app is being used.

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Adware

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A block cipher type of encryption which comes in 128, 192, and 256 bits

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AES (Advance Encryption Standard)

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8
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Files that are copies of files from network drives.

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Antispam

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9
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A firewall filtering method which analyzes data at layer 5 (the session layer) of the OSI model.

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Application-Level Firewall

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10
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An impostor-like misuse of a network protocol for the purpose of attacking a network.

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ARP Spoofing

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11
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A type of encryption in which one key encrypts data and the other key decrypts data.

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Asymmetric Encryption

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12
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the totality of ways in which a system can be attacked.

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Attack Surface

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A mechanism by which a log tracks who has logged on to a system and what has been accessed on the system.

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Auditing

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14
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The act of verifying identification to a application or a system

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Authentication

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15
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the part of the CIA triangle that ensured data is accessible by those who need it, when they need it.

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Availability

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16
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Malware used to do unauthorized tasks on a system through an opening in the system.

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Backdoor

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17
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A certificate type which support storage of a single certificate.

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Base-64-Encoded X.509

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18
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The for of authentication that uses devices such as retina scanners, voice recognition, fingerprint scanners, or facial recognition for authentication.

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Biometrics

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19
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An encryption system which encrypts entire dives.

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BitLocker

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20
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A type of encryption system which encrypt removable hard drives.

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BitLocker To Go

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21
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a block of plain text plus a key to encrypt the block of text.

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Block Cipher

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22
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An Attack in which all possible combinations of characters are used in an attempt to crack a password.

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Brute Force Attack

23
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An overloading of a reserved space of data, this causes the system to slow down, freeze, or crash.

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Buffer Overflow

24
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A server or third-party entity used to issue digital certificates

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CA ( Certificate Authority)

25
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A challenge-response authentication protocol which uses MD5 hashing

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CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol)

26
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the combination of confidentiality, integrity, and availability as it relate to securing data systems.

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CIA Triangle

27
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A filtering mechanism in which data packets are filtered by port and/or protocol.

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Circuit Filtering

28
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The act of keeping data and systems secure from unauthorized access.

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Confidentiality

29
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A piece of text which stores information, site preference, and shopping cart contents.

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Cookie

30
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Used to store certificates that have been revoked due to expiration or being compromised.

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CRL (Certificate Revocation List)

31
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An attack in which data on a network is captured and then resent.

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Cross-site Scripting Attack

32
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An attack in which a network is disrupted to the point to where they cannot function.

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DDoS (Denial of Service) Attack

33
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Security through layers of a building, such as the external perimeter, the physical doors, and the internal part of a building.

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Defense in Depth

34
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the act of passing control of a resource (such as an organizational unit) from one entity to another.

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Delegation

35
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Encoded binary X.509 certificates which do not support private key storage.

A

DES (Data Encryption Standard)

36
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A tool which uses code integrity policies to lock devices to only run trusted apps.

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Device Guard

37
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a type of certificate used to store public keys and information such as user, organization, serial number, and expiration date.

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Digital Certificate

38
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A certificate which is used to verify authenticity of a document or email message.

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Digital Signature

39
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A computer which becomes part of Botnet and helps carry out DDoS

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DNS Poisoning

40
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A form of spoofing in which MAC address/IP address combinations are compromised through stealing the IP address of a host and then using that to force traffic to an attacking machine.

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DNS Spoofing

41
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A mechanism used to securely transmit data over part of a VPN connection.

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DNSSEC

42
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A tool sued to capture network packets on connected ports. this can be used for analysis or for hacking.

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DoS Attack

43
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A form of NAT which maps one private IP address to one public IP address.

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Dynamic NAT

44
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the cumulative total of inherited and explicit permissions given to a user or group on a resource.

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Effective Permissions

45
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A Windows encryption mechanism which encrypts file and folders

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EFS (Encrypting File system)

46
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An attack in which a virus or worm takes advantage of a software vulnerability.

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Email Bombing

47
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the adding of a cipher text to data to scramble the data to make it unreadable without a decryption key.

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Encryption

48
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An attack of an IP address to where a source IP is forged.

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ESP

49
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A Windows tool used store and present application, security, and system logs, all for the purpose of information and troubleshooting.

A

Event Viewer.

50
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Permissions which are granted to a user or group by an administrator.

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Explicit Permissions

51
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The entry area to a building and the immediate area outside of the building

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External Perimeter

52
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A network security system and/or hardware device which controls any incoming and outgoing network traffic based on a set of rules provided by an administrator.

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Firewall

53
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A Windows tool which is used to control rights for users, groups, and organizational units.

A

Group Policies

54
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A concept by which multiple services are installed across multiple servers.

A

Hash Function

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