W-X-Z Glossary

Question 1

Web of Trust

Answer 1

The scheme PGP uses, relying on other users to validate the identity of certificate owners

Question 2

whois

Answer 2

A program used to request information about domains and addresses

Question 3

Worm

Answer 3

Malware that is self-propagating

Question 4

WPA

Answer 4

The current encryption mechanism used for wi-fi

Wi-Fi Protected Access

Question 5

Xmas Scan

Answer 5

Method of port scanning that sends the FIN, PSH and URG Flags in a TCP header

Question 6

XML External Entity
Injection

Answer 6

Injecting XML into a web request in order to obtain info or run system programs

Question 7

XSS

Answer 7

Used to inject scripts into a web page displayed in a user’s browser

Cross-Site Scripting

Question 8

Zero Trust

Answer 8

An approach to network design that typically includes strong authentication practices & segmentation

Devices are not trusted just becuase of the network they are on

Question 9

Zone Transfer

Answer 9

A DNS request to pull all records from a domain