Network Defense Chapter 9
What type of malicious code could be installed in a system's flash memory to allow an attacker to access the system at a later date? embedded browser unclassified kernel BIOS-based rootkit patch
BIOS-based rootkit
What programming languages are vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks? Assembly and C++ Perl and Python C and C++ C and Python
C and C++
What type of viruses and code has been created by security researchers and attackers that could infect phones running Google's Android, Windows Mobile, and the Apple iPhone OS? Python Perl C++ Java-based
Java-based
Which of the following is a common Linux rootkit? Back Orifice Kill Trojans Packet Storm Security Linux Rootkit 5
Linux Rootkit 5
A device that performs more than one function, such as printing and faxing is called which of the following? MILS ASA RTOS MFD
MFD
Which of the following is an SELinux OS security mechanism that enforces access rules based on privileges for interactions between processes, files, and users? Mandatory Access Control Mandatory Control Access Control SE Access Control
Mandatory Access Control
What is the current file system that Windows utilizes that has strong security features? ADS FAT32 FAT NTFS
NTFS
Which of the following systems should be used when equipment monitoring and automation is critical? CAD VoIP SCADA GUI
SCADA
When using the Common Internet File System (CIFS), which security model does not require a password to be set for the file share? NT level security User-level security CIF level security Share-level security
Share-level security
Embedded OSs are usually designed to be small and efficient so they do not have some of the functions that general-purpose OSs have. True False
True
When using the Common Internet File System (CIFS), which security model will require network users to have a user name and password to access a specific resource? NT level security User-level security CIF level security Share-level security
User-level security
Which of the following if often found within an embedded OS that can cause a potential vulnerability to an attack? RAM PCB Web server USB port
Web server
Which of the following source code is now available to the public and was considered a trimmed down version of the Windows desktop OS? VxWorks Windows 10 IoT Windows Embedded 8 Windows CE
Windows CE
SCADA systems controlling critical infrastructure are usually completely separated from the Internet by which of the following? firewall router air gap Vlan
air gap
Ubuntu and Debian Linux use what command to update and manage their RPM packages? yum dir apt-get get
apt-get
Rootkits that pose the biggest threat to any OS are those that infect what part of the targeted device? middleware fireware firmware testware
firmware
What is the most serious shortcoming of Microsoft's original File Allocation Table (FAT) file system? no ACL support no Linux support no SMTP support no SUS support
no ACL support
Which of the following is considered to be the most critical SQL vulnerability? SQL password SQL scanning null SA password null SA hash
null SA password
Which one of the following, if compromised might allow attackers the ability to gain complete access to network resources? router host driver rootkit
router