TCMG Exam 2 Study Guide

Fran is interested in learning more about the popular Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential. What organization should she contact?

. International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)

Henry is creating a firewall rule that will allow inbound mail to the organization. What TCP port must he allow through the firewall?

25

Henry would like to create a different firewall rule that allows encrypted web traffic to reach a web server. What port is used for that communication?

443

Continuing professional education (CPE) credits typically represent _______ minutes of classroom time per CPE unit.

50

What is NOT a valid encryption key length for use with the Blowfish algorithm?

512 bits

Jane is a manager at a federal government agency and recently hired a new employee, Mark, who will work with sensitive information. How much time does Jane have from Mark's hire date to get him security training?

60

What series of Special Publications does the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) produce that covers information systems security activities?

800

Which Intstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard covers wireless LANs?

802.11

_____________ refers to a program of study approved by the State Department of Education in the state that a school operates.

Accredited

Alice would like to send a message to Bob using a digital signature. What cryptographic key does Alice use to create the digital signature?

Alice's private key

Bob received a message from Alice that contains a digital signature. What cryptographic key does Bob use to verify the digital signature?

Alice's public key

Which of the following is NOT a role described in DoD Directive 8140, which covers cybersecurity training?

Attack

Howard is leading a project to commission a new information system that will be used by a federal government agency. He is working with senior officials to document and accept the risk of operation prior to allowing use. What step of the risk management framework is Howard completing?

Authorize the IT system for processing

______________ is a continuous process designed to keep all personnel vigilant.

Awareness

Karen would like to use a wireless authentication technology similar to that found in hotels where users are redirected to a webpage when they connect to the network. What technology should she deploy?

Captive portal

Which information security objective allows trusted entities to endorse information?

Certification

Richard would like to earn a certification that demonstrates his ability to manage the information security function. What certification would be most appropriate for Richard?

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

What certification focuses on information systems, audit, control and security professionals?

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

Which of the following certifications is considered the flagship Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (ISC) certification and the gold standard for information security professionals?

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Colin is a software developer. He would like to earn a credential that demonstrates to employers that he is well educated on software security issues. What certification would be most suitable for this purpose?

Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)

Betty visits a local library with her young children. She notices that someone using a computer terminal in the library is visiting pornographic websites. What law requires that the library filter offensive web content for minors?

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

Which cryptographic attack offers cryptanalysts the most information about how an encryption algorithm works?

Chosen plaintext

Which of the following Cisco certifications demonstrates the most advanced level of security knowledge?

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Security

Alison discovers that a system under her control has been infected with malware, which is using a keylogger to report user keystrokes to a third party. What information security property is this malware attacking?

Confidentiality

Alan withdraws cash from an ATM belonging to Bank X that is coming from his account with Bank Y. What is Alan's relationship with Bank X?

Consumer

Larry recently viewed an auction listing on a website. As a result, his computer executed code that popped up a window that asked for his password. What type of attack has Larry likely encountered?

Cross-site scripting (XSS)

Which element is NOT a core component of the ISO 27002 standard?

Cryptography

Alan withdraws cash from an ATM belonging to Bank X that is coming from his account with Bank Y. What is Alan's relationship with Bank Y?

Customer

Betty receives a ciphertext message from her colleague Tim. What type of function does Betty need to use to read the plaintext message?

Decryption

Alice and Bob would like to communicate with each other using a session key but they do not already have a shared secret key. Which algorithm can they use to exchange a secret key?

Diffie-Hellman

What protocol is responsible for assigning IP addresses to hosts on most networks?

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

What mathematical problem forms the basis of most modern cryptographic algorithms?

Factoring large primes

A smurf attack tricks users into providing logon information on what appears to be a legitimate website but is in fact a website set up by an attacker to obtain this information.

False

the four primary types of malicious code attacks are unplanned attacks, planned attacks, direct attacks, and indirect attacks.

False

Which of the following agencies is NOT involved in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) oversight process?

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Erin is a system administrator for a federal government agency. What law contains guidance on how she may operate a federal information system?

Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

Which of the following is NOT an advantage to undertaking self-study of information security topics?

Fixed pace

Jonas is an experienced information security professional with a specialized focus on evaluating computers for evidence of criminal or malicious activity and recovering data. Which GIAC certification would be most appropriate for Jonas to demonstrate his abilities?

GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)

Gary is troubleshooting a security issue on an Ethernet network and would like to look at the Ethernet standard. What publication should he seek out?

IEEE 802.3

Juan comes across documentation from his organization related to several information security initiatives using different standards as their reference. Which International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard provides current guidance on information security management?

ISO 27002

Gary is sending a message to Patricia. He wants to ensure that nobody tampers with the message while it is in transit. What goal of cryptography is Gary attempting to achieve?

Integrity

Bill is conducting an analysis of a new IT service. He would like to assess it using the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model and would like to learn more about this framework. What organization should he turn to for the official definition of OSI?

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Yolanda would like to prevent attackers from using her network as a relay point for a smurf attack. What protocol should she block?

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

Alison retrieved data from a company database containing personal information on customers. When she looks at the SSN field, she sees values that look like this: "XXX-XX-9142". What has happened to these records?

Masking

What federal agency is charged with the mission of promoting "U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life?"

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

What federal government agency is charged with the responsibility of creating information security standards and guidelines for use within the federal government and more broadly across industries?

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

What government agency sponsors the National Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) for the Cyber Operations Program?

National Security Agency (NSA)

Brian would like to conduct a port scan against his systems to determine how they look from an attacker's viewpoint. What tool can he use for this purpose?

Nmap

When Patricia receives a message from Gary, she wants to be able to demonstrate to Sue that the message actually came from Gary. What goal of cryptography is Patricia attempting to achieve?

Nonrepudiation

Which of the following allows a certificate authority (CA) to revoke a compromised digital certificate in real time?

Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)

Brian is the information security training officer for a health care provider. He wants to develop a training program that complies with the provisions of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA). Which of the following topics must be included?

Password management

A security awareness program that focuses on an organization's Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy is designed to cover the use of what type of equipment?

Personally owned devices

Adam discovers a virus on his system that is using encryption to modify itself. The virus escapes detection by signature-based antivirus software. What type of virus has he discovered?

Polymorphic virus

Hilda is troubleshooting a problem with the encryption of data. At which layer of the OSI Reference Model is she working?

Presentation

Which of the following programs requires passing a standardized examination that is based upon a job-task analysis?

Professional certification

What type of organizations are required to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act?

Publicly traded companies

Which approach to cryptography provides the strongest theoretical protection?

Quantum cryptography

What type of malicious software allows an attacker to remotely control a compromised computer?

Remote Access Tool (RAT)

What type of publication is the primary working product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)?

Request for comment (RFC)

Which of the following is NOT one of the rights afforded to students (or the parents of a minor student) under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)?

Right to delete unwanted information from records

What is NOT a symmetric encryption algorithm?

Rivest-Shamir-Adelman (RSA)

Bob is developing a web application that depends upon a database backend. What type of attack could a malicious individual use to send commands through his web application to the database?

SQL injection

Helen has no experience in security. She would like to earn a certification that demonstrates that she has the basic knowledge necessary to work in the information security field. What certification would be an appropriate first step for her?

Security+

Gwen is investigating an attack. An intruder managed to take over the identity of a user who was legitimately logged in to Gwen's company's website by manipulating Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) headers. Which type of attack likely took place?

Session hijacking

Barbara is investigating an attack against her network. she notices that the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo replies coming into her network far exceed the ICMP echo requests leaving her network. What type of attack is likely taking place?

Smurf

The CEO of Kelly's company recently fell victim to an attack. The attackers sent the CEO an email informing him that his company was being sued and he needed to view a subpoena at a court website. When visiting the website, malicious code was downloaded onto the CEO's computer. What type of attack too place?

Spear phishing

What is NOT an area where the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) provides oversight on behalf of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)?

Subject matter expertise on routing and switching

What type of network device normally connects directly to endpoints and uses MAC-based filtering to limit traffic flows?

Switch

Which set of characteristics describes the Caesar cipher accurately?

Symmetric, stream, substitution

Which type of virus targets computer hardware and software startup functions?

System infector

Which type of cipher works by rearranging the characters in a message?

Transposition

Breanne's system was infected by malicious code after she installed an innocent-looking solitaire game that she downloaded from the Internet. What type of malware did she likely encounter?

Trojan horse

How many years of specialized experience are required to earn one of the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) concentrations?

Two

Bob has a high-volume virtual private network (VPN). He would like to use a device that would best handle the required processing power. What type of device should he use?

VPN concentrator

What is the only unbreakable cipher when it is used properly?

Vernam

Val would like to isolate several systems belonging to the product development group from other systems on the network, without adding new hardware. What technology can she use?

Virtual LAN (VLAN)

Val would like to limit the websites that her users visit to those on an approved list of pre-cleared sites. What type of approach is Val advocating?

Whitelisting

What tool might be used by an attacker during the reconnaissance phase of an attack to glean information about domain registrations?

Whois

What wireless security technology contains significant flaws and should never be used?

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

Allie is working on the development of a web browser and wants to make sure that the browser correctly implements the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) standard. What organization's documentation should she turn to for the authoritative source of information?

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

What type of malware does NOT have an anti-malware solution and should be covered in security awareness training?

Zero-day

Implicit deny is when firewalls look at message addresses to determine whether a message is being sent around an unending loop.

false

Product cipher is an encryption algorithm that has no corresponding decryption algorithm

false

What type of function generates the unique value that corresponds to the contents of a message and is used to create a digital signature?

hash

Terry is troubleshooting a network that is experiencing high traffic congestion issues. Which device, if present on the network, should be replaced to alleviate these issues?

hub

A salt value is a set of random characters you can combine with an actual input key to create the encryption key.

true

A substitution cipher replaces bits, characters, or blocks of information with other bits, characters, or blocks.

true

Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) is a storage networking standard used to link data storage devices to networks using IP for its transport layer.

true

The term "router" describes a device that connects two or more networks and selectively interchanges packets of data between them.

true

The three main categories of network security risk are reconnaissance, eavesdropping and denial of service.

true