Tag: security

Questions Related to security

Identify the common digital signature algorithm?
technology security

  1. DES

  2. DSA

  3. HMAC

  4. RSA

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Correct Option: D

Which statement best describes a denial of service(DoS) attack?

technology security

  1. An attack that attempts to overwhelm a network resource to deny legitimate users access to that resource

  2. An attack that generally is not intented to cause permanent damage or loss but often cause inconvenience

  3. An attack that initially appears to come from a legitimate source but will do damage once installed or run on your computer.

  4. None of the Above

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Correct Option: A

What are the key security functions of cryptography?
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  1. Authenticity, confidentiality, integrity, and non repudiation

  2. Detection, analysis, containment and recovery

  3. Encryption and decryption

  4. Review, identification, substantiation and elimination

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Correct Option: A

Which cryptography security function ensures that encrypted data can't be altered without the alteration being detected?
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  1. Authenticity

  2. Confidentiality

  3. Integrity

  4. Nonrepudiation

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Correct Option: C

Symmetric encryption also known as ......
technology security

  1. Private or Secret key encryption

  2. Public key encryption

  3. Both 1 & 2

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

Which encryption algorithm is strongest and is being used by US Govt?
technology security

  1. DES

  2. Triple DES

  3. AES

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following should be provided on a server to support encryption?

technology security

  1. Firewall

  2. Private key server

  3. Public key server

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

The best tactical approach for securing database applications is:
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  1. Top down

  2. Bottom up

  3. End-to-end

  4. Across the lifecycle of the application

  5. Using a combination of all of the above

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Correct Option: E

Which management protocols send data in clear text?
technology security

  1. SNMP

  2. Telnet

  3. FTP

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

How do unsecured LANS pose a threat to data confidentiality?
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  1. The data is accessible at each network node

  2. They are the easiest target for spoofing attacks

  3. They can only support weak user authentication

  4. Transmitting data over an unsecured LAN allows all uses to access it.

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Correct Option: A