C725 WGU CISSP Study Guide 8th Edition Quizzes
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1. Signature Detection
Signature detection mechanisms use known descriptions of viruses to iden-
tify malicious code resident on a system.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs,
and solution elements
Malicious Code: What is the most commonly used technique to protect against
virus attacks?
A Signature detection
B Automated reconstruction
C Data integrity assurance
D Heuristic detection
2. Backdoor
Back doors are undocumented command sequences that allow individuals
with knowledge of the back door to bypass normal access restrictions.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Application Attacks: Ben's system was infected by malicious code that modified
the operating system to allow the malicious code author to gain access to his files.
What type of exploit did this attacker engage in?
A Escalation of privilege
B Back door
C Rootkit
D Buffer overflow
3. Buffer Overflow
Buffer overflow attacks allow an attacker to modify the contents of a system's
memory by writing beyond the space allocated for a variable.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Application Attacks: What type of application vulnerability most directly allows an
attacker to modify the contents of a system's memory?
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A TOC/TOU
B Back door
C Rootkit
D Buffer overflow
4. Reflected Input
Cross-site scripting attacks are successful only against web applications that
include reflected input.
Domain 8: Software Development Security
8.5 Define and apply secure coding guidelines and standards
Web App Security: What condition is necessary on a web page for it to be used in
a cross-site scripting attack?
A .NET technology
B Database-driven content
C Reflected input
D CGI scripts
5. Stuxnet
Stuxnet was a highly sophisticated worm designed to destroy nuclear enrich-
ment centrifuges attached to Siemens controllers.
3.0 Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs,
and solution elements
Malicious Code: What worm was the first to cause major physical damage to a
facility?
A Melissa
B RTM
C Stuxnet
D Code Red
6. DMZ (demilitarized zone)
The DMZ (demilitarized zone) is designed to house systems like web servers
that must be accessible from both the internal and external networks.
Domain 8: Software Development Security
8.2 Identify and apply security controls in development environments
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Web App Security: You are the security administrator for an e-commerce company
and are placing a new web server into production. What network zone should you
use?
A Intranet
B Sandbox
C Internet
D DMZ
7. fsas3alG
Except option C, the choices are forms of common words that might be found
during a dictionary attack. mike is a name and would be easily detected. elppa
is simply apple spelled backward, and dayorange combines two dictionary
words. Crack and other utilities can easily see through these "sneaky" tech-
niques. Option C is simply a random string of characters that a dictionary
attack would not uncover.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Password Attacks: Which one of the following passwords is least likely to be
compromised during a dictionary attack?
A elppa
B dayorange
C fsas3alG
D mike
8. Salting
Salting passwords adds a random value to the password prior to hashing,
making it impractical to construct a rainbow table of all possible values.
3.0 Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Password Attacks: What technique may be used to limit the effectiveness of
rainbow table attacks?
A Salting
B Hashing
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_75qieh
1. Signature Detection
Signature detection mechanisms use known descriptions of viruses to iden-
tify malicious code resident on a system.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs,
and solution elements
Malicious Code: What is the most commonly used technique to protect against
virus attacks?
A Signature detection
B Automated reconstruction
C Data integrity assurance
D Heuristic detection
2. Backdoor
Back doors are undocumented command sequences that allow individuals
with knowledge of the back door to bypass normal access restrictions.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Application Attacks: Ben's system was infected by malicious code that modified
the operating system to allow the malicious code author to gain access to his files.
What type of exploit did this attacker engage in?
A Escalation of privilege
B Back door
C Rootkit
D Buffer overflow
3. Buffer Overflow
Buffer overflow attacks allow an attacker to modify the contents of a system's
memory by writing beyond the space allocated for a variable.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Application Attacks: What type of application vulnerability most directly allows an
attacker to modify the contents of a system's memory?
, C725 WGU CISSP Study Guide 8th Edition Quizzes
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_75qieh
A TOC/TOU
B Back door
C Rootkit
D Buffer overflow
4. Reflected Input
Cross-site scripting attacks are successful only against web applications that
include reflected input.
Domain 8: Software Development Security
8.5 Define and apply secure coding guidelines and standards
Web App Security: What condition is necessary on a web page for it to be used in
a cross-site scripting attack?
A .NET technology
B Database-driven content
C Reflected input
D CGI scripts
5. Stuxnet
Stuxnet was a highly sophisticated worm designed to destroy nuclear enrich-
ment centrifuges attached to Siemens controllers.
3.0 Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs,
and solution elements
Malicious Code: What worm was the first to cause major physical damage to a
facility?
A Melissa
B RTM
C Stuxnet
D Code Red
6. DMZ (demilitarized zone)
The DMZ (demilitarized zone) is designed to house systems like web servers
that must be accessible from both the internal and external networks.
Domain 8: Software Development Security
8.2 Identify and apply security controls in development environments
, C725 WGU CISSP Study Guide 8th Edition Quizzes
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_75qieh
Web App Security: You are the security administrator for an e-commerce company
and are placing a new web server into production. What network zone should you
use?
A Intranet
B Sandbox
C Internet
D DMZ
7. fsas3alG
Except option C, the choices are forms of common words that might be found
during a dictionary attack. mike is a name and would be easily detected. elppa
is simply apple spelled backward, and dayorange combines two dictionary
words. Crack and other utilities can easily see through these "sneaky" tech-
niques. Option C is simply a random string of characters that a dictionary
attack would not uncover.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Password Attacks: Which one of the following passwords is least likely to be
compromised during a dictionary attack?
A elppa
B dayorange
C fsas3alG
D mike
8. Salting
Salting passwords adds a random value to the password prior to hashing,
making it impractical to construct a rainbow table of all possible values.
3.0 Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Password Attacks: What technique may be used to limit the effectiveness of
rainbow table attacks?
A Salting
B Hashing
