SSCP Practice Tests
How does IPSec verify that data arrived at the destination without intentional or accidental corruption? -
correct answer ✔✔By using a randomized hashing operation
How is quantitative risk analysis performed? - correct answer ✔✔Using calculations
Your company adopts a new end-user security awareness program. This training includes malware
introduction, social media issues, password guidelines, data exposure, and lost devices. How often
should end users receive this training? - correct answer ✔✔upon new hire and once a year thereafter
Your organization experienced an impersonation attack recently that compromised the network
administrator's user account. In response, new security measures are being implemented throughout
the organization. You have been assigned the task of improving authentication. You want a new
authentication system that ensures the following:
Eavesdropped passwords cannot be used by an attacker.
Passwords are only able to be used once.
Password predication must be prevented.
Passwords are only valid for a short period of time.
How can you accomplish these goals? - correct answer ✔✔Implement a synchronized, one-time
password token-based authentication system.
How can a user be assured that a file downloaded from a vendor's Web site is free from malicious code?
- correct answer ✔✔Check the file's signature and hash calculation.
Why do many security monitoring systems produce a visualization of the collected results? - correct
answer ✔✔It represents complex or bulky data in an easy to understand format.
What is the name of a cryptographic attack based on a database of pre-computed hash values and the
original plaintext values? - correct answer ✔✔Rainbow table attack
, In addition to having at least one year of relevant experience in a domain of SSCP, what is another
requirement to be qualified to take the SSCP exam? - correct answer ✔✔Agreeing to abide by the (ISC)2
Code Of Ethics
What is the definition of the principle of least privilege? - correct answer ✔✔Users are assigned minimal
privileges sufficient to accomplish job responsibilities.
A common attack against converged network communications is eavesdropping. How can this attack be
prevented? - correct answer ✔✔Use a VPN.
What is the term used to describe an entry in a database describing a violation or exploit which is used
to match real-time events in order to detect and record attacks by the continuous monitoring solution? -
correct answer ✔✔Signature
What would the most successful means of attacking an environment relying upon guest OSes that would
result in the destruction or loss of use of the guest OSes be? - correct answer ✔✔Compromise the host
OS.
What is the technology that enables a user to authenticate to a company network from their assigned
workstation and then be able to interact with resources throughout the private network without needing
to enter additional credentials? - correct answer ✔✔Single sign-on
What is a means to ensure that endpoint devices can interact with the Internet while minimizing risk of
system compromise? - correct answer ✔✔Use a virtualized OS.
When designing end-user training to teach employees about using cryptography within business tasks,
which of the following is an important element to include? - correct answer ✔✔The consequences of
failing to encrypt
Which of the following is not considered an example of a non-discretionary access control system? -
correct answer ✔✔ACL
How does IPSec verify that data arrived at the destination without intentional or accidental corruption? -
correct answer ✔✔By using a randomized hashing operation
How is quantitative risk analysis performed? - correct answer ✔✔Using calculations
Your company adopts a new end-user security awareness program. This training includes malware
introduction, social media issues, password guidelines, data exposure, and lost devices. How often
should end users receive this training? - correct answer ✔✔upon new hire and once a year thereafter
Your organization experienced an impersonation attack recently that compromised the network
administrator's user account. In response, new security measures are being implemented throughout
the organization. You have been assigned the task of improving authentication. You want a new
authentication system that ensures the following:
Eavesdropped passwords cannot be used by an attacker.
Passwords are only able to be used once.
Password predication must be prevented.
Passwords are only valid for a short period of time.
How can you accomplish these goals? - correct answer ✔✔Implement a synchronized, one-time
password token-based authentication system.
How can a user be assured that a file downloaded from a vendor's Web site is free from malicious code?
- correct answer ✔✔Check the file's signature and hash calculation.
Why do many security monitoring systems produce a visualization of the collected results? - correct
answer ✔✔It represents complex or bulky data in an easy to understand format.
What is the name of a cryptographic attack based on a database of pre-computed hash values and the
original plaintext values? - correct answer ✔✔Rainbow table attack
, In addition to having at least one year of relevant experience in a domain of SSCP, what is another
requirement to be qualified to take the SSCP exam? - correct answer ✔✔Agreeing to abide by the (ISC)2
Code Of Ethics
What is the definition of the principle of least privilege? - correct answer ✔✔Users are assigned minimal
privileges sufficient to accomplish job responsibilities.
A common attack against converged network communications is eavesdropping. How can this attack be
prevented? - correct answer ✔✔Use a VPN.
What is the term used to describe an entry in a database describing a violation or exploit which is used
to match real-time events in order to detect and record attacks by the continuous monitoring solution? -
correct answer ✔✔Signature
What would the most successful means of attacking an environment relying upon guest OSes that would
result in the destruction or loss of use of the guest OSes be? - correct answer ✔✔Compromise the host
OS.
What is the technology that enables a user to authenticate to a company network from their assigned
workstation and then be able to interact with resources throughout the private network without needing
to enter additional credentials? - correct answer ✔✔Single sign-on
What is a means to ensure that endpoint devices can interact with the Internet while minimizing risk of
system compromise? - correct answer ✔✔Use a virtualized OS.
When designing end-user training to teach employees about using cryptography within business tasks,
which of the following is an important element to include? - correct answer ✔✔The consequences of
failing to encrypt
Which of the following is not considered an example of a non-discretionary access control system? -
correct answer ✔✔ACL
