WGU-C706 Secure Software Design
(Lesson 21 CISSP) correctly answered
Which one of the following types of attacks relies on the difference between the timing of two events? -
correct answer ✔✔TOCTOU
What technique may be used to limit the effectiveness of rainbow table attacks? - correct answer
✔✔Salting
What character should always be treated carefully when encountered as user input on a web form? -
correct answer ✔✔'
What type of virus utilizes more than one propagation technique to maximize the number of penetrated
systems? - correct answer ✔✔Multipartite virus
What advanced virus technique modifies the malicious code of a virus on each system it infects? -
correct answer ✔✔Polymorphism
Which one of the following passwords is least likely to be compromised during a dictionary attack? -
correct answer ✔✔fsas3alG
What worm was the first to cause major physical damage to a facility? - correct answer ✔✔Stuxnet
What type of application vulnerability most directly allows an attacker to modify the contents of a
system's memory? - correct answer ✔✔Buffer overflow
What is the most commonly used technique to protect against virus attacks? - correct answer
✔✔Signature detection
hat HTML tag is often used as part of a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack? - correct answer ✔✔<SCIRPT>
(Lesson 21 CISSP) correctly answered
Which one of the following types of attacks relies on the difference between the timing of two events? -
correct answer ✔✔TOCTOU
What technique may be used to limit the effectiveness of rainbow table attacks? - correct answer
✔✔Salting
What character should always be treated carefully when encountered as user input on a web form? -
correct answer ✔✔'
What type of virus utilizes more than one propagation technique to maximize the number of penetrated
systems? - correct answer ✔✔Multipartite virus
What advanced virus technique modifies the malicious code of a virus on each system it infects? -
correct answer ✔✔Polymorphism
Which one of the following passwords is least likely to be compromised during a dictionary attack? -
correct answer ✔✔fsas3alG
What worm was the first to cause major physical damage to a facility? - correct answer ✔✔Stuxnet
What type of application vulnerability most directly allows an attacker to modify the contents of a
system's memory? - correct answer ✔✔Buffer overflow
What is the most commonly used technique to protect against virus attacks? - correct answer
✔✔Signature detection
hat HTML tag is often used as part of a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack? - correct answer ✔✔<SCIRPT>
