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Chapter 1 Introduction to Network Security
Ian recently earned his security a. Security administrator
certification and has been offered a b. Security technician
promotion to a position that requires c. Security officer
him to analyze and design security d. Security manager
solutions as well as identifying users'
needs. Which of these generally
recognized security positions has Ian
been offered?
Alyona has been asked by her a. Large number of vulnerabilities
supervisor to give a presentation b. End-of-life systems
regarding reasons why security c. Lack of vendor support
attacks continue to be successful. d. Misconfigurations
She has decided to focus on the
issue of widespread vulnerabilities.
Which of the following would
Alyona NOT include in her
presentation?
,Tatyana is discussing with her a. Default configurations
supervisor potential reasons why a b. Weak configurations
recent attack was successful against c. Vulnerable business processes
one of their systems. Which of the d. Misconfigurations
following configuration issues would
NOT covered?
What is a race condition? a. When a vulnerability is discovered and there is a
race to see if it can be patched before it is
exploited by attackers.
b. When two concurrent threads of execution
access a shared resource simultaneously,
resulting in unintended consequences.
c. When an attack finishes its operation before
antivirus can complete its work.
d. When a software update is distributed prior to a
vulnerability being discovered.
Which the following is NOT a reason a. Delay in security updating
why it is difficult to defend against b. Greater sophistication of defense tools
today's attackers? c. Increased speed of attacks
d. Simplicity of attack tools
, Which of the following is NOT true a. Security is a goal.
regarding security? b. Security includes the necessary steps to protect
from harm.
c. Security is a process.
d. Security is a war that must be won at all costs.
Adone is attempting to explain to his a. "Security and convenience are not related."
friend the relationship between b. "Convenience always outweighs security."
security and convenience. Which of c. "Security and convenience are inversely
the following statements would he proportional."
use? d. "Whenever security and convenience intersect,
security always wins."
Which of the following ensures that a. Authorization
only authorized parties can view b. Confidentiality
protected information? c. Availability
d. Integrity
Which of the following is NOT a a. Products
successive layer in which information b. People
security is achieved? c. Procedures
d. Purposes
Complete this definition of a. on electronic digital devices and limited analog
information security: That which devices that can connect via the Internet or
protects the integrity, confidentiality, through a local area network.
and availability of information _____. b. through a long-term process that results in
ultimate security.
c. using both open-sourced as well as supplier-
sourced hardware and software that interacts
appropriately with limited resources.
d. through products, people, and procedures on
the devices that store, manipulate, and transmit
the information.
Fundamentals (Chapter 1-7 Questions)--Mark
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Terms in this set (147)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Network Security
Ian recently earned his security a. Security administrator
certification and has been offered a b. Security technician
promotion to a position that requires c. Security officer
him to analyze and design security d. Security manager
solutions as well as identifying users'
needs. Which of these generally
recognized security positions has Ian
been offered?
Alyona has been asked by her a. Large number of vulnerabilities
supervisor to give a presentation b. End-of-life systems
regarding reasons why security c. Lack of vendor support
attacks continue to be successful. d. Misconfigurations
She has decided to focus on the
issue of widespread vulnerabilities.
Which of the following would
Alyona NOT include in her
presentation?
,Tatyana is discussing with her a. Default configurations
supervisor potential reasons why a b. Weak configurations
recent attack was successful against c. Vulnerable business processes
one of their systems. Which of the d. Misconfigurations
following configuration issues would
NOT covered?
What is a race condition? a. When a vulnerability is discovered and there is a
race to see if it can be patched before it is
exploited by attackers.
b. When two concurrent threads of execution
access a shared resource simultaneously,
resulting in unintended consequences.
c. When an attack finishes its operation before
antivirus can complete its work.
d. When a software update is distributed prior to a
vulnerability being discovered.
Which the following is NOT a reason a. Delay in security updating
why it is difficult to defend against b. Greater sophistication of defense tools
today's attackers? c. Increased speed of attacks
d. Simplicity of attack tools
, Which of the following is NOT true a. Security is a goal.
regarding security? b. Security includes the necessary steps to protect
from harm.
c. Security is a process.
d. Security is a war that must be won at all costs.
Adone is attempting to explain to his a. "Security and convenience are not related."
friend the relationship between b. "Convenience always outweighs security."
security and convenience. Which of c. "Security and convenience are inversely
the following statements would he proportional."
use? d. "Whenever security and convenience intersect,
security always wins."
Which of the following ensures that a. Authorization
only authorized parties can view b. Confidentiality
protected information? c. Availability
d. Integrity
Which of the following is NOT a a. Products
successive layer in which information b. People
security is achieved? c. Procedures
d. Purposes
Complete this definition of a. on electronic digital devices and limited analog
information security: That which devices that can connect via the Internet or
protects the integrity, confidentiality, through a local area network.
and availability of information _____. b. through a long-term process that results in
ultimate security.
c. using both open-sourced as well as supplier-
sourced hardware and software that interacts
appropriately with limited resources.
d. through products, people, and procedures on
the devices that store, manipulate, and transmit
the information.
