CIST 1601 Final Exam Review (all solved)

Weakest part of an informatoin security system correct answers literally just being on the internet. CIA correct answers Confidentially, Integrity and Availability Threat correct answers Anything that can exploit a vulnerability, intentionally or accidentally, and obtain, damage, or destroy an asset Vulnerability correct answers Weakness or gaps in a security program that can be exploited by threats Risk correct answers The potential for loss, damage, or destruction of an asset as a result of a threat exploiting a vulnerability Plaintext correct answers Encryption before decryption, a form easily read by humans Ciphertext correct answers Encrypted results of plaintext Encryption correct answers Act of transforming plaintext into ciphertext Decryption correct answers Act of transforming ciphertext into plaintext Cryptography correct answers an algorithm to encrypt or decrypt information Steganography correct answers Message itself may not be difficult to decode, but most people would not detect the messages presence Encryption - between correct answers you cannot decode message without knowing the proper key Hash correct answers number generated from string of text, its smaller than the text and is generated by formula in way that is extremely unlucky Keyspace correct answers total number of possbile value of keys in cryptographic algorithm or other measures like password Nonrepudiation correct answers method of guaranteeing transmission between parties with digital signature and encryption its one of fiver pillars of information assurance Symmetric Key correct answers one key to encrypt and decrypt Asymmetric Key correct answers two related keys: one encrypts and the other decrypts