Section 21 Book Ch 27 Securing Computers

Question 1

Man-in-the-middle attack

Answer 1

When a hacker is interceptting traffic between computer, servers etc

Question 2

What is Spoofing?

Answer 2

To impersonate another entity via email, accounts, etc

Question 3

How do you fight against spoofing?

Answer 3

By providing certificates that prove you are who you are and encryption

Question 4

What is (DOS) Denial of service?

Answer 4

When you flood a server with requests to the point that the server cant keep up and just gives out 404 codes

Question 5

What is (DDOS) Distributed denial of Service?

Answer 5

When a massive group of computers controlled by a server somewhere and are commanded to send requests to server to have it shutdown

Question 6

What is a Zero Day

Answer 6

A new kind of attack that have never been seen before

Question 7

symptoms of a hacker in your computer

Answer 7

Renamed system files , Disappearing files , Lack of access,

Question 8

Name types of Perimeter security

Answer 8

Security guards, Mantrap, Locking doors,

entry control roster, badge reader, smart card

Question 9

What is a hash?

Answer 9

A 1 way value , fixed length

Question 10

How are passwords saved and then retrieved

Answer 10

They are saved by hash values which are retrieved when you enter a password and then compared to the hash of what you have entered as the password

Question 11

What is brute forcing?

Answer 11

trying to figure out a passwrod by guessing with multiple types of passwords until success

Question 12

What is a dictionary attack?

Answer 12

A list of known types of passwords used to crack password hashes

Question 13

What are Rainbow tables?

Answer 13

Like a dictionary attack but with tables of words, numbers, and symbols that come together to figure password hashes

Question 14

Name password best practices?

Answer 14

Set strong passwords 
Long passwords - phrases 
Password expiration
Screen saver 
Lockscreen password 
Bios passwords
Multi-factor authentification

Question 15

What is a worm?

Answer 15

First gen of malware that used networks to replicate themselves

Question 16

What is a trojan?

Answer 16

Any malware that misleads users of its true intent

Question 17

What is a Rootkit?

Answer 17

A type of program that seats itself inside the boot program drives and hides itself

Question 18

What is Ransomware?

Answer 18

A type of malware that threatens to publish data, lock out users unless money is given in exchange

Question 18

What is Ransomware?

Answer 18

A type of malware that threatens to publish data, lock out users unless money is given in exchange

Question 19

What is a botnet?

Answer 19

A bunch of zomie computers under the control of another

Question 19

What is a botnet?

Answer 19

A bunch of zomie computers under the control of another

Question 20

What is a keylogger?

Answer 20

Records keystrokes

Question 21

What is spyware?

Answer 21

A piece of malware that spies on you

Question 22

What are signs of malware?

Answer 22

pop-ups
Browser redirection
Security alerts 
App crashes 
OS update failure 
Spam 
Hi-jacked email 
Automated replies 
Invalid certs(Trusted ROOT CA)

Question 22

What are signs of malware?

Answer 22

``` pop-ups Browser redirection Security alerts App crashes OS update failure Spam Hi-jacked email Automated replies Invalid certs(Trusted ROOT CA) ```

Question 23

There is no such thing as anit-virus just anti-malware

Answer 23

True

Question 24

What is a recovery console?

Answer 24

Anit-malware tools

Question 25

When you have malware on your computer what should you do?

Answer 25

Boot from a backup that is a known good

Question 26

To protect against malware what should you do with the dns?

Answer 26

Secure your dns

Question 27

What can you do with DNS to protect against malware

Answer 27

Encrypt your DNS

Question 28

What is the first step in fighting malware?

Answer 28

Identify and research malware symptoms

Question 29

What is the second step in fighting malware?

Answer 29

Quarantine the infected systems

Question 30

What is the third step in fighting malware?

Answer 30

Disable system restore - Windows

Question 31

What is the fourth step in fighting malware?

Answer 31

Remediate the infected systems | update the anti-malware files

Question 32

What is the fifth step in fighting malware?

Answer 32

Scan and remove techniques with anti-malware

Question 33

What is the sixth step in fighting malware?

Answer 33

Schedule Scans

Question 34

What is the Sixth part 2 step in fighting malware?

Answer 34

Enable system restore and make a system restore point and delete old system retore

Question 35

What is the seventh step in fighting malware?

Answer 35

Educate your users about mal-ware

Question 36

What is Phishing?

Answer 36

Fake emails trying to gain info from you

Question 37

What is spear phishing?

Answer 37

Emails tailored to a certain individual for hacking

Question 38

First step of incident response

Answer 38

Know your responsibility

Question 39

Second step of incident response

Answer 39

Identify the problem - Report through proper channels -Data/Device preservation - Use of documentation - Document changes

Question 40

third step of incident response

Answer 40

Keep chain of custody - Tracking evidence - Document process

Question 41

What is a End-User Licensing agreement (EULA)

Answer 41

Grants a person a license to use something Who the owner is How you can use the software

Question 42

What is Digital Rights Management (DRM)?

Answer 42

Protects the different types of digital copyrights

Question 43

What is the GNU General Personal License (GNU GPL)

Answer 43

Specifies that if you compile something you have to show the original code

Question 44

What is a personal license?

Answer 44

Licenses for something that are given out on a per person basis

Question 45

What is a enterprise license?

Answer 45

A software site license that is issued to a large company. It typically allows unlimited use of the program throughout the organization

Question 46

What is Materials safety data sheet (MSDS)

Answer 46

How to handle enviornmetal products for disposal and stuff

Question 47

For computers what are the best temp and humidity levels

Answer 47

Cold and dry

Question 48

If vacuuming a computer what should you use?

Answer 48

Anti static vacuum