Securing Networks

Question 1

A user or administrator-level account that is installed on a device by the
manufacturer during production

Answer 1

Default Accounts

Question 2

Occurs when a user is able to gain the rights of another user or
administrator

Answer 2

Privilege Escalation

Question 3

§ A way of bypassing normal authentication in a system

Answer 3

Backdoor

Question 4

Copper, fiber optic, and coaxial cabling used as the connectivity method
in a wired network

Answer 4

Network Media

Question 5

A disturbance that can affect electrical circuits, devices, and cables due to
radiation or electromagnetic conduction

Answer 5

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)

Question 6

A disturbance that can affect electrical circuits, devices, and cables due to
AM/FM transmissions or cell towers

Answer 6

Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)

Question 7

Occurs when a signal transmitted on one copper wire creates an
undesired effect on another wire

Answer 7

Crosstalk

Question 8

The electromagnetic field generated by a network cable or device when
transmitting

Answer 8

Data Emanation

Question 9

Secured system of cable management to ensure that the wired network
remains free from eavesdropping, tapping, data emanations, and other
threats

Answer 9

PRotected Distribution System (PDS)

Question 10

Uniquely identifies the network and is the name of the WAP used by the
clients

Answer 10

Service Set Identifier (SSID)

Question 11

An unauthorized WAP or Wireless Router that allows access to the secure
network

Answer 11

Rogue Access Point

Question 12

A rogue, counterfeit, and unauthorized WAP with the same SSID as your
valid one

Answer 12

Evil Twin

Question 13

§ Same encryption key is used by the access point and the client

Answer 13

Pre-Shared KEy

Question 14

Original 802.11 wireless security standard that claims to be as secure as a
wired network

Answer 14

Wired Equivalent Privacy

Question 15

Replacement for WEP which uses TKIP, Message Integrity Check (MIC),
and RC4 encryption

Answer 15

Wifi Protected Access (WPA)

Question 16

802.11i standard to provide better wireless security featuring AES with a
128-bit key, CCMP, and integrity checking

Answer 16

Wifi Protected Access version 2 (WPA2)

Question 17

Automated encryption setup for wireless networks at a push of a button,
but is severely flawed and vulnerable

Answer 17

WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)

Question 18

Intentional radio frequency interference targeting your wireless network
to cause a denial of service condition

Answer 18

Jamming

Question 19

Creates network segment for each client when it connects to prevent
them from communicating with other clients on the network

Answer 19

AP Isolation

Question 20

Act of searching for wireless networks by driving around until you find
them

Answer 20

War Driving

Question 21

Act of physically drawing symbols in public places to denote the open,
closed, and protected networks in range

Answer 21

War Chalking

Question 22

Occurs when an attacker observes the operation of a cipher being used
with several different keys and finds a mathematical relationship
between those keys to determine the clear text data

Answer 22

IV Attack

Question 23

Attack that targets an individual client connected to a network, forces it
offline by deauthenticating it, and then captures the handshake when it
reconnects

Answer 23

WiFi Disassociation Attack

Question 24

Occurs when an attacker continually guesses a password until the correct
one is found

Answer 24

Brute Force Attack

Question 25

§ Uses AES-256 encryption with a SHA-384 hash for integrity checking

Answer 25

WPA3 Enterprise mode

Question 26

Uses CCMP-128 as the minimum encryption required for secure
connectivity

Answer 26

WPA3 Personal mode

Question 27

A secure password-based authentication and password-authenticated
key agreement method

Answer 27

Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE)

Question 28

A feature of key agreement protocols (like SAE) that provides assurance
that session keys will not be compromised even if long-term secrets used
in the session key exchange are compromised

Answer 28

Perfect Forward Secrecy or Forward Secrecy

Question 29

Sending of unsolicited messages to Bluetooth-enabled devices such as
mobile phones and tablets (sends information)

Answer 29

Bluejacking

Question 30

Unauthorized access of information from a wireless device through a
Bluetooth connection (takes information)

Answer 30

BLue Snarfing

Question 31

Devices that use a radio frequency signal to transmit identifying
information about the device or token holder

Answer 31

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Question 32

Allows two devices to transmit information when they are within close
range through automated pairing and transmission

Answer 32

Near Field Communication (NFC)