1.
Adam works as a Security Analyst for Umbrella Inc. CEO of the company ordered him to implement two-factor authentication for the employees to access their networks. He has told him that he would like to use some type of hardware device in tandem with a security or identifying pin number. Adam decides to implement smart cards but they are not cost effective. Which of the following types of hardware devices will Adam use to implement two-factor authentication?
2.
Maria works as a Network Security Officer for Gentech Inc. She wants to encrypt her network traffic. The specific requirement for the encryption algorithm is that it must be a symmetric key block cipher. Which of the following techniques will she use to fulfill this requirement?
3.
Which of the following protocols uses public-key cryptography to authenticate the remote computer?
4.
Which of the following cryptographic system services ensures that information will not be disclosed to any unauthorized person on a local network?
5.
Which of the following tenets does the CIA triad provide for which security practices are measured? Each correct answer represents a part of the solution. Choose all that apply.
6.
Which of the following types of attacks cannot be prevented by technical measures only?
7.
Which of the following attacks can be overcome by applying cryptography?
8.
Which of the following authentication methods prevents unauthorized execution of code on remote systems?
9.
The simplest form of a firewall is a packet filtering firewall. Typically a router works as a packet-filtering firewall and has the capability to filter on some of the contents of packets. On which of the following layers of the OSI reference model do these routers filter information? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
10.
Which of the following electrical events shows a sudden drop of power source that can cause a wide variety of problems on a PC or a network?