Exam 11: Network Security

Macro viruses can spread when an infected file is opened.

IP Security Protocol:

DoS attackers generally use fake source IP addresses, making it harder to identify the DoS messages.

A tornado that eliminates a network control center would be an example of a natural __________

Microsoft's Windows operating system meets the US government's A1 level security.

An) ____________ examines the source and destination address of every network packet that passes through it.

Intrusion primarily refers to the loss of confidentiality of organizational data.

The CERT was established at Carnegie Mellon University.

Secure Sockets Layer is an encryption standard designed for use on the Web.

A packet-level firewall examines the source and destination address of every network packet that passes though the firewall.

An) ___________ is one of the most common examples of redundancy built into a network to help reduce the impact of disruption.

A ______ uses an address table to translate the private IP addresses used inside the organization into proxy IP addresses used on the Internet.

________ controls fix a trespass into the network.

Confidentiality refers to the protection of the organizational data from unauthorized disclosure of customer and proprietary data.

Companies have learned that threats from hacking from its own employees occur about as often as by outsiders.

Physical security of an organization's IT resources is not an important element in preventing intrusion to an internal LAN.

A network switch failure is an example of an) ________ threat.

A brute-force attack is a method of trying to guess the correct password by trying every possible key.

Fault-intolerant servers contain many redundant components to prevent failure.

Compare and contrast DES and public key encryption.