Chapter 9: Security - Quiz #2

What is a type of malware that is so difficult to detect and remove that most experts agree that it is better to backup your critical data and reinstall the OS?

• rootkit

• Trojan

• hoax virus

• spyware

What process, available on most routers, will help improve security by masking the internal IP address of the transmitting device?

• IPSec

• NAT

• EFS

• VPN

What type of device should you install as a decoy to lure potential attackers?

• Trojan

• IPS

• Honeypot

• VPN

Where should a NIDS be placed to protect the entire network?

• datacenter

• intermediate distribution frame

• demilitarized zone

• internal LAN

Which VPN implementation needs no additional configuration to be allowed access through a firewall?

• SSTP

• IPSec

• L2TP

• PPTP

Which form of authentication involves the exchange of a password-like key that must be entered on both devices?

• Kerberos authentication

• digital certificate

• GNU privacy guard

• preshared key

Which protocol is used to encrypt data as it travels a network?

• EFS

• Kerberos

• IPSec

• SMB

Which of the following is a type of malware that isn't self-replicating and is usually installed by the user without his knowledge? It's primary goal is to invade your privacy by monitoring your system and reporting your activities to advertisers and spammers.

• rootkit

• Trojan

• hoax virus

• spyware

Which of the following terms refers to attacking a Web server by forcing it to respond to a flood of ping packets so that the server can t respond to normal traffic?

• DDR

• DoS

• ICMP

• Worm

If network administrators want to be informed when an attempt has been made to compromise the network, what should they use?

• VPN

• AES

• IDS

• EFS