TestOut SecurityPro (9.1 - 9.4)

When you dispose of a computer or sell used hardware & it's crucial that none of the data on the hard disks can be recovered.

Which of the following actions can you take to ensure that no data is recoverable? (9.1, 1/6)

• Damage the hard disks so badly that all data remanence is gone.

• Reformat all the hard disks in the computer.

• Delete all files from all the hard disks in the computer.

• Encrypt all the data on the hard disks.

Which of the following data destruction techniques uses a punch press or hammer system to crush a hard disk? (9.1 2/6)

• Shredding

• Degaussing

• Pulping

• Purging

• Pulverizing

Which of the following government acts protects medical records and person health information? (9.1 3/6)

• FISMA

• FACTA

• HIPAA

• ACA

If you lose your wallet or purse and it ends up in the wrong hands, several pieces of information could be sued to do personal harm to you. These pieces of info include the following:

• Name & address
• Driver license number
• Credit card numbers
• Date of birth

Which of the following classifications does this information fall into? (9.1 6/6)

• Proprietary information

• Private restricted information

• Private internal information

• Personally identifiable information

You want email sent from users in your organization to be encrypted to make messages more secure. Which of the following is an option you can use to enhance the encryption of email messages? (9.2 3/5)

• A symmetric key exchange

• A hashing service provider

• A cryptographic service provider

• An asymmetric key exchange

At the end of the cryptographic process, output is generated. With one type of output, simple character changes in the plaintext will cause several characters to change in the cipher text.

What type of output is this? (9.2 4/5)

• Encryption

• Hashing

• Collision

• Diffusion

If a message sender encrypts a message with a key and a message receiver decrypts it using the same key, which type of key exchange is taking place? (9.2 5/5)

• Digital signature

• Asymmetric

• Symmetric

• Counter mode

What is the main function of a TPM hardware chip? (9.3 1/6)

• Generate and store cryptographic keys

• Provide authentication credentials on a hardware device

• Perform bulk encryption in a hardware processor

• Control access to removable media

Which of the following functions are performed by the TPM? (9.3 2/6)

• Create a hash of system components

• Provide authentication credentials

• Encrypt network data using IPSec

• Perform bulk encryption

Which of the following is a direct protection of integrity? (9.3 3/6)

• Asymmetric encryption

• Symmetric encryption

• Digital signature

• Digital envelope