Logical Security

What is Logical Security?

• The Steps taken to setup a username and password.

• The specific controls put into place to manage access to computer systems and physical spaces

• Restricting access to a building or campus

• Creating Security questions for your account.

What is the purpose of Antivirus/ Anti-Malware Software

• to keep bad people out of your system

• to scan your music, pictures, and videos for quality

• For photo and video editing

• To protect you while playing games online.

What are the 3 Firewall Functions? (check all that apply).

• Packet Filter

• Search Engine

• Stateful Inspection

• Spam Filter

• Proxy Filter

A Firewall acts as what in your Network Security

• A way to track what websites you are visiting

• A way to scan and filter content on social media

• The first line of defense

• A protection against ALL human errors

Mac Address filtering is normally performed on _______

What is one of the simplest Email Filters

• Phishing

• Antivirus

• Spam

• None of the above

A virus that attempts to avoid detection by masking itself from applications is what kind of virus?

• Phage

• Armored

• Stealth

• Rootkit

A Rootkit can be described as_______

• viruses can directly attack your antivirus software and potentially destroy the virus definition database file.

• A virus that exploits the enhancements made to many application programs.

• programs that enter a system or network under the guise of another program.

• software programs that have the ability to hide certain things from the operating system. They do so by obtaining (and retaining) administrative-level access.

Which of the Following Best describes Ransomeware.

• an attack that uses a dictionary of common words to attempt to find the user’s password.

• software that is often delivered through an unsuspecting random download. It takes control of a system and demands that a third party be paid.

• A virus that attacks multiple sectors of the computer.

• A virus that pretends to be a legitimate program but is actually attacking the system, leaving a backdoor for access into the computer, file shares, or servers.