Chapter 8 Jeopardy – Flashcards

Botnets often make use of what chat protocol in order to receive commands?

Cables types comes in two different modes, single mode and multimode.

what characteristic of viruses make it possible for a virus to potentially change its characteristics such as file size, and internal instructions to avoid detection

Type of power flaw involves a fluctuation in voltage levels caused by other devices on the network or by EMI?

what software combines known scanning techniques and exploits to allow for hybrid exploits?

selecting a punch down block, what block type is more suitable for data connections?

what is a standard created by the NSA that defines protections against radio frequency emanations?

In ACL statements, the any keyword is equivalent to using which wildcard mask?

what virus combines polymorphism and stealth techniques to create a very destructive virus?

layer that Ethernet exists.

what mode setting on a firewall makes the firewall transparent to surrounding nodes as if it's just part of the wire?

what two types of agents are used to check compliance with network security policies?

a reflective attack can be increased in intensity by combining it with what type of attack?

at what layer of the OSI model would a TCP or UDP header be added to a payload?

what feature on some network switches can be used to detect faked arp messages?

What type of virus are dormant until a specific condition is met, such as the changing of a file or a match of the current data?

what software serves as the firewall for Linux systems?

At what layer of the OSI model do firewalls operate?

An attack in which hackers transmit bogus requests for connection to servers or applications in order to harvest useful information to guide their attack efforts is known as what?

In a TCP segment, what field indicates how many bytes the sender can issue to a receiver while acknowledgement for the segment is outstanding?

A proxy that provides Internet clients access to services on its own network is known as what type of proxy?

What TCP field allows the receiving node to determine whether a TCP segment is corrupted during transmission?

An attack that involves a person redirecting or capturing secure transmissions as they occur is known as what type of attack?

If multiple honeypots are connected to form a larger network, what term is used to describe the network?

which two terms can be used to describe a decoy system that is purposely vulnerable for the sake of attracting attackers?

Which two viruses are examples of boot sector viruses?

What two terms describe a network of compromised computers that are then used to perform coordinated DDoS attacks without their owners' knowledge?

What king of attack involves a flood of broadcast ping messages, with the originating source address being hidden?

what two options are IDS implementations used to provide additional security on a network?

The process in which a person attempts to glean access for authentication information by posing as someone who needs that info is known as what?

A system that is capable of collecting and analyzing info generated by firewalls, IDS, and IPS systems is known as what?