Exam 11: Security Topics

Describe the process of receiving an e-mail.

What are the steps to develop a secure OS?

The OSI ____ layer defines all electrical and physical specifications for devices.

A ____ is a statement of security the system should enforce when implemented correctly.

What are the authentication considerations for network access regarding mobile devices?

The OSI ____ layer provides switching and routing technologies for transmitting data from node to node.

A SMTP server listens on a well-known TCP port ____ for an incoming request.

____________________ is a standard for public key encryption and signing of e-mail encapsulated in MIME.

The DBMS should provide fine-grained access control besides the file permissions that control the OS user's access.

A ____ is a group of computers and peripherals connected together to communicate with each other and to share information and resources.

E-mail is one of the most secure types of communication media.

A(n) ____ firewall scans all network packets and blocks all but selected network traffic according to policies set in the firewall.

PGP and S/MIME is compatible at the protocol level.

Why are the security measures taken by DBMSs unlikely to be sufficient to prevent attacks by themselves?

____ is a simple text-based protocol where one or more recipients of a message are specified and then the message text is transferred.

Security applies to every aspect of computing.

The two common database formats are relational, using constructs such as tables, views, and procedures, and ____, using objects and hierarchy.

Describe the inter-mail server vulnerability.

Users can interact directly with the OS through a user interface such as a command language or a(n) ____.