Exam 28: Securing Computers

The scrambling code used to attempt to modify a(n) _______________ virus to prevent detection is actually used as the signature to detect the virus.

Not all __________ access is malicious, but it should still be prevented; for example, a user may poke around a network share and see sensitive information.

The tool used to set local policies on an individual system is _______________.

Together, what are viruses, Trojans, and worms called?

What is a complete program that travels from machine to machine through computer networks and has the capability to cause malicious problems?

An intrusion prevention system will _______________.

Describe a security token and an RSA token.

What process involves using or manipulating people inside the networking environment to gain access to that network from the outside?

What is port triggering?

What is a stealth virus?

Define effective permissions.

How is the Guest account a security risk?

A complete program that travels from machine to machine through computer networks and can cause so much activity that it can overload a network is a(n) _______________.

Surprise browser windows that appear automatically when you visit a Web site are known as _______________.

A common _______________ attack is where an attacker uses the telephone and convinces a user to give up secure information.

In the context of malware, what is remediation?

Most computer attacks are accomplished through what type of attack?

The tool used to apply policy settings to multiple computers in an Active Directory domain is _______________.

What tool allows a computer to determine a user's identity with the most authority?

What can be used to set security policies for users or computers in a network?