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C725 WGU CISSP Study Guide 8th Edition Quizzes1. Signature Detection
Signature detection mechanisms use known descriptions of viruses to
iden- tify malicious code resident on a system.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures,
designs, and solution elements
Malicious Code: What is the most commonly used technique to protect
against virus attacks?
A Signature detection
B Automated
reconstruction C Data
integrity assurance D
Heuristic detection
2. Backdoor
Back doors are undocumented command sequences that allow
individuals with knowledge of the back door to bypass normal access
restrictions.
,Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Application Attacks: Ben's system was infected by malicious code that
modified the operating system to allow the malicious code author to
gain access to his files. What type of exploit did this attacker engage
in?
A Escalation of
privilege B Back door
C Rootkit
D Buffer overflow
3. Buffer Overflow
Buffer overflow attacks allow an attacker to modify the contents of a
system's memory by writing beyond the space allocated for a variable.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Application Attacks: What type of application vulnerability most directly
allows an attacker to modify the contents of a system's memory?
,A TOC/TOU
B Back
door C
Rootkit
D Buffer overflow
4. Reflected Input
Cross-site scripting attacks are successful only against web
applications that include reflected input.
Domain 8: Software Development Security
8.5 Define and apply secure coding guidelines and standards
Web App Security: What condition is necessary on a web page for it to
be used in a cross-site scripting attack?
A .NET technology
B Database-driven
content C Reflected
input
D CGI scripts
5. Stuxnet
Stuxnet was a highly sophisticated worm designed to destroy nuclear
en- richment centrifuges attached to Siemens controllers.
, 3.0 Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures,
designs, and solution elements
Malicious Code: What worm was the first to cause major physical
damage to a facility?
A
Melissa
B RTM
C Stuxnet
D Code Red
6. DMZ (demilitarized zone)
The DMZ (demilitarized zone) is designed to house systems like web
servers that must be accessible from both the internal and external
networks.
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