Security Principles
Hit me
Save Me
I can’t find my way
Can’t make up my mind
100
Locking equipment up in a data center is an example of this type security
What is physical security
100
A service is inundated with service requests
What is a Dos or DDos
100
A firewall is also called this
What is a bastion host
100
The process where routers recalculate the optimal paths after a change in the network
What is convergence
100
A computer system deliberately set up to entice and trap attackers
What is a honeypot
200
This is often used to find holes in TCP and UDS addressing
What is a port scanner
200
A weak spot or know place of attack
What is a hole
200
This server interposes itself between users and other servers
What is a proxy server
200
This is a link-state protocol that is unique to Cisco
What is EIGRP
200
Its implementation makes it possible to encrypt and protect segments at the transport layer
What is TLS
300
A successful attempt to compromise a system’s security
What is a break-in
300
Traffic is intercepted from both parties in a transmission
What is man in the middle
300
The front line of security
What are users
300
This ensures that packets cannot loop endlessly
What is TTL
300
Executable code found in certain reserved areas on hard disks or other bootable media
What is a system or boot-record infector
400
A technique that masquerades an internal address
What is spoofing
400
Existing communication sessions are taken over
What is session hijacking
400
It represents a concrete of an organization’s requirements for security
What is a security policy
400
The process used to make a router undesirable for a specific routing path
What is poison reverse
400
A premier link-state routing protocol that can be used on many different hardware vendor platforms
What is OSPF
500
The area where publically accessible systems are place
What is a DMZ
500
A weakness that can be accidentally triggered
What is a vulnerability
500
A firewall makes decisions to permit or deny a packet based on other packets
What is stateful inspection
500
The router that has the highest priority in a link-state network
What is the designated router
500
Unauthorized software that gathers information about its user
What is spyware
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