Secrurity Controls
A camera is this type of control.
What is detective?
A type of malware designed to spread from computer to computer.
What is a virus?
Comprehendable, unencrypted information.
What is plaintext?
BONUS QUESTION
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Incomprehensible encrypted information.
Technology that uses more than one authentication type.
What is Multi-Factor Authentication?
The command to create a user account.
What is useradd?
This control psychologically discourages attackers.
What is deterrent?
A type of malware that tracks movements on the keyboard.
What is a keylogger?
When an algorithm changes input plaintext into a string of bits.
What is hashing?
This is what PIN stands for.
The application where you enter Linux commands.
What is the terminal?
This control enforces a rule of behavior.
What is directive?
A type of malware that allows backdoor access to a computer and mimics legitimate programs.
What is a RAT (Remote Access Trojan)?
A unique random value added to the end of a password before encryption.
What is salt?
Where a legitimate user is not recognized when using biometric authentication.
What is FRR (False Rejection Rate)?
or
What is a Type 1 error?
The file that contains user information.
What is /etc/passwd?
The way a control is sorted based on how it is implemented.
What is a category?
A type of malware triggered by a system or user account.
What is a logic bomb?
TLS, which secures application data sent over a public or untrusted network, stand for this.
What is Transport Layer Security?
Another way to say an authentication factor using something you are.
What is a biometric factor?
A shell command used to set resource limits for applications.
What is ulimit?
The four types of control categories.
What are physical, technical, operational, managerial?
Running malware that has escalated priveleges to a SYSTEM level.
What is a rootkit?
An encryption tool that encrypts emails, digitally signs emails, and encrypts documents.
What is PGP (or GPG, GNU Privacy Guard)?
A one-time password sent to the applicant by the identity provider.
What is a soft authentication token?
The character in the /etc/shadow file that indicates a user account is locked.
What is ! or !!?