Linux
RADIO THEORY
NAVY TRADITION HISTORY
Cyber Security
TATTOO TATTOO
100

Which distribution of Linux is specifically tailored for enterprises, commonly used in the Navy and serves as a robust platform for various workloads in data centers across the world.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

100

This term denotes the number of cycles occurring in one second.

Frequency

100

On sailing ships, crew stood evenly spaced on all the yards (the spars holding the sails) and gave three cheers to honor distinguished persons.

Manning the Rails

100

Network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and decides whether to allow or block specific traffic based on a defined set of security rules.

Firewall

100

Originally indicated a mariner who had crossed the Atlantic. In the present day, may be the first nautical tattoo a young Sailor acquires.

Anchor

200

Comparable to the Sys32 in Windows, this is considered to be the base of the Linux operating system.

Linux Kernel

200

This term for a radio device means that it is capable of acting as both a transmitter and a receiver.

Transceiver

200

This long-skirted coat like garment was passed on from one commanding officer to another, to represent change of power before official paperwork was approved.

Frock coat, origin of the term frocking.
200

Social Engineering attack that targets a specific person or group and often will include information known to be of interest to the target, such as current events or financial documents. 

Spear Phishing

200

Worn so that a Sailor will always find his/her way back to port.

Compass rose or nautical star

300

This user is built into every Linux distro and is considered to have unrestricted access to the entire system.

Root

300

This term is used to describe electronically matching an antenna's resonant stage to a radio's specific frequency.

Coupling

300

Back in the days of wooden ships, This ceremony was designed to test young Sailors on their first cruise out in the open sea, often officiated by the Greek god of the seas.

Crossing The Line, Shellback ceremony

300

Technique that involves sending unsolicited messages over Bluetooth to mobile phones, speakers, or laptops.

Bluejacking

300

Tattooed across knuckles of both hands so that the phrases can be read from left to right by someone standing opposite. Originally thought to give a seaman a firm grip on a ship’s rigging.

“Hold Fast” or “Shipmate”

400

A file on Linux is listed to have the permissions 744. Describe what this means for the Owner, Group, and Others.

  • Owner: rwx = 4+2+1 = 7
  • Group: r-- = 4+0+0 = 4
  • Others: r-- = 4+0+0 = 4
400

This is a measure of how efficiently radio-frequency power is transmitted from a power source, through a transmission line, into a load.

VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio)

400

Active duty service members, honorably discharged retirees, veterans, U.S. civilian marine personnel of the Military Sealift Command, and dependent family members of active duty, retirees, and veterans are eligible for this special type of naval funeral. 

Burial at Sea

400

Vulnerability intelligence solution providing security vulnerability database, exploits, advisories, product and risk scores

CVE Vulnerability database

400

This combination typically tattooed on the feet were thought to prevent drowning.

Pig and rooster

500

What directory is used to store user's encrypted password information?

/etc/shadow

500

List 4 sub-bands of SHF used for IP services onboard ships.

BONUS: Which band is most susceptible to weather attenuation and why.

C, KU, KA, X


KA is most susceptible because of its smaller wavelength of 7-11mm

500

In the early days of the service, many larger ships kept this animal as a source of fresh meat and milk. They were the only livestock able to maintain “sea legs,” in any weather, and under all conditions.

Goats

500

This step of the Risk Managment Framework determines if the controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and producing the desired outcome with respect to meeting the security and privacy requirements for the system and the organization.

Step 5: Assess. 

500

Each rendition originally symbolized 5,000 nautical miles underway; these were and still are displayed in various poses

Swallows