Components
What is the "highway" of the computer
Motherboard
What does COMPUSEC stand for, and what does it protect?
Computer Security, which protects information system resources and information?
What is the term for software that hides itself and gives an attacker privileged access to a system?
What is a Rootkit?
What engineering principle separates unencrypted and encrypted copper signals?
What is Red/Black Separation?
What does FOIA stand for, and what does it allow the public to do?
What is the Freedom of Information Act, which allows the public to request records from federal agencies?
What major component of the computer is 'non-volatile'
ROM
What are the three pillars of the CIA triad?
What are Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability?
What type of malware changes its code each time it runs to avoid detection?
What is Polymorphic Malware?
Which countermeasure uses metal conduits and alarmed carriers?
What is a Hardened Distribution System (HDS)?
What type of information must remain unclassified but still requires protection and access controls?
What is Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)?
What is needed for hardware components to communicate with the CPU?
Drivers
What concept ensures that someone cannot deny having sent a message?
What is Nonrepudiation?
What is the process of changing entries in a database to commit fraud or sabotage?
What is Data Diddling?
What does TEMPEST stand for?
What is Transient Electromagnetic Pulse Emanation Surveillance Technology?
Under FOIA, what are the three main exemption areas that protect sensitive information?
What are Personal Privacy, National Security, and Law Enforcement?
What component is responsible for maintaining and storing BIOS settings
Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
What concept ensures that if one drive fails, others can restore the missing data?
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
What type of malware hides in the first sector of a drive and executes during system startup?
What is Boot-Sector Malware?
What kind of signal carries encrypted (ciphertext) information?
What is a Black Signal?
Which security discipline protects classified or CUI information released to contractors?
What is Industrial Security?
What is the Trusted Platform Module?
A physical chip on the MOBO that stores cryptographic keys and verifies system integrity
This security concept ensures that a system continues operating correctly even when components fail, typically achieved through methods like redundancy, clustering, or load balancing.
What is Fault Tolerance?
What does STRIDE stand for in threat modeling?
What is Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information Disclosure, Denial of Service, and Elevation of Privilege?
What type of security discipline determines who is eligible to access classified info?
What is Personnel Security?
Which security discipline determines if someone is eligible to access classified information?
What is Personnel Security?