This proves that an individual is who he/she says he/she is
What is Authentication
100
This personal or host type protects a computer from intrusion and is automatically configured when you set your network location in the Network and Sharing Center.
What is Windows Firewall
100
This BIOS security feature is required to change BIOS setup
What is Supervisor password
100
Where other people secretly peek at your monitor screen as you work to gain valuable information.
What is shoulder surfing
100
Any unwanted program that is transmitted to a computer without the user’s knowledge and that is designed to do varying degrees of damage to data and software
What is malicious software
200
This determines what an individual can do in the system after authentication
What is Authorization
200
This can serve as a hardware firewall
What is a Router
200
Any small device that contains authentication information that can be keyed into a logon window or read by a reader to authenticate a user on a network.
What is a smart card
200
The practice of tricking people into giving out private information or allowing unsafe programs into the network or computer.
What is social engineering
200
A computer that is suspected of infection and is not allowed to use the network, is put on a different network, or is allowed to access only certain network resources.
What is quarantined computer
300
This keyboard combination is the quickest way to lock down a workstation
What is Windows key + L
300
You use this command in the search box to launch Group Policy and control what users can do with a system and how the system is used
What is gpedit.msc
300
A code used to authenticate the source of a file or document or to identify and authenticate a person or organization sending data over a network
What is digital certificate
300
When someone who is unauthorized follows the employee through a secured entrance to a room or building.
What is tailgating
300
Utility programs that prevent infection or scan a system to detect and remove these
What is antivirus (AV) software
400
You would use this command or Control Panel to reset password
What is netplwiz
400
A utility in Windows 7/Vista Ultimate and Enterprise editions that is used to lock down a hard drive by encrypting the entire Windows volume and any other volume on the drive.
What is BitLocker Encryption
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
This inputs biological data about a person; the data can identify a person’s fingerprints, handprints, face, voice, eye, and handwriting.
What is biometric device
400
A type of identity theft where a person is baited into giving personal data to a web site that appears to be the web site of a reputable company with which the person has an account
What is phishing
400
A type of malicious software that loads itself before the OS boot is complete and can hijack internal Windows components so that it masks information Windows provides to user-mode utilities such as Windows Explorer or Task Manager.
What is rootkit
500
A good one of these would include eight or more characters, uppercase, lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, no consecutive or adjacent keys
What is Strong Password
500
A way to use a key to encode a file or folder on an NTFS volume to protect sensitive data. Because it is an integrated system service, his is transparent to users and applications.
What is Encrypted File System (EFS)
500
A machine that exposes a storage device to a strong magnetic field to completely erase the data on a magnetic hard drive or tape drive.
What is a degausser
500
An infectious program that can replace the boot program with a modified, infected version, often causing boot and data retrieval problems.
What is a boot sector virus
500
A place in Vista where you can confirm Windows Firewall, Windows Update, anti-malware settings, including that of Windows Defender, and other security settings.