Network & File Systems (Ch. 8)
This open-source software allows Linux computers to share files with Windows systems.
What is Samba?
A type of malware that disguises itself as legitimate software.
What is a Trojan Horse?
The broadcast name of a wireless network.
What is SSID (Service Set Identifier)?
The process of converting plaintext into unreadable ciphertext.
What is Encryption?
This protocol is used for sharing files and printers over a network on Windows systems.
What is SMB (Server Message Block)?
This type of malware allows persistent administrative control while hiding its presence.
What is a Rootkit?
This programming vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate database queries.
What is SQL Injection (SQLi)?
The act of driving around to locate open or unsecured Wi-Fi networks.
What is War Driving?
This cryptographic attack tries every possible key combination.
What is a Brute Force Attack?
This attack captures and forwards authentication requests between a client and server.
What is an SMB Relay attack?
This type of attack manipulates human behavior instead of exploiting code.
What is Social Engineering?
This open-source project provides a list of the top 10 web vulnerabilities.
What is OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project)?
A suite of tools used to crack Wi-Fi encryption keys.
What is Aircrack-ng?
A pair of mathematically related keys is used in this type of encryption.
What is Asymmetric Encryption?
: This tool is used to identify vulnerabilities by scanning hosts and networks.
What is Nessus?
This worm targeted routers with weak usernames and passwords.
What is Psyb0t?
This standard interface lets different databases communicate with applications.
What is ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)?
This device can perform man-in-the-middle attacks by mimicking access points.
What is a Wi-Fi Pineapple?
This symmetric encryption standard replaced 3DES.
What is AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)?
This Microsoft file system improved on FAT but still had security flaws.
What is NTFS (New Technology File System)?
This large-scale worm exploited Windows network vulnerabilities in 2008.
What is Conficker?
This scripting language is often used on Linux web servers for dynamic websites.
What is PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)?
This organization defines the 802.11 wireless networking standards.
What is the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)?
This process hides messages within other files, such as images or audio.
What is Steganography?