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What are the basic phases of attack that can be used by a virus or worm in sequential order? paralyze, probe, penetrate, persist, and propagate probe, penetrate, persist, propagate, and paralyze penetrate, persist, propagate, paralyze, and probe persist, propagate, paralyze, probe, and penetrate 2Which two are characteristics of DoS attacks? ( hoose two!" #hey always precede access attacks! #hey attempt to compromise the availability of a network, host, or application! #hey are difficult to conduct and are initiated only by very skilled attackers! #hey are commonly launched with a tool called $%pht rack! &'amples include smurf attacks and ping of death attacks!

(ow is a Smurf attack conducted? by sending a large number of packets, overflowing the allocated buffer memory of the target device by sending an echo request in an )* packet larger than the ma'imum packet size of +,,,-, bytes by sending a large number of ) .* requests to directed broadcast addresses from a spoofed source address on the same network by sending a large number of # * S/0 packets to a target device from a spoofed source address Which phase of worm mitigation requires compartmentalization and segmentation of the network to slow down or stop the worm and prevent currently infected hosts from targeting and infecting other systems? containment phase inoculation phase quarantine phase treatment phase

Which phase of worm mitigation involves terminating the worm process, removing modified files or system settings that the worm introduced, and patching the vulnerability that the worm used to e'ploit the system? containment inoculation quarantine treatment Which characteristic best describes the network security ompliance domain as specified by the )S12)& ?

the integration of security into applications an inventory and classification scheme for information assets the restriction of access rights to networks, systems, applications, functions, and data the process of ensuring conformance with security information policies, standards, and regulations

Which type of security threat can be described as software that attaches to another program to e'ecute a specific unwanted function? virus worm pro'y #ro3an horse Denial of Service #ro3an horse 8What are three goals of a port scan attack? ( hoose three!" disable used ports and services determine potential vulnerabilities identify active services identify peripheral configurations identify operating systems

discover system passwords 9 What are the three ma3or components of a worm attack? ( hoose three!" enabling vulnerability infecting vulnerability payload penetration mechanism probing mechanism propagation mechanism 10What occurs during the persist phase of a worm attack? identification of vulnerable targets modification of system files and registry settings to ensure that the attack code is running transfer of e'ploit code through an attack vector e'tension of the attack to vulnerable neighboring targets 11 What is a characteristic of a #ro3an (orse? 4 #ro3an (orse can be carried in a virus or worm! 4 pro'y #ro3an (orse opens port 56 on the target system! 4n 7#* #ro3an (orse stops anti8virus programs or firewalls from functioning! 4 #ro3an (orse can be hard to detect because it closes when the application that launched it closes! 12Which two statements are characteristics of a virus? ( hoose two!" 4 virus typically requires end8user activation! 4 virus has an enabling vulnerability, a propagation mechanism, and a payload! 4 virus replicates itself by independently e'ploiting vulnerabilities in networks! 4 virus provides the attacker with sensitive data, such as passwords! 4 virus can be dormant and then activate at a specific time or date!

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Which access attack method involves a software program attempting to discover a system password by using an electronic dictionary? buffer overflow attack port redirection attack Denial of Service attack brute8force attack )* spoofing attack packet sniffer attack 14Which statement describes phone freaking? 4 hacker uses password8cracking programs to gain access to a computer via a dialup account! 4 hacker gains unauthorized access to networks via wireless access points! 4 hacker mimics a tone using a whistle to make free long8distance calls on an analog telephone network! 4 hacker uses a program that automatically scans telephone numbers within a local area, dialing each one in search of computers, bulletin board systems, and fa' machines!

15 Which two network security solutions can be used to mitigate DoS attacks? ( hoose two!" virus scanning data encryption anti8spoofing technologies intrusion protection systems

applying user authentication 16 What is a ping sweep? 4 ping sweep is a network scanning technique that indicates the live hosts in a range of )* addresses! 4 ping sweep is a software application that enables the capture of all network packets sent across a $40! 4 ping sweep is a scanning technique that e'amines a range of # * or 9D* port numbers on a host to detect listening services! 4 ping sweep is a query and response protocol that identifies information about a domain, including the addresses assigned to that domain! Which two statements describe access attacks? ( hoose two!" 17 *ort redirection attacks use a network adapter card in promiscuous mode to capture all network packets that are sent across a $40! *assword attacks can be implemented using brute8force attack methods, #ro3an (orses, or packet sniffers! :uffer overflow attacks write data beyond the allocated buffer memory to overwrite valid data or e'ploit systems to e'ecute malicious code! *ort scanning attacks scan a range of # * or 9D* port numbers on a host to detect listening services! #rust e'ploitation attacks can use a laptop acting as a rogue access point to capture and copy all network traffic in a public location on a wireless hotspot! 18 4 network administrator detects unknown sessions involving port 56 on the network! What could be causing this security breach? 4n 7#* #ro3an (orse is e'ecuting! 4 reconnaissance attack is occurring! 4 denial of service attack is occurring! isco Security 4gent is testing the network! 19What occurs during a spoofing attack? 1ne device falsifies data to gain access to privileged information! $arge amounts of network traffic are sent to a target device to make resources unavailable to intended users! )mproperly formatted packets are forwarded to a target device to cause the target system to crash! 4 program writes data beyond the allocated memory to enable the e'ecution of malicious code! 20 What are three types of access attacks? ( hoose three!" buffer overflow ping sweep port redirection trust e'ploitation port scan )nternet information query 214 disgruntled employee is using Wireshark to discover administrative #elnet usernames and passwords! What type of network attack does this describe? Denial of Service port redirection reconnaissance trust e'ploitation 22 9sers report to the helpdesk that icons usually seen on the menu bar are randomly appearing on their computer screens! What could be a reason that computers are displaying these random graphics? 4n access attack has occurred! 4 virus has infected the computers! 4 DoS attack has been launched against the network! #he computers are sub3ect to a reconnaissance attack!