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Score 6 of 8

Question:

Match the type of security attack with the best definition

Response:

Match	User answer	Feedback
brute force	a security attack which uses every possible combination of characters from a predetermined list
dictionary	a security attack which uses every possible word from a predetermined list
cross-site scripting (XSS)	a security attack which injects scripts into web applications
SQL injection	a security attack which injects scripts into web applications
XML injection	a security attack which injects malicious data into user input data supplied to web applications
buffer overflow	a security attack which injects malicious data or commands into the memory allocation beyond a fixed-length storage address or location
ping flood	a security attack which injects ICMP packets into a network which are targeted to a specific host
smurf attack	a security attack which injects ICMP requests into a network which are targeted from a specific host

Score 2 of 2

Question:

Which of the rules may be applied to a domain using an AD Group Policy:

Response:

	Passwords must be unique across multiple accounts
	Minimum password length
	Passwords must not be written down
	Passwords cannot be shared between users of a single system
	Password history
	Passwords may not use certain common phrases or words

Score 0 of 1

Question:

Unlike standard biometrics or behavioral biometrics, cognitive biometrics focus on

Response:

	a person's physical characteristics (iris, thumbprint, etc.)
	how a person answers a CAPTCHA (text pattern recognition, math problem, etc.)
	what a person knows, remembers or perceives (image recollection, memorable events and details, etc.)
	the way a person uses a computer or performs an act (keyboard typing, voice recognition, etc.)

Score 1 of 1

Question:

What is the name of the authentication system developed at MIT to identify networked users' identity?

Response:

	Pegasus
	CHAP
	Aurora
	Kerberos