Percipio TestPrep (Security Architecture)

What does the acronym DDoS denote?

distributed denial of service

What does the acronym SAE denote?

Simultaneous Authentication of Equals

What does the acronym XN denote?

Execute Never

What does the acronym VPN denote?

Virtual Private Network

What is a community cloud?

an infrastructure that is shared among several organizations from a specific group with common computing concerns

Which type of control is an intrusion detection system (IDS)?

detective technical

What does the acronym NIDS denote?

Network Intrusion Detection System

What does the acronym TLS denote?

Transport Layer Security

What is an application backdoor?

lines of code that are inserted into an application to allow developers to enter the application and bypass the security mechanisms

What does the acronym HSTS denote?

HTTP Strict Transport Security

Why do Java applets use sandboxes?

to enforce security

What is latency?

the delay that occurs while a frame traverses the network

What is the purpose of a decompiler?

to recreate the source code in some high-level language

What does the acronym PBKDF2 denote?

Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2

What occurs during a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack?

The attacker uses multiple computers to target a critical server and deny access to the legitimate users.

What does the acronym WS denote?

Web Services

What does the acronym HSM denote?

Hardware Security Module

Why should you implement Quality of Service (QoS) on your network?

This allows you to assign a higher priority to certain types of communication over the network. For example, it will allow you to assign voice communication a higher priority, thereby ensuring that Voice over IP (VoIP) traffic is given more bandwidth when needed.

What does the acronym CYOD denote?

choose your own device

How does Android enforce mandatory access control on all processes running with superuser privileges?

Using SE Linux