C725 WGU CISSP Study Guide 8th Edition
Quizzes
Signature Detection
Signature detection mechanisms use known descriptions of viruses to identify malicious
code resident on a system.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs, and solution
elements
Malicious Code - What is the most commonly used technique to protect against virus
attacks?
A Signature detection
B Automated reconstruction
C Data integrity assurance
D Heuristic detection
Backdoor
Back doors are undocumented command sequences that allow individuals with knowledge
of the back door to bypass normal access restrictions.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Application Attacks - Ben's system was infected by malicious code that modified the
operating system to allow the malicious code author to gain access to his files. What type of
exploit did this attacker engage in?
A Escalation of privilege
B Back door
C Rootkit
D Buffer overflow
Buffer Overflow
Buffer overflow attacks allow an attacker to modify the contents of a system's memory by
writing beyond the space allocated for a variable.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Application Attacks - What type of application vulnerability most directly allows an
attacker to modify the contents of a system's memory?
,A TOC/TOU
B Back door
C Rootkit
D Buffer overflow
Reflected Input
Cross-site scripting attacks are successful only against web applications that include
reflected input.
Domain 8: Software Development Security
8.5 Define and apply secure coding guidelines and standards
Web App Security - What condition is necessary on a web page for it to be used in a cross-
site scripting attack?
A .NET technology
B Database-driven content
C Reflected input
D CGI scripts
Stuxnet
Stuxnet was a highly sophisticated worm designed to destroy nuclear enrichment
centrifuges attached to Siemens controllers.
3.0 Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs, and solution
elements
Malicious Code - What worm was the first to cause major physical damage to a facility?
A Melissa
B RTM
C Stuxnet
D Code Red
DMZ (demilitarized zone)
The DMZ (demilitarized zone) is designed to house systems like web servers that must be
accessible from both the internal and external networks.
Domain 8: Software Development Security
8.2 Identify and apply security controls in development environments
Web App Security - You are the security administrator for an e-commerce company and are
placing a new web server into production. What network zone should you use?
A Intranet
, B Sandbox
C Internet
D DMZ
fsas3alG
Except option C, the choices are forms of common words that might be found during a
dictionary attack. mike is a name and would be easily detected. elppa is simply apple
spelled backward, and dayorange combines two dictionary words. Crack and other utilities
can easily see through these "sneaky" techniques. Option C is simply a random string of
characters that a dictionary attack would not uncover.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Password Attacks - Which one of the following passwords is least likely to be compromised
during a dictionary attack?
A elppa
B dayorange
C fsas3alG
D mike
Salting
Salting passwords adds a random value to the password prior to hashing, making it
impractical to construct a rainbow table of all possible values.
3.0 Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Password Attacks - What technique may be used to limit the effectiveness of rainbow table
attacks?
A Salting
B Hashing
C Transport encryption
D Digital signatures
Port Scan
Port scans reveal the ports associated with services running on a machine and available to
the public.
3.0 Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs, and solution
elements
Quizzes
Signature Detection
Signature detection mechanisms use known descriptions of viruses to identify malicious
code resident on a system.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs, and solution
elements
Malicious Code - What is the most commonly used technique to protect against virus
attacks?
A Signature detection
B Automated reconstruction
C Data integrity assurance
D Heuristic detection
Backdoor
Back doors are undocumented command sequences that allow individuals with knowledge
of the back door to bypass normal access restrictions.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Application Attacks - Ben's system was infected by malicious code that modified the
operating system to allow the malicious code author to gain access to his files. What type of
exploit did this attacker engage in?
A Escalation of privilege
B Back door
C Rootkit
D Buffer overflow
Buffer Overflow
Buffer overflow attacks allow an attacker to modify the contents of a system's memory by
writing beyond the space allocated for a variable.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Application Attacks - What type of application vulnerability most directly allows an
attacker to modify the contents of a system's memory?
,A TOC/TOU
B Back door
C Rootkit
D Buffer overflow
Reflected Input
Cross-site scripting attacks are successful only against web applications that include
reflected input.
Domain 8: Software Development Security
8.5 Define and apply secure coding guidelines and standards
Web App Security - What condition is necessary on a web page for it to be used in a cross-
site scripting attack?
A .NET technology
B Database-driven content
C Reflected input
D CGI scripts
Stuxnet
Stuxnet was a highly sophisticated worm designed to destroy nuclear enrichment
centrifuges attached to Siemens controllers.
3.0 Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs, and solution
elements
Malicious Code - What worm was the first to cause major physical damage to a facility?
A Melissa
B RTM
C Stuxnet
D Code Red
DMZ (demilitarized zone)
The DMZ (demilitarized zone) is designed to house systems like web servers that must be
accessible from both the internal and external networks.
Domain 8: Software Development Security
8.2 Identify and apply security controls in development environments
Web App Security - You are the security administrator for an e-commerce company and are
placing a new web server into production. What network zone should you use?
A Intranet
, B Sandbox
C Internet
D DMZ
fsas3alG
Except option C, the choices are forms of common words that might be found during a
dictionary attack. mike is a name and would be easily detected. elppa is simply apple
spelled backward, and dayorange combines two dictionary words. Crack and other utilities
can easily see through these "sneaky" techniques. Option C is simply a random string of
characters that a dictionary attack would not uncover.
Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Password Attacks - Which one of the following passwords is least likely to be compromised
during a dictionary attack?
A elppa
B dayorange
C fsas3alG
D mike
Salting
Salting passwords adds a random value to the password prior to hashing, making it
impractical to construct a rainbow table of all possible values.
3.0 Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.6 Assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in web-based systems
Password Attacks - What technique may be used to limit the effectiveness of rainbow table
attacks?
A Salting
B Hashing
C Transport encryption
D Digital signatures
Port Scan
Port scans reveal the ports associated with services running on a machine and available to
the public.
3.0 Domain 3: Security Architecture and Engineering
3.5 Assess and mitigate the vulnerabilities of security architectures, designs, and solution
elements
