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IT Passport Examination (IP) | Technology: Information Security Questions 05

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Problem 1

Which measure secures the confidentiality of information security?

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Confidentiality is the property that only authorized parties can access the information.

Problem 2

Which method logs you in using a confirmation code sent to your smartphone in addition to a password?

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Combining factors of different kinds — something you know and something you have — is multi-factor authentication.

Problem 3

Which function computes a fixed-length value from input data and is used for purposes such as detecting tampering?

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A hash function generates a fixed-length hash value from its input, used for checking integrity and the like.

Problem 4

In public key cryptography, which key is used to encrypt data so that only the recipient can read it?

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You encrypt with the recipient's public key, and it is decrypted with the recipient's corresponding private key.

Problem 5

What can be confirmed by means of a digital signature?

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A digital signature is used to confirm the authenticity of the signer and whether anything was altered after signing.

Problem 6

Which mechanism controls traffic according to rules at the boundary between an organization's internal network and external networks?

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A firewall controls traffic on conditions such as source, destination and port number.

Problem 7

Which attack uses email posing as a real company to lure victims to a fake site and steal their credentials?

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Phishing uses fake email and fake sites to trick users out of confidential information.

Problem 8

Which malware encrypts files to make them unusable and demands money in exchange for restoring them?

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Ransomware encrypts data or similar and demands a ransom.

Problem 9

Which backup practice improves the chances of recovering from a ransomware attack?

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Backups kept separate, such as offline, reduce the risk of being encrypted at the same time as an infection.