Chapter 15
- Is the activation code in the final project a weak password?
Yes.
- What would be a better activation code for the final project?
Anything that would have 8 characters or more and contain letters, numbers, and special characters. For example,
A1@Y7^2!. - What is social engineering?
Usually, a link or electronic message meant to dupe an individual into providing sensitive information.
- What is a brute force attack?
A password cracking attack that uses a program to try different combination of characters to guess a password.
- What is a dictionary attack?
A password cracking attack that uses a program that reads from a file to try out different passwords.
- What is an air-gapped system?
A network or computer that is not connected to outside networks like the internet.
- Should you air-gap a system?
When possible.
- What are the triple As of security?
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Accounting
- What is a threat?
A potential danger in a program.
- What is a vulnerability...
