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What is usually the goal of TCP (transmission Control Protocol) session hijacking?
Jayasrin
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
Taking over a legitimate TCP (transmission Control Protocol) connection.

The TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) session state is altered in a way that intercepts...Read More

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Which type of attack is based on the probability of two different messages using the same hash function producing a common message digest?
Jayasrin
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
Birthday attack

A good hashing algorithm should not produce the same hash value for two different messages. If the algorithm does produce the same value for two distinctly different...Read More

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What is your best tool for communicating with our business partners when enforce access policies in the lobby?
John Smith
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
A smile and friendly persistence.-when enforcing any policy you should always be friendly but politely persistent. it is best to avoid negative terms such as no, you must, stop, etc. your best tool...Read More

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What is a piece of malicious code that has no productive purpose but can replicate itself and exist only to damage computer systems or create further vulnerabilities called?This question is...
Fhepler
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
Virus

A virus is a piece of software designed to infect a computer system. The virus may do nothing more than reside on the computer. A virus may also damage the data on your hard disk,...Read More

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What consists of a security principal and the specific permissions assigned to that security principal?
John Smith
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
Access control entry -files, folders, shares, registry keys, and active directory objects are all protected by permissions. to store the permissions, each of these elements has an access control...Read More

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What is the logic for the inverse relationship between interest rates and bond prices?
John Smith
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
When interest rates are higher than when the bond was first issued, the price of thebond drops below par. when interest rates are lower than when the bond was firstissued, the price of the bond...Read More

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What does underwriting mean?
John Smith
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
The term underwriting means to assume the risk of something. in the securitiesindustry, underwriting means to agree to buy, for example, stock from an issuer thathas not yet been sold to the public...Read More

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What would a users best plan of action be on receiving an e-mail message warning of a virus that may have accidentally been sent in the past, and suggesting that the user to delete a specific file...
Jayasrin
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
Report the contents of the message to the network administrator.

In such a scenario the most rational answer is to tell your network administrator. Most network administrators dont have...Read More

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How does someone Act as a principal in a secondary market?
John Smith
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
In the secondary markets, investment dealers facilitate an active and liquid market by maintaining an inventory of already issued and outstanding securities. they buy securities on the open market...Read More

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What is PCI DSS?
BerniFerguson
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
A set of requirements established by the major credit card brands to protect consumers, merchants and service providers from theft, fraud and other security threats stemming from credit card...Read More

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What is a piece of code that appears to do something useful while performing a harmful and unexpected function like stealing passwords called?
Fhepler
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
Trojan horse

Trojan horses are programs that enter a system or network under the guise of another program. A Trojan Horse may be included as an attachment or as part of an installation...Read More

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What causes the inverse relationship between interest rates and bond prices?
John Smith
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
The fact that the bond price is lower is what causes a higher yield in the first place. using the approximate yield to maturity formula (see the fixed income chapter in your text), take a look at...Read More

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Why would extendible and retractable bonds sometimes trade ashort-term bond and at other times as a long-term bond?
John Smith
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
If you own an extendible bond with a maturity date of 2010/2015, the price of the bond is calculated with variables including the maturity date of 2010. what happens if interest rates drop...Read More

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What is a computer virus and what are its characteristics?
Fhepler
Answered: Apr 18, 2024

A virus on a computer is a malicious program that spreads from device to device.

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Which attack uses ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) and improperly formatted MTUs (Maximum Transmission Unit) to crash a target computer?
Afenn
Answered: Apr 18, 2024
Ping of death attack

Explanation: The Ping of Death attack involved sending IP packets of a size greater than 65,535 bytes to the target computer. IP packets of this size are illegal, but...Read More

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