QUESTION: 85

Steven the hacker realizes the network administrator of Acme Corporation is using syskey in Windows 2008 Server to protect his resources in the organization. Syskey independently encrypts the hashes so that physical access to the server, tapes, or ERDs is only first step to cracking the passwords. Steven must break through the encryption used by syskey before he can attempt to use brute force dictionary attacks on the hashes. Steven runs a program called "SysCracker" targeting the Windows 2008 Server machine in attempting to crack the hash used by Syskey. He needs to configure the encryption level before he can launch the attack. How many bits does Syskey use for encryption?

40-bit encryption
128-bit encryption
256-bit encryption
64-bit encryption

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 86

Bob waits near a secured door, holding a box. He waits until an employee walks up to the secured door and uses the special card in order to access the restricted area of the target company. Just as the employee opens the door, Bob walks up to the employee (still holding the box) and asks the employee to hold the door open so that he can enter.
What is the best way to undermine the social engineering activity of tailgating?

Issue special cards to access secure doors at the company and provide a one-time only brief description of use of the special card
Educate and enforce physical security policies of the company to all the employees on a regular basis
Setup a mock video camera next to the special card reader adjacent to the secure door
Post a sign that states, "no tailgating" next to the special card reader adjacent to the secure door

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 87

Ursula is a college student at a University in Amsterdam. Ursula originally went to college to study engineering but later changed to marine biology after spending a month at sea with her friends. These friends frequently go out to sea to follow and harass fishing fleets that illegally fish in foreign waters. Ursula eventually wants to put companies practicing illegal fishing out of business. Ursula decides to hack into the parent company's computers and destroy critical data knowing fully well that, if caught, she probably would be sent to jail for a very long time.
What would Ursula be considered?

Ursula would be considered a gray hat since she is performing an act against illegal activities.
She would be considered a suicide hacker.
She would be called a cracker.
Ursula would be considered a black hat.

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 88

Attacking well-known system defaults is one of the most common hacker attacks. Most software is shipped with a default configuration that makes it easy to install and setup the application. You should change the default settings to secure the system.
Which of the following is NOT an example of default installation?

Many systems come with default user accounts with well-known passwords that administrators forget to change
Often, the default location of installation files can be exploited which allows a hacker to retrieve a file from the system
Many software packages come with "samples" that can be exploited, such as the sample programs on IIS web services
Enabling firewall and anti-virus software on the local system

Answer(s): D

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