Security Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

 Why would you want to use SSH from a Windows pc?

1 5401

What’s the difference between Symmetric and Asymmetric encryption?

1 2875

What is SSL and why is it not enough when it comes to encryption?

1 5563

 How would you find out what a POST code means?

1 3045

 What is the difference between a Black Hat and a White Hat?

1 2498

You need to reset a password-protected BIOS configuration. What do you do?

1 2541

What is XSS?

1 2495

How would you login to Active Directory from a Linux or Mac box?

1290

 What are salted hashes?

1 4149

What do you think of social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn?

1 2721

What are the three ways to authenticate a person?

1 4876

How would you judge if a remote server is running IIS or Apache?

2 7796

What is data protection in transit vs data protection at rest?

1 3289

 You see a user logging in as root to perform basic functions. Is this a problem?

1 4949

How do you protect your home Wireless Access Point?

1 2532


Un-Answered Questions { Security }

 Explain what is DOS (Denial of service) attack? What are the common forms of DOS attack?

952


What is the difference between a virus and a trojan?

606


What is nis/yp?

1


What is a ringback number?

1


What is the most commonly used computer application?

520






What are some irc channels of interest to hackers?

1


What is a trojan/worm/virus?

1


Do blue boxes still work?

1


Does indexing slow down computer?

555


How do I build a red box?

1


What is password shadowing?

1


What tools do real hackers use?

439


1. Assume that passwords are selected from four-character combination of 26 alphabetic characters. Assume that an adversary is able to attempt passwords at a rate of one per second. a. Assuming no feedback to the adversary until each attempt has been completed, what is the expected time to recover the correct password? b. Assuming feedback to the adversary flagging an error as each incorrect character is entered, what is the expected time to discover the correct password?

1652


How do I modify the irc client to hide my real username?

1


Which payphones will a red box work on?

1