Computer Security Interview Questions
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 What is your opinion on hacktivist groups such as Anonymous?

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What is the Three-way handshake? How can it be used to create a DOS attack?

1 5394

Why would you bring in an outside contractor to perform a penetration test?

1 3451

If you were going to break into a database-based website, how would you do it?

1 5221

Why are internal threats oftentimes more successful than external threats?

1 4301

What is residual risk?

1 1774

 Why is deleted data not truly gone when you delete it?

1 2848

 What is the Chain of Custody?

1 2172

How would you permanently remove the threat of data falling into the wrong hands?

1 4323

 What is Exfiltration?

1421

I run an SMB. I have 4 people in my entire company and a web-based store. I don’t have the time, patience or manpower to have a computer guy. Why should I care about exploits and computer jibberish?

1684

I’m the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. I make more in an afternoon than you make in a year. I don’t care about this stupid security stuff, it just costs time and money and slows everything down. Why should I care about this junk?

1342

How many security protocols available?

1 2561

What is dora process in DHCP and how it works?

2441

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?

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What are the most common computer applications?

552


What is meant by computer application?

545


What is the difference between a virus and a trojan?

617


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?

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Is a console a computer?

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I run an SMB. I have 4 people in my entire company and a web-based store. I don’t have the time, patience or manpower to have a computer guy. Why should I care about exploits and computer jibberish?

1684


Does indexing slow down computer?

574


What is data source in computer?

556


What is dora process in DHCP and how it works?

2441


What is a spooler on a computer?

563


What is database in a computer?

602


A phonetic password generator picks two segments randomly for each six-letter password. The form of each segment is CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant), where V= < a, e, i, o, u > and C = (V.) ̅ What is the total password population? What is the probability of an adversary guessing a password correctly?

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I’m the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. I make more in an afternoon than you make in a year. I don’t care about this stupid security stuff, it just costs time and money and slows everything down. Why should I care about this junk?

1342


What is a table in computer?

546


What is a driver in computer?

539