Computer Security Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

Computer Security Interview Questions

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

1 6544

What’s the difference between Symmetric and Asymmetric encryption?

1 3717

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

1 6490

How would you find out what a POST code means?

1 3997

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

1 3304

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

1 3446

What is XSS?

1 3341

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

1778

What are salted hashes?

1 5132

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

1 3522

What are the three ways to authenticate a person?

1 5834

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

2 9093

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

1 4103

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

1 5884

How do you protect your home Wireless Access Point?

1 3428

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Un-Answered Questions { Computer Security }

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

1778

What is meant by computer application?

893

What is the difference between a virus and a trojan?

963

What is Exfiltration?

1801

Does indexing slow down computer?

989

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?

2087

What is a table in computer?

922

What are accessories in computer?

904

Is a console a computer?

944

What is the most commonly used computer application?

909

What is a driver in computer?

896

What is database in a computer?

954

What is dora process in DHCP and how it works?

2991

What is data source in computer?

915

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?

2136

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