When it comes to security, enterprise systems and networks are not all created equal. When it comes down to it, they aren't all that different either. Some vulnerabilities are common to them all. Take our quiz to test your knowledge of the following security-related terms.
1. An intruder might install this on a networked computer to collect user IDs and passwords from other machines on the network.
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2. This type of intrusion relies on the intruder's ability to trick people into breaking normal security procedures.
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3. The developers of an operating system or vendor application might issue this to prevent intruders from taking advantage of a weakness in their programming.
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4. This is an attack on a computer system that takes advantage of a particular vulnerability that the system offers to intruders.
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5. This is a program in which harmful code is contained inside apparently harmless programming or data.
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6. This is the modification of personal information on a Web user's computer to gain unauthorized information with which to obtain access to the user's existing accounts.
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7. This type of attack may cause additional damage by sending data containing codes designed to trigger specific actions - for example, changing data or disclosing confidential information.
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8. This is the forging of an e-mail header so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere other than the actual source.
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9. This is a type of network security attack in which the intruder takes control of a communication between two entities and masquerades as one of them.
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10. This is a compromised Web site that is being used as an attack launch point in a denial-of-service attack.
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