Computer Security Interview Questions
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 Why would you want to use SSH from a Windows pc?

1 5885

What’s the difference between Symmetric and Asymmetric encryption?

1 3269

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

1 5989

 How would you find out what a POST code means?

1 3496

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

1 2884

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

1 2901

What is XSS?

1 2885

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

1476

 What are salted hashes?

1 4632

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

1 3070

What are the three ways to authenticate a person?

1 5333

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

2 8490

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

1 3662

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

1 5468

How do you protect your home Wireless Access Point?

1 2915


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What are accessories in computer?

712


What is a spooler on a computer?

755


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?

4063


What is a table in computer?

709


What is dora process in DHCP and how it works?

2647


What is the difference between a virus and a trojan?

781


What is data source in computer?

724


What is meant by computer application?

718


What are the most common computer applications?

701


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

1476


Does indexing slow down computer?

801


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?

1510


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?

1916


What is a driver in computer?

690


 What is Exfiltration?

1605