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1. Computer security mock questions

• define sniffing and spoofing
  • why do they go together?
• which networks are vulnerable to these attacks?
• outline how the issues below may (or have) caused security violations
  • Java
  • Internet worm
  • Logic bomb
  • Virus attack
  • Denial of service
  • Trojan horse
• for each of the following categories assess the likely impact on computer security: in the present, in the next three years and beyond:
  • Criminal hacker
  • Organised crime
  • Political dissidents
  • Terrorists
  • Spies
  • Tactical disruption
  • Strategic disruption
• describe what is meant by a mono-alphabetic cipher
  • give an example
• describe what is meant by a polygram substitution cipher
  • give an example
• draw a block diagram of how triple DES is implemented using single DES
  • name two problems with triple DES

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