Card 221
Question
SAML
Answer
Security Assertions Markup Language.
An XML-based standard used to exchange
authentication and authorization information between different parties.
SAML provides SSO for webbased
applications.
Security+ Abkürzungen (CompTIA) mit Erklärungen
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Card 222
Question
SAN
Answer
Storage Area Network.
A specialized network of high-speed storage devices.
Card 223
Question
SCADA
Answer
Supervisory control and data acquisition.
Typically industrial control systems within large facilities such as power plants or water treatment facilities.
SCADA systems are often contained
within isolated networks that do not have access to the Internet, but are still protected with redundant and diverse security controls.
SCADA systems can be protected with NIPS systems and VLANs.
Card 224
Question
SCAP
Answer
Security Content Automation Protocol.
A set of security specifications for various
applications and operating systems.
Compliance tools such as vulnerability scanners use these to check systems for compliance.
Card 225
Question
SCEP
Answer
Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol.
A method of requesting a certificate from a CA.
Card 226
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SCP
Answer
Secure Copy.
Based on SSH, SCP allows users to copy encrypted files over a network.
SCP uses TCP port 22.
Card 227
Question
SCSI
Answer
Small Computer System Interface.
Set of standards used to connect peripherals to computers.
Commonly used for SCSI hard disks and/or tape drives.
Card 228
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SDLC
Answer
Software Development Life Cycle.
A software development process.
Many different models are available.
Card 229
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SDLM
Answer
Software Development Life Cycle Methodology.
The practice of using a SDLC when developing applications.
Card 230
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SEH
Answer
Structured Exception Handler.
Module within an application that handles errors or exceptions.
It prevents applications from crashing or responding to events that can be exploited by attackers.
Card 231
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SELinux
Answer
Security-Enhanced Linux.
An operating system platform that prevents malicious or suspicious code from executing on both Linux and Unix systems.
It is one of the few operating systems that use the MAC model.
Card 232
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SFTP
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Secure File Transfer Protocol.
An extension of Secure Shell (SSH) using SSH to transmit the files in an encrypted format.
SFTP transmits data using TCP port 22.
Card 233
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SHA
Answer
Secure Hash Algorithm.
A hashing function used to provide integrity. SHA-1 uses 160 bits, and SHA-256 uses 256 bits.
As with other hashing algorithms, SHA verifies integrity.
Card 234
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SHTTP
Answer
Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol.
An alternative to HTTPS.
Rarely used.
Card 235
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SID
Answer
Security identifier.
Unique set of numbers and letters used to identify each user and each group in Microsoft environments.
Card 236
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SIEM
Answer
Security Information and Event Management.
A security system that attempts to look at
security events throughout the organization.
Card 237
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SIM
Answer
Subscriber Identity Module.
A small smart card that contains programming and information for small devices such as cell phones.
Card 238
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SIRT
Answer
Security Incident Response Team.
A group of experts who respond to security incidents.
Also known as CERT, CIRT, or IRT.
Card 239
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SLA
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Service level agreement.
An agreement between a company and a vendor that stipulates performance expectations, such as minimum uptime and maximum downtime levels.
Organizations use SLAs when contracting services from service providers such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
Card 240
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SLE
Answer
Single loss expectancy.
The SLE identifies the amount of each loss and is used to measure risk with ALE and ARO in a quantitative risk assessment.
Calculation: SLE × ARO = ALE
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