Dimensions of Security: Vocabulary

Crossword Puzzle

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Across: 5 ____ means that you are supposed to have access 6 ____ of service (TOS) is the unauthorized use of computational resources (most often CPU time or disk storage space) 8 A ____ of service (DOS) prevents valid disclosures of valid information to valid users 14 ____ is the disguising of information in a reversible manner 15 ____ Security is a combination of COMPUSEC and COMSEC 19 ____ Security is protection against electronic eavesdropping 22 ____ is a type of security that protects information as it is transmitted from one place to another 24 OPSEC might involve observation of late night ____ delivery to the White House 25 ____ compromise is a common attack on cryptographic systems 26 A Security ____ spells out the access rights of all subjects for all objects on a computer system Down: 1 A Breach of ____ (BOC) allows the unauthorized disclosure of information 2 Access ____ are the access modes authorized for a given subject for a given object 3 ____ is a type of security for information in electronic form 4 Although conceptually quite distinct, Breach of Integrity and Breach of Confidentiality are related because you must ____ against both in order to ____ against either 7 Information ____ is making sure that information is accessible when you want it, is correct (in several ways), and hasnÕt been disclosed to the wrong people 9 An ____ is a deliberate attempt to circumvent some mechanism and violate a security policy 10 Unauthorized modification of a program is a Breach of ____ 11 ____ are the active entities that access the (passive) objects 12 ____ are the physical, electronic, and procedural means of enforcing a security policy 13 ____ Security are the measures necessary to safeguard equipment, material, and documents from access thereto or observation thereof by unauthorized persons 16 ____ refers to the data on a computer to be protected from unauthorized access 17 To have ____ is to be able to do something 18 ____ is the Security of information in computers 20 Access ____ is a set of one or more operations that a system is only designed to grant or deny together 21 It is ____ cryptography whose utility is severely limited by the assurance level of the underlying Trusted Computer Base (TCB) 23 ____ is a type of ÒinferentialÓ security that requires identification, control, and protection of activities, capabilities, and intentions to keep information from potential adversaries