Cyber Security Interview Questions and Answers
Question - 21 : - What is the main difference between SSL and TLS?
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The main difference between these two is that SSL verifies the identity of the sender. SSL helps you to track the person you are communicating to. TLS offers a secure channel between two clients.
Question - 22 : - What is the abbreviation of CSRF?
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CSRF stands for Cross-Site Request Forgery.
Question - 23 : - What is 2FA? How to implement it for a public website?
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TFA stands for Two Factor Authentication. It is a security process to identify the person who is accessing an online account. The user is granted access only after presenting evidence to the authentication device.
Question - 24 : - Explain the difference between asymmetric and symmetric encryption.
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Symmetric encryption requires the same key for encryption and decryption. On the other hand, asymmetric encryption needs different keys for encryption and decryption.
Question - 25 : - What is the full form of XSS?
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XSS stands for cross-site scripting.
Question - 26 : - Explain WAF
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WAF stands for Web Application Firewall. WAF is used to protect the application by filtering and monitoring incoming and outgoing traffic between web application and the internet.
Question - 27 : - Who are hackers?
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A Hacker is a person who finds and exploits the weakness in computer systems, smartphones, tablets, or networks to gain access. Hackers are well experienced computer programmers with knowledge of computer security.
Question - 28 : - What is network sniffing?
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Network sniffing is a tool used for analyzing data packets sent over a network. This can be done by the specialized software program or hardware equipment. Sniffing can be used to:
- Capture sensitive data such as password.
- Eavesdrop on chat messages
- Monitor data package over a network
Question - 29 : - What is the importance of DNS monitoring?
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Yong domains are easily infected with malicious software. You need to use DNS monitoring tools to identify malware.
Question - 30 : - Define the process of salting. What is the use of salting?
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Salting is that process to extend the length of passwords by using special characters. To use salting, it is very important to know the entire mechanism of salting. The use of salting is to safeguard passwords. It also prevents attackers testing known words across the system.
For example, Hash(“QxLUF1bgIAdeQX”) is added to each and every password to protect your password. It is called as salt.