UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2017/2018
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
APPLIED COMPUTING
BAC2316 CYBER SECURITY
FULL TIME/PARTTIME
DATE: APRIL, 2018 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question One & ANY OTHER TWO questions.
QUESTION ONE
a) What is cryptanalysis? Explain the various cryptanalysis techniques (5 Marks)
b) Discuss the various participants involved in Secure Electronic Transaction(SET) (6 Marks)
c) What are the challenges of intrusion detection system (5 Marks)
d) Explain the laws addressing cybercrime globally, regionally and nationally (6 Marks)
e) Explain the operation of Secure Socket layer in detail(SSL) (8 Marks)
QUESTION TWO
a) Explain any three malware that has gain popularity in attacking the cyber (6 Marks)
b) Explain the various types of firewalls (8 Marks)
c) What is war dialing for remote connectivity? Explain the software used for war dialing
(6 Marks)
QUESTION THREE
a) Explain the Anomaly intrusion detection system (6 Marks)
b) Explain any four tools and technologies used for hacking (8 Marks)
c) Discuss the mechanism behind the Advanced Persistent threats (6 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) What is VPN? Explain the types of VPN (8 Marks)
b) List and explain any two password management practices (6 Marks)
c) Describe the process of investigating cybercrime (6 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) Using examples or a case discuss how cloud computing and mobile computing threats have
become a challenge to cyber security (8 Marks)
b) What is VOIP hacking? Explain the counter measures for it (8 Marks)
c) Explain any two tools used to check for cybercrime vulnerabilities (4 Marks)
