CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor – Question1913

Creating which of the following is how a hacker can insure his ability to return to the hacked system at will?

A.
rootsec
B. checksum
C. CRC
D. backdoors
E. None of the choices.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Explanation:
A backdoor refers to a generally undocumented means of getting into a system, mostly for programming and maintenance/troubleshooting needs. Most real world programs have backdoors. Creating backdoors is how a hacker can insure his ability to return to the hacked system at will.