Advanced Encryption and Multi-Factor Authentication Quiz

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What is the primary purpose of implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) in card-based authentication systems?

  • To increase the level of security by requiring multiple forms of verification (correct)
  • To reduce the cost of maintaining the authentication system
  • To improve the user experience by reducing the number of login steps
  • To make it easier for users to access the system

Which of the following social engineering techniques involves creating a fabricated scenario to manipulate targets?

  • Typo-squatting
  • Watering hole attack
  • Impersonation
  • Pretexting (correct)

Which of the following security controls is recommended to protect RFID access badges from unauthorized access?

  • Implementing advanced encryption
  • Regularly updating security protocols
  • Using shielded wallets or sleeves (correct)
  • Monitoring and auditing access logs

Which of the following fundamental security concepts does the CIA triad represent?

<p>Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following social engineering techniques involves impersonating a trusted figure to gain the target's trust?

<p>Impersonation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a recommended security awareness practice to mitigate social engineering attacks?

<p>Educating users about social engineering threats (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary motivation of nation-state actors in cyber attacks?

<p>Achieving long-term strategic goals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an insider threat?

<p>A threat posed by individuals within an organization who have authorized access (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a form that an insider threat can take?

<p>Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the best way for organizations to mitigate the risk of an insider threat?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is shadow IT?

<p>The use of unauthorized IT systems and applications within an organization (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which security principle is primarily concerned with ensuring that only authorized individuals or entities have access to information or systems?

<p>Access control (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a stage one dropper or downloader?

<p>Retrieve additional portions of malware code (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which indicator may suggest a possible malware attack according to the text?

<p>Multiple simultaneous user sessions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of out-of-cycle logging in cybersecurity monitoring?

<p>To generate logs at odd hours (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is data protection primarily focused on?

<p>Safeguarding information from corruption, compromise, or loss (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can data classification help organizations?

<p>Provide appropriate protection resources allocation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a strategy to prevent sensitive information from leaving an organization?

<p>Data tokenization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is regulated by laws and governance structures within a specific nation?

<p>Data sovereignty (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method is NOT commonly used for securing data?

<p>'Living off the Land' strategy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of the 'Actions on Objectives' phase carried out by threat actors?

<p>'Data exfiltration' and file encryption (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Resource Inaccessibility' may be an indicator of which type of malware attack?

<p>'Ransomware' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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