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?

Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability Signup and view all the answers

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

Impersonation Signup and view all the answers

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

Educating users about social engineering threats Signup and view all the answers

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

Achieving long-term strategic goals Signup and view all the answers

What is an insider threat?

A threat posed by individuals within an organization who have authorized access Signup and view all the answers

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

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack Signup and view all the answers

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

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is shadow IT?

The use of unauthorized IT systems and applications within an organization 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?

Access control Signup and view all the answers

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

Retrieve additional portions of malware code Signup and view all the answers

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

Multiple simultaneous user sessions Signup and view all the answers

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

To generate logs at odd hours Signup and view all the answers

What is data protection primarily focused on?

Safeguarding information from corruption, compromise, or loss Signup and view all the answers

How can data classification help organizations?

Provide appropriate protection resources allocation Signup and view all the answers

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

Data tokenization Signup and view all the answers

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

Data sovereignty Signup and view all the answers

Which method is NOT commonly used for securing data?

'Living off the Land' strategy Signup and view all the answers

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

'Data exfiltration' and file encryption Signup and view all the answers

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

'Ransomware' Signup and view all the answers