Cyber Security Fundamentals
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What is the motive behind most cybercrimes?

  • Showcasing skills and promoting political agendas
  • Financial gain and causing damage to reputation
  • Achieving military objectives and propagating religious beliefs
  • Disrupting regular business activity and critical infrastructure (correct)
  • Which type of hacker aims to disrupt large-scale computer networks to promote religious or political beliefs?

  • State-Sponsored Hackers
  • Gray-Hat Hackers
  • Hacktivists (correct)
  • Cyber Terrorists
  • What is the main tactic used in the Denial of Service (DOS) attack?

  • Consuming all of a server’s resources (correct)
  • Sending seemingly legitimate-looking emails
  • Rendering devices useless with malware
  • Sniffing data packets
  • What do Black-Hat hackers use to conduct malicious activities?

    <p>Fake identities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of hacker works as a security analyst to detect and fix flaws and protect against malicious hackers?

    <p>White-Hat Hackers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term CIA stand for in the context of Cyber Security?

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

    What is the main purpose of using authentication mechanisms in Cyber Security?

    <p>To verify that the user is who they claim to be</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of Cyber Security in relation to the CIA industry standard?

    <p>Protecting networks and devices from external threats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do privacy, integrity, and availability refer to in the context of Cyber Security?

    <p>Standards for protecting data and systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three types of cyber crimes mentioned in the text?

    <p>Computer-assisted crimes, crimes where the computer itself is a target, and crimes where the computer is incidental to the crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of Cyber Security in relation to the CIA industry standard?

    <p>Ensuring networks and devices are protected from external threats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of using authentication mechanisms in Cyber Security?

    <p>To prove the user is who he claims to be</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do privacy, integrity, and availability refer to in the context of Cyber Security?

    <p>Industry standard for Cyber Security</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main element of Cyber Security as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Use of authentication mechanisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three types of cyber crimes mentioned in the text?

    <p>Computer-assisted crimes, crimes where the computer itself is a target, and crimes where the computer is incidental to the crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary motive behind cybercrime according to the text?

    <p>To disrupt regular business activity and critical infrastructure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of hacker aims to secretly deface and disable websites to promote political agendas?

    <p>Hacktivist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cyber attack involves a hacker putting himself between a victim’s machine and a router to sniff data packets?

    <p>Man in the Middle Attack</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Gray-Hat hackers do according to the text?

    <p>Work as legitimate security analysts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of state-sponsored hackers according to the text?

    <p>To penetrate government networks and damage information systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

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