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What is the goal of a spear phishing attack?
What is the goal of a spear phishing attack?
- To spread malware through a network
- To steal secret information from a computer
- To send fake emails or messages to trick people into giving away their personal information
- To send targeted emails to individuals or organizations to trick them into divulging sensitive information or performing a specific action (correct)
What is the difference between a virus and a worm?
What is the difference between a virus and a worm?
- Viruses and worms are the same type of malware
- Viruses are designed to spread quickly and efficiently through networks, while worms only target a single system or website
- Viruses can replicate themselves and spread from one computer to another, while worms can only attach themselves to legitimate programs or documents
- Viruses often attach themselves to legitimate programs or documents, while worms do not need to be attached to another program or file to replicate themselves and spread (correct)
What is the difference between volumetric, protocol, and application layer attacks?
What is the difference between volumetric, protocol, and application layer attacks?
- Volumetric attacks target network infrastructure, while protocol and application layer attacks aim to overwhelm the network bandwidth
- Application layer attacks target the application layer of a website, while volumetric and protocol attacks target network infrastructure
- Volumetric attacks aim to overwhelm the network bandwidth, while protocol and application layer attacks target network infrastructure (correct)
- Protocol attacks target the application layer of a website, while volumetric and application layer attacks aim to overwhelm the network bandwidth
What is phishing?
What is phishing?
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What is spear phishing?
What is spear phishing?
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What is the main difference between phishing and spear phishing?
What is the main difference between phishing and spear phishing?
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