Cybersecurity Introduction and Goals

Which type of attack involves injecting malicious data into a web application to manipulate the application and fetch information?

DNS Spoofing involves sending a large number of requests to a server to cause it to crash.

What type of attack involves stealing cookies to gain access to user data?

A _______ attack attempts to steal sensitive information by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in electronic communication.

Which attack uses a trial and error method by generating a large number of guesses to obtain actual data?

A denial of service attack uses multiple compromised systems to overwhelm a target server.

Match the following attack types with their descriptions:

Which of these is NOT a category of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks?

Which of the following best describes the primary motivation of cybercriminals?

Hacktivists are primarily motivated by financial gain.

What are the three broad ways that cybercriminals use computers to do cybercrimes?

A state-sponsored attacker's objectives are aligned with the political, commercial, or ________ interests of their country.

Match the attacker type with their primary objective:

What does Dan Lohrmann describe as 'digital disobedience'?

State-sponsored attackers often operate with limited resources.

Attackers attempt to destroy, expose, alter, disable, steal, or gain ________ access to an asset.

What type of insider threat is typically associated with revenge against an organization?

Accidental threats are intentional actions taken by employees to harm an organization's data.

What is an example of a negligent threat?

Malicious insider threats can sometimes be disguised by __________ through financial incentives or extortion.

Match the insider threat type with its description:

Which of the following best describes a negligent threat?

Accidental threats can be considered malicious if they result in data breaches.

What might motivate an employee to engage in a malicious insider threat?

Which type of attack allows an attacker to intercept the connection between a client and a server?

A Trojan horse disguises itself as a reliable application to execute malicious code.

What is a virus in terms of computer security?

A _______ is a malware that primarily spreads by replicating itself to uninfected computers.

Match the following types of attacks with their descriptions:

What is the purpose of a bot in network services?

File Inclusion attacks enable attackers to execute files that should remain secured or access unauthorized files.

Define a backdoor in the context of computer security.

Who sent the first electronic message, and what was it intended to say?

The program 'Creeper' was the first antivirus software created.

What message did the program 'Creeper' print?

In 1970's, the first computer worm was named _____ and the first antivirus software was named _____.

Match the following individuals to their contributions:

What concern has the increase in cyber-attacks highlighted in organizations?

The origin of cybersecurity is directly associated with the development of the first email.

What key action do organizations need to take regarding their sensitive data?

What was the primary purpose of the Morris worm?

The CIA triad stands for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Accountability.

Who caught Marcus Hess before he could sell military secrets?

The objectives of Cybersecurity include protecting information from being stolen, compromised, or __________.

Match the following terms with their descriptions:

Which hacker is known for hacking into 400 military computers in 1986?

The Computer Emergency Response Team was established following the first known internet worm incident.

With every new development in technology, there comes an aspect of __________.