Cybersecurity Quiz: Attacks & Vulnerabilities

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What is a Man-in-the-Middle attack?

  • Password theft
  • Server crash
  • Physical assault
  • Network interception (correct)

Which encryption uses the same key for encryption and decryption?

  • Symmetric (correct)
  • Hybrid
  • Asymmetric
  • None of these

What is a DDoS attack?

  • Password cracking
  • Malware infection
  • Data theft
  • Service disruption (correct)

What is SQL injection?

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What is a zero-day vulnerability?

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Flashcards

Man-in-the-Middle Attack

An attack that involves intercepting communication between two parties.

Symmetric Encryption

An encryption method that uses the same key for both encryption and decryption.

DDoS Attack

A Distributed Denial of Service attack that overwhelms a service to disrupt it.

SQL Injection

A code injection attack that manipulates a database using malformed queries.

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Zero-Day Vulnerability

A previously unknown software flaw that can be exploited before it is fixed.

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Study Notes

Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

  • A Man-in-the-Middle attack involves intercepting network communications.

Encryption Types

  • Symmetric encryption uses the same key for both encryption and decryption.

DDoS Attacks

  • Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks disrupt services by overwhelming them with traffic.

SQL Injection

  • SQL injection is a code injection attack targeting databases.

Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

  • A zero-day vulnerability is a previously unknown security flaw.

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