Cybersecurity Threats and Attacks Quiz
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Which of the following best defines fingerprinting in the context of cybersecurity?

  • A method to identify device and OS types and versions (correct)
  • A type of malware that tries to extort money from the victim
  • Any attack that causes a service to become unavailable
  • An attack where the attacker disguises their identity
  • What does threat research produce?

  • Analysis of common types of attacks (correct)
  • Malware that tries to extort money from the victim
  • Spoofing techniques
  • Methods to identify device and OS types and versions
  • Which of the following best describes a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack?

  • A type of malware that tries to extort money from the victim
  • An attack where the attacker disguises their identity
  • Any attack that causes a service to become unavailable
  • A specific type of spoofing attack where a threat actor compromises the connection between two hosts and intercepts and relays all communications (correct)
  • What is an evil twin in the context of cybersecurity?

    <p>A network that advertises a similar name (SSID) to the legitimate one</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How would you define ransomware?

    <p>A type of malware that tries to extort money from the victim</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Fingerprinting allows a threat actor to identify device and OS types and versions.

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

    True or false: Threat research produces analysis of common types of attacks, or threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).

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

    True or false: Spoofing is any type of attack where the attacker disguises his or her identity.

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

    True or false: Denial of Service Attacks are any attacks that cause a service to become unavailable to users.

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

    True or false: An evil twin might advertise a similar network name (SSID) to the legitimate one.

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

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