Cybersecurity Threats and Concepts

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What is the primary goal of antivirus software?

To conduct attacks more efficiently

To ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information

To prevent, detect, and eliminate malware and viruses (correct)

To verify who someone is

What is the term for ensuring that health information is kept confidential and secure?

Security architecture

Privacy protection (correct)

Order of volatility

Network security

What is the CIA triad?

A technique that manipulates artificial intelligence and machine learning technology

A software program used to prevent, detect, and eliminate malware and viruses

A model that helps inform how organizations consider risk when setting up systems and security policies (correct)

A type of phishing attack

What type of threat is posed by a current or former employee, external vendor, or trusted partner?

Internal threat Signup and view all the answers

What is a computer virus?

Malicious code written to interfere with computer operations and cause damage to data and software Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of an intrusion detection system (IDS)?

To monitor system activity and alert on possible intrusions Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of authentication?

To verify who someone is Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for software designed to harm devices or networks?

Malware Signup and view all the answers

What is a database?

A collection of information or data Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)?

Improving software security Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of availability?

To ensure that data is accessible to those who are authorized to access it Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for information that relates to an individual's past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition?

Protected health information (PHI) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer)?

To capture and analyze data traffic within a network Signup and view all the answers

What is a hacktivist?

A person who uses hacking to achieve a political goal Signup and view all the answers

What is the Business Email Compromise (BEC)?

A type of phishing attack where a threat actor impersonates a known source to obtain financial advantage Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a voluntary framework that consists of standards, guidelines, and best practices to manage cybersecurity risk?

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework (CSF) Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Cybersecurity Threats and Concepts

Adversarial AI: A technique that manipulates AI and ML to conduct attacks more efficiently
Business Email Compromise (BEC): A type of phishing attack where a threat actor impersonates a known source to obtain financial advantage
Computer Virus: Malicious code written to interfere with computer operations and cause damage to data and software
Cryptographic Attack: An attack that affects secure forms of communication between a sender and intended recipient
Hacker: A person or group who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data
Hacktivist: A person who uses hacking to achieve a political goal
Malware: Software designed to harm devices or networks
Password Attack: An attempt to access password-secured devices, systems, networks, or data
Phishing: The use of digital communications to trick people into revealing sensitive data or deploying malicious software
Physical Attack: A security incident that affects not only digital but also physical environments where the incident is deployed
Physical Social Engineering: An attack in which a threat actor impersonates an employee, customer, or vendor to obtain unauthorized access to a physical location

Information Security Concepts

Asset: An item perceived as having value to an organization
Availability: The idea that data is accessible to those who are authorized to access it
CIA Triad: A model that helps inform how organizations consider risk when setting up systems and security policies
Confidentiality: Only authorized users can access specific assets or data
Integrity: The idea that the data is correct, authentic, and reliable
Internal Threat: A current or former employee, external vendor, or trusted partner who poses a security risk
Network Security: The practice of keeping an organization's network infrastructure secure from unauthorized access
Privacy Protection: The act of safeguarding personal information from unauthorized use

Information Technologies

Database: An organized collection of information or data
Log: A record of events that occur within an organization's systems
Linux: An open-source operating system
Network Protocol Analyzer (Packet Sniffer): A tool designed to capture and analyze data traffic within a network
Programming: A process that can be used to create a specific set of instructions for a computer to execute tasks

Frameworks and Standards

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): A U.S. federal law established to protect patients' health information
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework (CSF): A voluntary framework that consists of standards, guidelines, and best practices to manage cybersecurity risk
Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP): A non-profit organization focused on improving software security

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Learn about various types of cybersecurity threats, including adversarial AI, business email compromise, computer viruses, and cryptographic attacks. Test your knowledge on these important concepts!