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What is the primary objective of cybersecurity?
What is the primary objective of cybersecurity?
- To create false data streams
- To protect digital information and services from malicious attacks (correct)
- To analyze the characteristics of packet frequency and length
- To monitor network traffic
What type of attack involves modifying or fabricating data streams?
What type of attack involves modifying or fabricating data streams?
- Eavesdropping attack
- Traffic analysis attack
- Active attack (correct)
- Passive attack
What is the outcome of a successful passive attack?
What is the outcome of a successful passive attack?
- Disruption of network operations
- Modification of data streams
- Creation of false data streams
- Access to confidential and important information (correct)
What type of attack involves an attacker that is located outside the network?
What type of attack involves an attacker that is located outside the network?
What is an example of a passive attack?
What is an example of a passive attack?
What is the primary difference between a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack and a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack?
What is the primary difference between a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack and a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack?
What is the primary goal of a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack?
What is the primary goal of a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack?
What is the primary difference between passive and active attacks?
What is the primary difference between passive and active attacks?
Why are internal attacks more difficult to detect than external attacks?
Why are internal attacks more difficult to detect than external attacks?
What can be the result of an active attack on a network?
What can be the result of an active attack on a network?
What type of attack is characterized by an attacker that is a legitimate node within the network?
What type of attack is characterized by an attacker that is a legitimate node within the network?
What is the primary purpose of a firewall in preventing cyber attacks?
What is the primary purpose of a firewall in preventing cyber attacks?
What is the primary goal of social engineering techniques?
What is the primary goal of social engineering techniques?
What is the primary purpose of a dictionary attack?
What is the primary purpose of a dictionary attack?
What is the typical objective of a password attack?
What is the typical objective of a password attack?
What is a common method used to obtain user passwords?
What is a common method used to obtain user passwords?
What is the primary characteristic of a SQL injection attack?
What is the primary characteristic of a SQL injection attack?
What is a common outcome of a successful social engineering attack?
What is a common outcome of a successful social engineering attack?
What happens when a client connects to a server in a Man-in-the-middle attack?
What happens when a client connects to a server in a Man-in-the-middle attack?
What is the purpose of an ARP packet?
What is the purpose of an ARP packet?
What is the goal of a phishing attack?
What is the goal of a phishing attack?
What happens in ARP spoofing?
What happens in ARP spoofing?
What is the result of ARP spoofing?
What is the result of ARP spoofing?
How does a phishing attack occur?
How does a phishing attack occur?
What happens when a program virus is active?
What happens when a program virus is active?
What is the main purpose of spyware?
What is the main purpose of spyware?
What is the primary function of a backdoor?
What is the primary function of a backdoor?
What happens when a computer system is affected by ransomware?
What happens when a computer system is affected by ransomware?
What is the purpose of a keylogger?
What is the purpose of a keylogger?
What is the main difference between a virus and a worm?
What is the main difference between a virus and a worm?
