Introduction to Cyberattacks Quiz
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What is the estimated average cost of a single cybersecurity breach in 2018?

  • US$3.86 million (correct)
  • US$2.5 million
  • US$5.2 million
  • US$4.7 million

According to Cybersecurity Ventures, what is the projected value of global cybercrime costs by 2025?

  • US$12.7 trillion
  • US$8.2 trillion
  • US$6.9 trillion
  • US$10.5 trillion (correct)

What area is mentioned as the most vulnerable for hackers to attack on?

  • Cloud storage
  • Operating systems
  • Hardware components
  • Applications and software programs (correct)

How much did the cost of global damages from cybercrimes exceed in 2018 compared to 2015?

<p>US$3 trillion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the elements hackers are mentioned to target when attacking systems?

<p>Systems, networks, services, and data (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of a DoS attack?

<p>To deliberately disrupt availability of data or services (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following can lead to a breach of availability?

<p>Software malfunction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common unintentional cause that can lead to a DoS situation?

<p>Environmental conditions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does it mean when data integrity is breached?

<p>Damaging data consistency and validity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event is an example of a breach of availability?

<p>Failure of Google Cloud in March 2018 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should data remain throughout its stay on a service provider's server?

<p>Consistent, valid, and accurate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the core purpose of cyberattacks according to the text?

<p>To inflict losses to the targeted entity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an important objective of a hacker for conducting cyberattacks?

<p>Improving cybersecurity measures (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cyberattack involves the intentional or unintentional disclosure of client information to a third party?

<p>Confidentiality Breach (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT listed as one of the main areas of cyberattacks in the text?

<p>Social media platforms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of an attacker according to the text?

<p>Inflicting losses to the targeted entity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attack involves manipulating data queries to gain unauthorized access to a system?

<p>Structured Language Query, SQL Injection (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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