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Which of the following is NOT one of the four categories of cybersecurity attacks mentioned in the text?

Modification

Fabrication

Interception

Interruption (correct)

What is the purpose of a fabrication attack?

To gain trust in a compromised system

To collect data for illicit use

To create illegitimate information within a system (correct)

To reduce confidence in genuine data

Which of the following is a potential consequence of a fabrication attack?

Increased confidence in genuine data

Elimination of cybersecurity attacks

Reduced number of internet-connected devices

Decreased trust in a compromised system (correct)

Which category of cyber-attack primarily targets data confidentiality?

Interception Signup and view all the answers

Which category of cyber-attack primarily targets data availability?

Interruption Signup and view all the answers

Which category of cyber-attack primarily targets data integrity?

Modification Signup and view all the answers

Which category of cyber-attack involves injecting bogus data or creating false trails in the system?

Fabrication Signup and view all the answers

Which tool can be used to monitor MAC to IP address mappings?

Arpwatch Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)?

To prevent layer two and layer three spoofing attacks Signup and view all the answers

Which type of switches is DAI and CIS available on?

Catalyst switches using native mode (Cisco IOS) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attack primarily affects the integrity of data but could also be considered an availability attack?

Modification attack Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of an interception attack?

Unauthorized file viewing Signup and view all the answers

Which attack involves generating data, processes, communications, or other similar activities with a system?

Fabrication attack Signup and view all the answers

What is the major attack discovered in studies of file sharing system security?

Theft attack Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of attack discussed in the text?

Route protocol attack Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a program that reproduces by introducing a copy of itself and infecting another computer or device without permission or knowledge of the user?

Virus Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attack exploits weaknesses in a network's privacy by intercepting a message and keeping a copy of it?

Message interception attack Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe situations in which an attacker masquerades as a genuine employee and tricks a third party into divulging information that will allow the attacker access to the system?

Social engineering attack Signup and view all the answers

Which type of attack is characterized by the manipulation of peers to issue simultaneous multimedia downloads or streaming, causing heavy traffic and network congestion?

Bandwidth clogging attack Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of the RIAA and Barker mentioned in the text?

To prevent unauthorized copying and online distribution of music files Signup and view all the answers

What is a common characteristic of DDoS attacks?

They utilize a large number of distributed or peer resources Signup and view all the answers

What is the most aggressive type of P2P-DDoS attack mentioned in the text?

DC++ attack Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common offline attack method used to crack a UNIX shadow file?

Using joe-doe or killer-crack Signup and view all the answers

What is a common consequence of ARP redirection attacks?

The attacker can insert themselves in the middle of a conversation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a method used in ARP-based attacks?

ARP encryption Signup and view all the answers

Why can any user sniff traffic on a switched network despite it being fully switched to the desktop?

ARP has no provision for authenticating queries or query replies Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the four categories of cybersecurity attacks mentioned in the text?

What is the purpose of a fabrication attack?

Which of the following is a potential consequence of a fabrication attack?

Which category of cyber-attack primarily targets data confidentiality?

Which category of cyber-attack primarily targets data availability?

Which category of cyber-attack primarily targets data integrity?

Which category of cyber-attack involves injecting bogus data or creating false trails in the system?

Which tool can be used to monitor MAC to IP address mappings?

What is the purpose of Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)?

Which type of switches is DAI and CIS available on?

Which type of attack primarily affects the integrity of data but could also be considered an availability attack?

What is an example of an interception attack?

Which attack involves generating data, processes, communications, or other similar activities with a system?

What is the major attack discovered in studies of file sharing system security?

Which of the following is NOT a type of attack discussed in the text?

What is the term used to describe a program that reproduces by introducing a copy of itself and infecting another computer or device without permission or knowledge of the user?

Which type of attack exploits weaknesses in a network's privacy by intercepting a message and keeping a copy of it?

What is the term used to describe situations in which an attacker masquerades as a genuine employee and tricks a third party into divulging information that will allow the attacker access to the system?

Which type of attack is characterized by the manipulation of peers to issue simultaneous multimedia downloads or streaming, causing heavy traffic and network congestion?

What is the main goal of the RIAA and Barker mentioned in the text?

What is a common characteristic of DDoS attacks?

What is the most aggressive type of P2P-DDoS attack mentioned in the text?

Which of the following is a common offline attack method used to crack a UNIX shadow file?

What is a common consequence of ARP redirection attacks?

Which of the following is NOT a method used in ARP-based attacks?

Why can any user sniff traffic on a switched network despite it being fully switched to the desktop?

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