10 Questions
What is the primary function of antivirus software?
Scanning for virus signatures in computer memory and disk drives
Which term is used to describe the method of computing that aims to deliver secure, private, and reliable computing experience?
Trustworthy computing
What type of attack involves flooding a target site with demands for data and other small tasks?
Distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS)
What is the purpose of a security audit?
Evaluating if an organization has a well-considered security policy and if it is being followed
What does phishing involve?
Using e-mail fraudulently to try to get the recipient to reveal personal data
What does rootkits refer to?
Gaining administrator level access to a computer without the end user’s consent or knowledge
Which activity does e-mail spam involve?
Sending unsolicited e-mail to large numbers of people
What is the main purpose of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack?
Flooding a target site with demands for data and other small tasks
What does it mean when antivirus software scans for a specific sequence of bytes known as a virus signature?
It is looking for the presence of a specific virus
What defines an organization’s requirements, control, and sanctions needed to meet those requirements?
Security policy
Test your knowledge about security audits, including evaluation of security policies and antivirus software functionality. Learn about incident detection, response, notification, protection of evidence, and more.
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