A) Locked and bolted B) Free from care C) To protect or guard D) Strength in numbers
A) Physical isolation of all servers B) The state of being free from danger C) The elimination of all software bugs D) Maximum speed of network data
A) Mitigation B) Assets C) Threat D) Vulnerability
A) A potential danger to a company's assets B) A weakness in a system or design that could be exploited C) The counter-measure that reduces the likelihood of an attack D) A mechanism that takes advantage of a mechanism
A) A threat is potential danger; an exploit is the mechanism used to take advantage of a vulnerability B) A threat is a weakness, while an exploit is a dange C) They are identical terms in modern network security D) An exploit is the likelihood of an event, while a threat is a counter-measure
A) The counter-measure that reduces the severity of a potential threat B) The process of identifying all assets in an organization C) The act of intentionally leaking data to the outside world D) The likelihood of a threat to exploit a vulnerability
A) Number of users and amount of data B) Probability of occurrence and its consequences C) Hardware age and Software version D) Speed and Cost
A) Availability B) Integrity C) Profitability D) Confidentiality
A) They no longer target critical infrastructure B) They are using stealth and evasion techniques to hide their activity C) They have stopped using malware entirely D) They only target individual home users now
A) The final result of a successful security breach B) A software that prevents viruses from entering a system C) The physical location of an attacker D) A path by which a threat actor can gain access to a server, host, or network
A) Firewalls only block internal traffic B) Internal users always have better hacking tools C) Internal users have direct access to the building and infrastructure D) External threats are easier to ignore
A) An automated bot scanning the web for open ports B) A hacker in another country brute-forcing a password C) A global DDoS attack originating from the internet D) Disconnecting a critical network connection and causing an outage
A) Decreased litigation costs B) Brand damage and loss of reputation C) Increased customer trust D) Automatic system upgrades
A) Removable Media B) Hard Copy C) Unencrypted Devices D) Email/Social Networking
A) Encryption is only used for internet traffic B) If the data is not encrypted, a thief can retrieve valuable confidential data C) Encrypted devices are easier to lose D) Encryption makes the device run slower
A) They consume too much power from the computer B) They automatically encrypt all data they touch C) Employees could perform an unauthorized transfer of data to the drive D) They are only dangerous if they are empty
A) Scanning everything into the cloud B) Using invisible ink C) Confidential data should be shredded when no longer required D) Lamination
A) Too many people having access to the building's cafeteria B) Weak passwords that have been compromised provide easy access to data C) Using a keyboard instead of a mouse D) Computers being left on overnight
A) It is impossible to store confidential data in the cloud B) Sensitive data can be lost if access is compromised due to weak security settings C) The data becomes too heavy for the internet to carry D) Cloud storage only works during the daytime
A) Protecting your assets B) Protecting your competitors C) Protecting the public internet D) Protecting only your hardware
A) Deleting data every 24 hours B) Detecting when, how, and by whom an asset has been damaged C) Ensuring no one can ever use the computer D) Giving everyone administrative access
A) Forget about the asset B) Blame the network provider C) Recover your assets D) Buy a cheaper version of the asset
A) The physical building of the company B) The chairs and desks in the office C) The public social media posts of the company D) Intangible creations of the human intellect, like designs or trade secrets
A) Because adversaries are amassing and refining cyber weaponry quickly B) To increase the company's internet speed C) To ensure employees type faster D) Because hackers only attack during the night
A) Only from the internet B) Only from physical USB drives C) Inside or outside the corporate network D) Only from the server room
A) Faster recovery from hardware failures B) Loss of revenue C) Reduction in security budget D) Increase in competitive advantage
A) The process of taking legal action B) A type of malware used by internal users C) The process of fixing a broken server D) The act of encrypting a hard drive
A) Scanning data for viruses B) The unauthorized transfer of data from a computer C) Backing up data to a secondary server D) Deleting data to save space
A) Create a new internet for the company B) Compromise internal servers or network infrastructure devices C) Remove the need for a firewall D) Increase the physical size of the monitors
A) Requirement B) Threat C) Mitigation D) Asset |