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