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