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