Cybersecurity Basics Flashcard: CCST Cyber Quiz Test #3

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An employee is at a restaurant with friends and tells them about an exciting new video game that is under development at the organization they work for. Is this employee’s behavior ethical or unethical?

Back

Unethical

Front

In networking, what name is given to the identifier at both ends of a transmission to ensure that the right data is passed to the correct application?

Back

Port number

Front

A data breach does not impact the reputation of an organization. Is this statement true or false?

Back

False

Front

For what purpose would a network administrator use the Nmap tool?

Back

To detect and identify open ports

Front

What type of attack uses zombies?

Back

DDoS

Front

An employee does something as an organization representative with the knowledge of that organization and this action is deemed illegal. The organization is legally responsible for this action. Is this statement true or false?

Back

True

Front

What is the purpose of a backdoor?

Back

To gain unauthorized access to a system without normal authentication procedures

Front

What type of attack disrupts services by overwhelming network devices with bogus traffic?

Back

DDoS

Front

What type of malware might have been introduced that is causing slow performance of the network due to a third-party scanning program for the printer?

Back

Worm

Front

An organization’s process of identifying and assessing risk with the goal of reducing these threats to an acceptable level is known as what?

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Risk management