Cyber Defense Flashcard

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What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack?

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An attempt to deny access to a website by flooding the website’s servers with millions of requests from different computers

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Cybercriminals typically look for a system _______ to exploit for their own benefit.

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with vulnerabilities

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Which type of attack uses more than one computer to carry out the attack?

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DDoS

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What type of attack attempts to insert a computer or system between two systems that are communicating?

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Man-in-the-middle attack

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Which type of attack blocks authorized users from accessing their network?

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Dos

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What type of attack could you have experienced if you are redirected to an unsafe site while researching online?

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XSS

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What type of attack could cause a computer to slow down after downloading a new game?

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Trojan

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A computer ____ is a malicious code which self-replicates by copying itself to other applications.

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virus

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Which type of attack plays on the fact that users are usually the weakest link in security? Options: Cross Site Scripting, Rootkit, Social Engineering, Spyware

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Social Engineering

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Which programming language is associated with XSS?

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JavaScript