DFS4143 CHAPTER 2 QUIZ

Select the technique used to search for weaknesses in order to apply a patch of fix a code of an application.

• Threat identification

• Vulnerability Assessment

• Diversionary tactic

• Threat assessment

Identify the type of attack that uses more than one computer to attack the victim.

• Denial of Service (DOS) Attack

• Malware Attack

• Distributed Denial of Service (DOS) Attack

• User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Attack

Hardware and software system that contain design flaws that can be exploited

• TRUE

• FALSE

Poor management in network refers to system that are incorrectly configured, and therefore vulnerable to attack

• TRUE

• FALSE

This individual is involved in aggressive plays and creates trouble to computers. This individual doesn’t like to explore and gain knowledge from their activities. His purpose is to harm the computer.

• Attacker

• Hacker

• Phisher

• Spoofer

An attempt to gain access to information without authorization is called __________________.

• Reconnaissance Attack

• Malicious Code Attack

• Denial of Service Attack

• Access Attack

Select the CORRECT threat for a program that take up storage space and memory in your computer which may slow it down.

• Malware

• Virus

• Spam

• Phising

Unstructured threats are implemented by a technically skilled person who is trying to gain access to a network.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Hacker attacks your network in such a way that damages and corrupts your computer systems and denies intended users’ access to a Web server.

Identify how this attack works.

• A hacker prevents a legitimate user (or group of users) from accessing a service.

• A hacker uses every character, word, or letter he or she can think of to defeat authentication

• A hacker tries to decipher a password by using a system, which subsequently crashes the network.

• A hacker attempts to imitate a legitimate user by confusing a computer or even another person.

Identify the vulnerabilities assessment tools based on statement below:

o Network and port scanner

o Scans any numbers of ports and on any number of host

o Remote OS detection

o Sophisticated scanning

• Snort

• NMAP

• EMERALD

• Nides