Performing shoulder surfing in order to check someone's password is ____________ ethical practice.

• a good

• not so good

• a very good social engineering

• a bad

___________ has now evolved to be one of the most popular ways to perform unethical hacking.

• Automated apps

• Database software

• Malware

• Worms

Which example illustrates how malware might be concealed?

• An email is sent to the employees of an organization with an attachment that looks like an antivirus update, but the attachment actually consists of spyware.

• An attack is launched against the public website of an online retailer with the objective of blocking its response to visitors.

• A hacker uses techniques to improve the ranking of a website so that users are redirected to a malicious site.

• A botnet of zombies carry personal information back to the hacker.

Which of the following are good cyber hygiene practices (check all that apply)

• Keep sensitive information in secure places

• Make sure a trustworthy person knows your password in case you forget it

• Lock your computer when in public areas

• Do not let strangers use your computer

• Do not use public wifi

A __________ is the method by which an attacker can use to take advantage of a bug or weakness in a network or system to cause harm

• Threat

• Exploit

• Vulnerbility

• Risk

Which type of attack requires an attacker to use a brute force approach?

• denial of service

• password cracking

• social engineering

• packet sniffing

Preventing the target servers from being able to handle additional requests is the primary goal of _______________ attack.

Leaking your company data to the outside network without prior permission of senior authority is a not crime.

• True

• False

What are infected machines that carry out a DDoS attack?

A _______ is any person or action that is able to cause harm.

• Threat

• Exploit

• Vulnerbility

• Risk