Threats & Vulnerabilities

How does a worm infect a computer?

• E-mail attachments
• Through security loopholes, your computer is not up to date
• Suspicious web links
• On memory sticks

What is the first phase of hacking?

• Attack
• Maintaining access
• Gaining access
• Reconnaissance

Name the attack type when a hacker attempts to attack a host via the Internet.

• Remote attack
• Physical access
• Local access
• Internal attack

Hacking for a cause is called:

• Active hacking
• Hacktivism
• Activism
• Black-hat hacking

What is cyberterrorism?

• the politically motivated use of computers and information technology to cause severe disruption or widespread fear in society.

• The terrorism of cyber platforms.

• This is when terrorist like hackers attack online platforms for political and bad reasons etc.

• The consistency of hackers combined to for an elite romp of cyber attackers.

When The attacker compromises the network or system through social interaction with an individual. This is an example of what?

• Social Engineering Attack
• Network Attack
• Spoof Attack
• Sniffer

In a Phishing Attack, a hacker creates a fake _____, to get the users information.

• Website
• UserName
• Account
• Email

The Hacker puts himself in the middle of two people communicating.This is what type of attack?

• Man-In-the Middle
• Hijack
• Eavesdropping

What is a Malicious software?

• It’s a term used for any software that is designed to harm a system
• A type of Shark
• Software used to help you achieve something
• Its a good thing!!

A program that you are tricked into installing because you thought the application did something useful

• Trojan Virus
• Worm Virus
• Adaware
• Apyware