Cyber Security

DoS is...

• Disruption of Service

• Denial of Service

• Disruption of Security

• Data of Server

A cyber attack where the communication between two devices is intercepted and potentially tampered with is.....

• Hacking

• Man in the middle attack

• Pharming

• Phishing

Which one is not an internal threat?

• Using portable storage devices

• Visiting Untrustworthy websites

• Pharming

• Accidental disclosure of data

Which is not a physical security measure?

• Electronic swipe lock

• Firewall

• Cable lock

• CCTV

PIN + Biometric match is an example of

• Strong passwords

• Digital security

• Two factor authenication

• captcha test

Software design which makes and application easier to use and more secure is

• Autocomplete

• Obscuring data entry

• Stay logged in

A program that allows an unauthorised user to obtain undetected control of a computer system is...

• worm

• rootkit

• trojan

• spyware

What is a benefit of anti virus software?

• It needs to be continually updated to ensure it can detect new viruses

• It constantly scans files so uses a lot of memory

• Highly effective anti-virus software can be expensive

• It can stop files that contain viruses from accessing the computer system

What is an example of social engineering?

• Shoulder surfing

• trojan

• worm

• rootkit

Which one is not a part of device hardening?

• Installing a firewall

• removing non essential programs

• applying security patches

• hard drive shredding