Unit 11 Assessing Vulnerabilities

What does vulnerability assessment refer to?

• Assessing hardware capability

• Checking for speed of IT systems

• Checking for possible security issues

• Checking your security strategy

When securing your organization's security assets, 'Knowledge' is considered to be what?

• Threat

• Power

• Security access

• Secret

What can a vulnerability help achieve?

• Reveal weaknesses in security

• Upgrade software applications

• Increase Security access

• All of the above

According to the 'Vulnerability Assessment' video, 95% of cyberattacks exploit what?

• Known vulnerabilities

• Unknown vulnerabilitites

• New technologies

• Old technologies

What should provide a report of what needs security attention and where on the list of priorities it should be placed?

• Known vulnerabilities

• Vulnerability Assessment

• Security policy

• None of the above

Vulnerability assessments are part of what strategy

• Vulnerability assessment

• Risk Management Strategy

• Security policy strategy

• None of the above

The Wanna Cry ransomware attack exploited a known vulnerability identified by what company?

• Nortons Security

• Cisco

• Apple

• Microsoft

What is a port scanner used for?

• Scan for viruses

• Scan for open ports

• Scan for software

• Scan for hardware issues

What application is used to perform registry backups, errors, and restoration?

• Registry scanner

• Port scanners

• Antivirus

• Registry Checker

The database on your hard drive or SSD that stores important settings for windows and other software is called?

• Registry scanner

• Port scanners

• Antivirus

• Registry Checker