CSF Week 2

Which of the following is a malware that copy themselves throughout a computer or network?

• Trojans

• Virus

• Worm

• Spyware

What is true regarding Trojans? (Any Two)

• Trojans work by creating a back door

• Trojan are self-replicating and autonomous programs

• Trojan is a software that appears to do one function but does another.

• Trojan exploits weaknesses in an operating system to damage a network

What is the goal of social engineering?

• Sabotage a person's social media 

• To catfish someone

• To build trust

• To gain vital personal information

An email claiming that you have won the lottery, as long as you fill out the corresponding information, is an example of what type social engineering attack?

• Spamming

• Phishing

• Baiting

• Spying

Which of the following usually observe each activity on the internet of the victim, gather all information in the background, and send it to someone else?

• Spyware

• Worm

• Trojan

• Adware

What damage can be caused by malware?

• Computer crashes

• Permanent deletion

• Identity theft

• All of the above

What is a vulnerability?

• Any weakness in a system

• Action that can harm or adversely affect a system

• Taking advantage of weakness to compromise a system

• probability of exposure, loss of critical assets and sensitive information

An unwanted software intended to pitch advertisements upon the user’s screen, most often within a web browser.

• Spyware

• Ransomware

• Adware

• None of the above

Which of the following is an example of a “phishing” attack?

• Sending someone an email that contains a malicious link that is disguised to look like an email from someone the person knows.

• Sending someone a text message that contains a malicious link that is disguised to look like a notification that the person has won a contest.

• Creating a fake website that looks nearly identical to a real website in order to trick users into entering their login information.

• All of the above.

Which are examples of social engineering? (Any two)

• Calling someone pretending to be IT support to steal confidential data

• Using brute force to access a system

• Sending an email with a virus you created attached to it

• Disguising yourself as an employee to gain access to computer systems