Cybersecurity: Ch 3 & 4

What is the term used when a malicious party sends a fraudulent email disguised as being from a legitimate, trusted source?

• Trojan

• social engineering

• vishing

• phishing

What are is a common indicator of spam mail?

• The email is from your supervisor

• The email is from a friend

• The email has an attachment that is a receipt for a recent purchase

• The email has misspelled words or punctuation errors or both

A computer is presenting a user with a screen requesting payment before the user data is allowed to be accessed by the same user. What type of malware is this?

• a type of virus

• a type of worm

• a type of logic bomb

• a type of ransomware

What is one way to protect a computer from malware?

• Use antivirus software

• Delete unused software.

• Empty the browser cache.

• Defragment the hard disk.

What is the term used to describe an email that is targeting a specific person employed at a financial institution?

• spam

• vishing

• spyware

• spear phishing

What type of attack targets an SQL database using the input field of a user?

• Cross-site scripting

• buffer overflow

• XML injection

• SQL injection

Which term describes the sending of a short deceptive SMS message used to trick a target into visiting a website?

• grayware

• impersonation

• smishing

• spam

Which reason describes why WEP is a weak protocol?

• The key is transmitted in clear text.

• Everyone on the network uses a different key.

• WEP uses the same encryption features as Bluetooth

• The default settings cannot be modified.

What is the name given to a program or program code that bypasses normal authentication?

• backdoor

• Trojan

• virus

• ransomware

What is the name for the type of software that generates revenue by generating annoying pop-ups?

• pop-ups

• adware

• spyware

• trackers