Security

A DDoS attack can be best described as which of the following?

• An attack carried out by flooding a server with spam data in order to keep it from handling valid requests.
• A method of attacking a computer system by using packet sniffing.
• Distributed denial of software attacks utilize SSL encryption and social engineering to subvert a company's security measures.
• An attack that uses other computers to hack into the target system by using large amounts of data.

TLS can be best defined as?

• A protocol which is an upgrade to SSL and uses encryption to secure a communication channel between two parties.
• A way to encrypt information that is to stored long term in data centers.
• A method of communication which requires a share encryption key and the use of the SSL protocol.
• A means by which a secure communication channel can be established within a local network only.

A broad term which describe many different types of malicious programs.

• Malware
• Viruses
• Trojan horses
• Anti-software

Malware which can replicate only when the host software it has infected is run is known as what?

• Virus
• Worm
• Spyware
• Adware

Which of the following does not describe adware?

• Sending spam email to users.
• Does not harm the user's computer.
• Forces users to view unwanted ads through popups and other avenues.
• Can be installed via other software, such as with browser plugins.

This type of malware can be used to track user keystrokes, visited websites and other personal data which is later sent to a bad actor (hacker).

• Spyware
• Adware
• Sneakware
• Keylogger

Worms are best described by which of the following statements.

• A type of malware which replicates entirely on its own, attempting to infect other computers.
• A type of malware which can only infect another computer when the software it has infected is run.
• A type of malware which usually comes as an attachment in an email is attempts to get the user to divulge personal information.
• A type of malware which forces a user to view ads.

This type of malware can be costly to a user, as it forces them to pay a fee in order to have their personal data decrypted.

• Ransomware
• Adware
• Spyware
• Moneyware.

Listening in on network traffic and inspecting data at the lowest level is known as what?

• Packet sniffing
• Wardriving
• Accept point mapping
• WEP

Which of the following best describes the act of wardriving?

• Searching for open WiFi networks in order to intercept data being sent across it, or using those networks for other malicious purposes.
• Using open networks, like coffee shops, to run DDoS attacks for profit.
• Scanning the packets across a network in order to pull out sensitive information that can be used in other attacks.
• Searching networks in order to collect emails which can be used to spam others.