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The primary threats to security were …………….

• sabotage

• physical theft of equipment

• espionage against the products of the systems

• All are correct

................ primary function, text processing, did not require the same

level of security as that of its predecessor.

• ARPANET’s

• ARPA’s

• MULTICS’

• UNIX’s

Early computing approaches relied on ..........................

• information security theory and cryptography.

• security that was built into the physical environment of the data center that housed the computers.

• the growing threat of cyber-attacks.

• the level of security of every computer.

Network security was referred to as network insecurity............... the range

and frequency of computer security violations and the explosion in the

numbers of hosts and users on ARPANET.

• Because of

• However

• Therefore

• Although

……………. is a category of objects, persons, or other entities that presents a danger to an asset.

• Threat

• Security posture

• Risk

• Vulnerability

……………………… , is a multilayered system that protects the sovereignty of a state, its assets, its resources, and its people.

• Personnel security

• National security

• Network security

• Physical security

Someone casually reading sensitive information not intended for his or her use is……….

• intentional attack

• a passive attack

• direct attack

• active attack

…………………… can be a documented process to take advantage of a vulnerability or exposure, usually in software, that is either inherent in the software or is created by the attacker.

• A protection profile

• A threat agent

• An exploit

• An asset

Authorized users have ........... to a system, whereas hackers have

……………. to a system.

A. illegal access/ legal access           C. lawful/illicit

B. legal access/ illegal access           D. B&C are correct

• illegal access/ legal access  

• legal access/ illegal access

• lawful/illicit

• Both legal access/illegal access & lawful/illicit

……………… attacks originate from the threat itself. ............. attacks originate from a compromised system or resource that is malfunctioning or working under the control of a threat.

A. Direct/Indirect                     C. B&C are correct

B. Passive/Active                    D. Indirect/Passive

• Direct/Indirect

• Passive/Active  

• Indirect/Passive