Unit 2 Test: Advanced Threats and Attack Techniques

What is Social Engineering?

• Malicious technique that manipulates victims to perform unlike actions

• Combination of social engineering and spoofing that persuades a target into interacting with a malicious resource disguised as a trusted one

• Passive means of redirecting users from a legitimate website to a malicious one

• Campaign specifically designed to steal account credentials

What is Phishing?

• Malicious technique that manipulates victims to perform unlike actions

• Combination of social engineering and spoofing that persuades a target into interacting with a malicious resource disguised as a trusted one

• Passive means of redirecting users from a legitimate website to a malicious one

• Campaign specifically designed to steal account credentials

What is Pharming?

• Malicious technique that manipulates victims to perform unlike actions

• Combination of social engineering and spoofing that persuades a target into interacting with a malicious resource disguised as a trusted one

• Passive means of redirecting users from a legitimate website to a malicious one

• Campaign specifically designed to steal account credentials

What is Credential Harvesting?

• Malicious technique that manipulates victims to perform unlike actions

• Combination of social engineering and spoofing that persuades a target into interacting with a malicious resource disguised as a trusted one

• Passive means of redirecting users from a legitimate website to a malicious one

• Campaign specifically designed to steal account credentials

What is Typosquatting?

• Malicious technique that manipulates victims to perform unlike actions

• Combination of social engineering and spoofing that persuades a target into interacting with a malicious resource disguised as a trusted one

• Passive means of redirecting users from a legitimate website to a malicious one

• Campaign specifically designed to steal account credentials

What is Malware?

• A terrible software that is programmed to attack computer’s OS (Operating System), programs or components

• An infected malware that is designed to replicate and spread from device to device

• A memory-resident malware that can run without user intervention and replicate over network resources

• Backdoor malware that mimics the functionality of legitimate remote control programs, but designed to operate covertly

What is a Virus?

• A terrible software that is programmed to attack computer’s OS (Operating System), programs or components

• An infected malware that is designed to replicate and spread from device to device

• A memory-resident malware that can run without user intervention and replicate over network resources

• Backdoor malware that mimics the functionality of legitimate remote control programs, but designed to operate covertly

What is a Worm?

• A terrible software that is programmed to attack computer’s OS (Operating System), programs or components

• An infected malware that is designed to replicate and spread from device to device

• A memory-resident malware that can run without user intervention and replicate over network resources

• Backdoor malware that mimics the functionality of legitimate remote control programs, but designed to operate covertly

What is Trojan/Remote Access Trojan (RAT)?

• A terrible software that is programmed to attack computer’s OS (Operating System), programs or components

• An infected malware that is designed to replicate and spread from device to device

• A memory-resident malware that can run without user intervention and replicate over network resources

• Backdoor malware that mimics the functionality of legitimate remote control programs, but designed to operate covertly

Constant news stories about potential cyber attacks by terrorist groups coupled with the knowledge of how much information the NSA was collecting has lead people to rethink the balance between these two topics. (Pick Two)

• Safety

• Privacy

• Health

• Freedom