Network Security and Threats Quiz

What is the overall aim of network security?

• To allow unauthorized users to access what they need

• To prevent any unauthorized access

• To maximize the potential damage caused by unauthorized access

• To minimize the potential damage caused by unauthorized access

What is a hacker?

• A person who attempts to gain access to a computer system with the intent of damaging data

• A person who attempts to gain access to a computer system with the intent of fixing vulnerabilities

• A person who attempts to gain access to a computer system with no malicious intent

• A person who attempts to gain access to a computer system with the intent of stealing company secrets

What is malware?

• A type of firewall

• A type of encryption

• A type of proxy

• A type of computer code written with the intent to frustrate or harm

What is a computer virus?

• A piece of code capable of copying itself and spreading throughout a system

• A form of malware that covertly obtains information about a user's computer activities

• An attack that floods a server with useless traffic

• A code injection technique used to attack data-driven applications

What is social engineering?

• A technique used to attack data-driven applications

• A technique used to prevent unauthorized internet traffic

• A technique used to exploit human error and obtain private information

• A technique used to encrypt plain text into an unreadable form

What is phishing?

• A technique used to trick users into giving out personal information

• A technique used to install malicious code on a PC or server

• A technique used to flood a server with useless traffic

• A technique used to attack data-driven applications

What is a firewall?

• A piece of software or hardware configured to let only certain types of traffic through

• A requirement for users to log in with predetermined credentials

• An application that prevents and minimizes threats by inspecting data traveling across it

• A physical device placed between a network and a remote source

What is the purpose of encryption?

• To prevent unauthorized internet traffic

• To require users to log in with predetermined credentials

• To make any stolen data very difficult to read

• To inspect data traveling across a network

What is a proxy?

• A piece of software or hardware configured to let only certain types of traffic through

• A requirement for users to log in with predetermined credentials

• An application that prevents and minimizes threats by inspecting data traveling across it

• A physical device placed between a network and a remote source

What is the biggest vulnerability to a network or system?

• Firewalls

• Encryption

• Malware

• People