Chapter 1 quizzes

How can an individual build and practice the skills necessary to become a cybersecurity specialist?

• Dreaming

• Download and run code

• Go hiking

• Participating in skills competitions

Many of the world’s original hackers were computer hobbyists, programmers and students during the 60’s?​

• Maybe

• False
• I don't know

• True

Name ONE main concern of cybersecurity professionals.

• vulnerabilities

• availabilities

• downtime

• Threats

What is an example of an Internet data domain?

• Palo Alto

• Linkedin

• Juniper

• Cisco

What does the acronym IoE represent?

• Internet of Everyday

• Internet of Everything

• Insight into Everything

• Intelligence on Everything

What type of an attack can disable a computer by forcing it to use memory or by overworking its CPU?

• APT

• Algorithm

• DDos

• Exhaustion

What does the term vulnerability mean?

• a known target or victim machine

• a method of attack to exploit a target

• a potential threat that a hacker creates

• a weakness that makes a target susceptible to an attack

What type of attack uses many systems to flood the resources of a target, thus making the target unavailable?

• DoS - Denial of Service

• Spoof

• DDoS - Distributed Denial of Service

• ping sweep

Name 1 types of records that cyber criminals would be interested in stealing from organizations.

• Confidential data

• Personal identities

• Medical history

• Employment records

• Financial details

Thwarting (preventing) cyber criminals includes which of the following? (choose two)

• Hiring hackers

• Changing operating systems

• Establishing early warning systems

• Sharing cyber Intelligence information