Cybersecurity Basics

Cyber attacks may include actions intended to disrupt normal functioning of a business.

• True

• False

A cyber attack may involve a hacker attempting to acquire computer in order to view sensitive information.

• cybersecurity

• malvertizing

• ransomware

• unauthorized access

Cyber crimes today now commonly function as large organized crime rings. They may also function like start-up companies and often employ highly-trained developers who help innovate in developing new forms of online attacks.

• True

• False

What refers to a set of techniques used to protect the integrity of networks, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access?

• Cybersecurity

• The CIA triad

• Malware

• IC3

Critical infrastructure refers to:

• access controls and servers

• anti-virus and anti-malware

• hospitals, power plants, and financial service companies

• servers, cloud data, and ROM

One challenge to detecting and preventing cyber attacks is that there are currently not enough trained security professionals to fill the number of available jobs so millions have gone unfilled.

• True

• False

A denial-of-service attack can be used to deny hackers access to a computer system.

• True

• False

Social ________ is any technique that uses social skills to generate human interaction that entices individuals to reveal sensitive information.

• Engineering

• Pharming

• Pretexting

• Theft

________ is one of the most common types of cyber attacks.

• Firewall

• Phishing

• Pretexting

• Malvertising

Ransomware is a type of:

• Hardware

• Internet enabled device

• Networking system

• Software