Hackers and Cyber Attacks

What is the term used for individuals who break into computer systems with malicious intent?

• White Hats

• Black Hats

• Grey Hats

• Hacktivists

What is the most common type of attack that involves tricking users into divulging confidential information?

• Phishing

• Buffer Overflow

• Code Injection

• Trojan Horse

What is the term for a program that masquerades as a harmless attachment but contains malicious software?

• Spyware

• Ransomware

• Trojan Horse

• Adware

What is the name of the attack where an attacker calls a company and pretends to be from their IT department?

• Buffer Overflow

• Pretexting

• Phishing

• Code Injection

What is the term for a bug in a system that is successfully utilized by an attacker to gain capabilities or access?

• Vulnerability

• Malware

• Exploit

• Trojan Horse

What is the most common type of exploit used to attack websites that use databases?

• Phishing

• Buffer Overflow

• Trojan Horse

• Code Injection

What is the term for a bug in a system that the software creators weren’t aware of?

• Buffer Overflow

• Day Zero Vulnerability

• Zero Day Exploit

• NAND Mirroring

What is the term for a group of computers that are used together to launch attacks?

• Botnet

• Ransomware

• Spyware

• Malware

What is the term for a type of attack where all the computers in a botnet send a flood of dummy messages to knock services offline?

• Phishing

• Buffer Overflow

• Code Injection

• DDoS Attack

What is the potential cost of cyberattacks to the global economy annually?

• $250 billion

• $1 trillion

• $500 billion

• $100 billion