o3 L10 Quiz - Why Systems are Attacked

What are the reasons why systems are attacked?

• Fun/challenge
• Personal attack
• Financial gain
• Industrial espionage
• All of the above

What motivates cyber-attacks for financial gain?

• Fun/challenge
• Disruption
• Direct gain and indirect gain
• Personal attack

What is a common form of attack that causes disruption and can bring a website down?

• Data/information theft
• Denial of service attacks
• Industrial espionage
• Personal attack

What type of data is often targeted in cyber-attacks?

• Product data
• Intellectual property
• Customer, personal, or financial data
• Proprietary data

What is the impact of a security breach?

• Data loss
• Damage to public image
• Reduction in productivity
• Financial loss
• All of the above

How can attacks impact an organization's public image?

• Result in legal action
• Lead to financial loss
• Cause customers to view the organization more negatively
• Cause disruption

What can be a result of a security breach in terms of financial loss?

• Damage to public image, legal action
• Personal attack, disruption
• Data loss, reduction in productivity, downtime
• Loss in profit, theft of banking details, industrial espionage

What can be a consequence of a security breach in terms of productivity?

• Reduction in productivity
• Data loss, damage to public image
• Downtime
• Financial loss, legal action

What can happen to a system as a result of an attack?

• Reduction in productivity
• Downtime
• Data loss, damage to public image
• Financial loss, legal action

What legal consequences can an organization face after a security breach?

• Direct gain, indirect gain
• Personal attack, disruption
• Huge fines under the Data Protection Act (2018)
• Fun/challenge, industrial espionage