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What is the purpose of network security?

• To protect information assets

• To protect network components, connection and content

• To protect individual/group of individuals who are authorized to access the org and its operation

• To protect physical items from unauthorized access

Which of the following is a characteristic of information security?

• Availability

• Possession

• Integrity

• Utility

What is the main goal of confidentiality in information security?

• To ensure information is whole, complete, and uncorrupted

• To prevent disclosure or exposure to unauthorized individuals or systems

• To protect information assets

• To have value for some purpose or end

What is the purpose of a firewall in network security?

• Monitors traffic, looking for attempted attacks

• Enables authorized users to access information without interference

• Disguises IP address of internal host

• Filters network traffic

What is the main goal of vulnerability assessment?

• To test software product with partial knowledge of its internal structure

• To prevent disclosure or exposure to unauthorized individuals or systems

• To validate a company's network

• To identify and remediate weaknesses before being exploited

What is the purpose of White Box Testing?

• To test software applications' internal structure, design, and coding

• To test software product with partial knowledge of its internal structure

• To test software product or application with partial knowledge of its internal structure

• To test software applications' functionalities without knowing internal code structure

What is the main goal of Zero Day Vulnerability?

• To identify and remediate weaknesses before being exploited

• To discover all known software vulnerabilities

• To find zero day vulnerabilities in open source and commercial software before attackers do

• To test websites to discover security vulnerabilities

What is the purpose of a Rootkit in software vulnerabilities?

• To enable continued privileged access to a computer while actively hiding its presence from administrators

• To test software applications' internal structure, design, and coding

• To test software product with partial knowledge of its internal structure

• To test software applications' functionalities without knowing internal code structure

What is the main goal of a Denial of Service (DoS) attack?

• To make computer or network resources unavailable to its intended users

• To obtain classified information

• To exploit a vulnerability to violate an implicit or explicit security policy

• To hold a computer system or the data it contains hostage against its user by demanding a ransom

What is the purpose of a Logic Bomb in malware?

• To exploit a vulnerability to violate an implicit or explicit security policy

• To obtain passwords and other confidential information

• To lay dormant until some logical condition is met, often a specific date

• To hold a computer system or the data it contains hostage against its user by demanding a ransom