Security Threats Quiz

What is a common technique used in social engineering attacks?

• A) Brute force attack

• B) Phishing

• C) SQL injection

• D) Buffer overflow

Which of the following is NOT a software vulnerability?

• A) Use of hard-coded passwords

• B) Outdated antivirus software

• C) SQL injection

• D) Buffer overflow

What type of network security threat involves intercepting data packets as they travel across a network?

• A) Phishing

• B) DDoS attack

• C) Packet sniffing

• D) Ransomware

Which of the following is a physical security risk?

• A) SQL injection

• B) Tailgating

• C) Phishing

• D) DDoS attack

What data encryption technique involves using the same key for both encryption and decryption?

• A) Asymmetric encryption

• B) Symmetric encryption

• C) Hashing

• D) Salting

Which social engineering attack involves an attacker pretending to be a high-level executive to trick employees into giving them access to sensitive information?

• A) Baiting

• B) Pretexting

• C) Phishing

• D) Whaling

What is a zero-day vulnerability?

• A) A vulnerability that has been patched but not yet released to the public

• B) A vulnerability that is known to the software vendor but not yet fixed

• C) A vulnerability that is unknown to the software vendor and thus has no patch

• D) A vulnerability that only affects zero-day old software

Which of the following is NOT a network security measure?

• A) Firewalls

• B) Antivirus software

• C) Two-factor authentication

• D) Packet filtering

What is the main purpose of using mantraps in physical security?

• A) To detect and remove malware

• B) To provide a secure area for package delivery

• C) To control access to secure areas by trapping tailgaters

• D) To monitor and record security breaches

Which data encryption technique uses a pair of keys – a public key and a private key?

• A) Symmetric encryption

• B) Asymmetric encryption

• C) Hashing

• D) Salting