Cyber Games T1

Which term defines weaknesses or potential exploits in a computer system?

• Threat

• Vulnerability

• Hacking

• Risk

Anything that can exploit a vulnerability (whether intentionally or accidentally) that obtains, damages, or destroys an asset or assets is which of the following?

• Vulnerability

• Hack

• Threat

• Attack

Groups that utilize malware such as ransomware and phishing to commit petty crimes for personal gain; These are the threats that Internet users are most at risk to encounter online. Which of the following threat actor categories best fits the description?

• Insider

• Nation-State

• Hacktivist

• Criminal Organiztion

In 2007, the Internet vigilante group known as “Anonymous” identified online predator Chris Forcand leading to his arrest by Canadian officials. The group has been behind numerous attacks on targets in the name of social justice. Which of the following threat categories best describes the Anonymous group based on this information?

• Insider

• Nation-State

• Hacktivist

• Script Kiddies

In 2015, a 15-year-old hacker was arrested for an attack and subsequent data breach of a major telecom group in the UK. The amateur hacker used combined SQL injection and DDOS techniques to gain access to unencrypted data, which they held to ransom as an extortion attempt to receive payment. The hacker was arrested after a failure to hide their location from cybersecurity professionals. Which of the following threat categories best describes the individual responsible?

• Insider

• Nation-State

• Hacktivist

• Script Kiddies

Any circumstance, person, or event with the potential to cause the security of the system to be compromised.

• Threats

• Vulnerabilities

• Attacks

• Authentication

___________organized groups and individuals who use ransomware, phishing, and social engineering to exploit Internet users’ vulnerabilities; their main motivation is money (theft).

• Authorization

• Script Kiddies

• Cyber Criminals

• Corporate Spies

____________hackers who are motivated by economic espionage to penetrate rival corporations’ systems by using phishing and remote access trojans among other techniques.

• Authorization

• Script Kiddies

• Cyber Criminals

• Corporate Spies

______________lie dormant on a system and are only activated to perform their malicious action when certain conditions are met.

• Adware

• Spyware

• Ransomware

• Logic Bomb

______________utilizes psychological tricks and human error rather than technical hacking in order to gain the victim’s trust and deceive them into giving the attacker access to sensitive information.

• Hacktivists

• Spyware

• Ransomware

• Social Engineering