CPE 315 Finals Exam

In what way are zombies used in security attacks?

What is the purpose of a rootkit?

What is the main goal of using different evasion techniques by the threat actors?

What type of attack is port scanning?

• Reconnaissance

• Access

• DoS

• Social Engineering

What type of malware typically displays annoying pop-ups to generate revenue for its author?

• Adware

• Ransomware

• Scareware

• Phishing

What allows analysts to request and receive information about the operation of network devices?

• NetFlow

• SIEM

• Tcpdump

• SNMP

Traffic that enters the switch.

• Ingress

• Egress

• Forward

• Reverse

Which of the following is not type of Access Attack?

• Trust Exploitation

• Port Redirection

• Password Attacks

• Phishing

What is the difference between a virus and a worm?

• Viruses self-replicate but worms do not.

• Worms self-replicate but viruses do not.

• Worms require a host file but viruses do not.

• Viruses hide in legitimate programs but worms do not

What is a program used to capture traffic?

• NetFlow

• SIEM

• Network protocol analyzers

• Tcpdump