CHAPTER 3 - SECURITY BREACHES

Types of security breaches EXCEPT ______.

• DDOS

• Man in the middle attack

• Phishing

• Encryption

Which of the following is NOT a common method of securing data?

• Encryption

• Firewall

• DDOS

• Spam

What is the term for a security breach where an attacker intercepts communication between two parties?

• Phishing

• Man in the middle attack

• DDOS

• Encryption

Data breach refers to break in without authorization and getting away with information.

• TRUE

• FALSE

____________ refers to executes unauthorized actions on the victim's system.

• Sniffing

• DOS

• cross-site scripting

• Malware attacks

What is the term for a security breach where an attacker sends emails pretending to be from a reputable company in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers?

• DDOS

• Man in the middle attack

• Phishing

• Encryption

Which of the following is a type of security breach that floods a network or server with traffic, causing it to become overwhelmed and unavailable to users?

• Encryption

• Firewall

• DDOS

• Spam

What security breach involves an attacker secretly listening to communication between two parties without their knowledge?

• Phishing

• Man in the middle attack

• DDOS

• Encryption

Use short and normal password could avoid data breaches.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Medical records and payment information are risks to personal data breaches.

• TRUE

• FALSE