CYBER SECURITY QUIZ

What does Cybersecurity protect?

• a) Cybersecurity protects criminals from being hacked

• b) Cybersecurity protects internet-connected systems and data

• c) Cybersecurity protects hackers from government surveillance
  
  

• d) None of the mentioned

“Cyberspace” was coined by _________

• a) Scott Fahlman

• b) Richard Stallman
  
  

• c) William Gibson
  
  

• d) Mohamad Rasik

Who is the father of computer security?

• a) August Kerckhoffs
  
  
  
  

• b) Bob Thomas

• c) Robert
  
  

• d) Charles

What is malware?

• a) A type of software designed to help computer users

• b) Malicious sofware designed to harm or exploit any programmable device

• c) A beneficial data encryption tool

• d) A legitimate software update

The initial phase of ethical hacking is?

• a) DNS poisoning

• b) Enumeration

• c) ARP-poisoning

• d) Foot Printing

Which of the following is defined as an attempt to steal, spy, damage or destroy computer systems, networks, or their associated information?

• a) Cyber-attack

• b) Computer-attack

• c) Cryptography
  
  

• d) Digital hacking

What is a zero-day vulnerability?

• A) A vulnerability that has been known and patched by the software vendor

• B) A vulnerability that can only be exploited by advanced hackers

• c) A vulnerability that has been discovered but has not yet been patched by the software vendor

• D) A vulnerability that has not yet been discovered by the software vendor or any other party

Where did the term “hacker” originate?

• a) MIT
  
  

• b) New York University
  
  

• c) Harvard University

• d) Bell’s Lab

What does SSL Stands for?

• a) Saving Sharing and Limits

• b) Safe, Secured and Locked

• c) Secure Socket Limits

• d) Secure Socket Layers

Which of these is the world’s very first antivirus program?

• a) Tinkered

• b) Reaper

• c) Ray Tomlinson

• d) Creeper