2024-25-2S-PROF1-ME

Which of the following is a primary goal of cybersecurity?

• a) Speed
• b) Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
• c) Scalability
• d) Redundancy

What is the most common vector for cyberattacks?

• a) Software vulnerabilities
• b) Social engineering
• c) Physical breaches
• d) Network sniffing

A zero-day vulnerability refers to:

• a) A known vulnerability with no fix.
• b) An unknown vulnerability exploited before discovery.
• c) A patched vulnerability.
• d) A vulnerability in outdated systems.

What is the first step in risk management?

• a) Risk analysis
• b) Risk identification
• c) Risk mitigation
• d) Risk assessment

Which risk response involves transferring the risk to another party?

• a) Avoidance
• b) Mitigation
• c) Acceptance
• d) Transference

The probability of a threat exploiting a vulnerability is defined as:

• a) Impact
• b) Likelihood
• c) Exposure
• d) Residual risk

What is phishing?

• a) Malware spreading over a network.
• b) An attempt to acquire sensitive data by masquerading as a trustworthy entity.
• c) Brute-forcing passwords.
• d) Planting spyware.

Which of the following is an example of ransomware?

• a) WannaCry
• b) SQL injection
• c) Keylogger
• d) Trojan horse

A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack targets:

• a) Individual devices
• b) Server availability
• c) User credentials
• d) Application source code

Which tool is commonly used for intrusion detection?

• a) Wireshark
• b) Snort
• c) SQLmap
• d) Nessus