COMPTIA Review Units 1-6 Practice Exam

Information is being taken from the CEO's computer on a regular basis, even though passwords are being changed weekly. After checking the computer, you discover a keylogger program.

Which of the following attacks was being used to get Data?

• Snooping

• Social Engineering

• Wiretapping

• Dos

A person comes to your department and announces, "Im from the internet provider", but doesn't show any ID. This could be an example of _________. (Fill in the blank).

• Social Engineering

• Denial of Service

• Man-In-The-Middle

• replay attack

Date destruction can be caused by which of the following

• Replay attack

• Dumpster Diving

• Ransomware

• DDos

You receive a email claiming to be from the CEO, asking you to have the accountant wire money to an off-shore account. This is probably an example of _________. (Fill in the blank)

• DDos

• executive impersonation

• wiretapping

• lack of audit trail

You are exchanging emails with someone who appears to be an IT director. The responses to your emails don't make sense. After switching to text messages you discover that you and your IT Director have been communicating with a hacker. The attack method is which of the following?

• Man-In-The-Middle

• Executive Impersonation

• Replay Attack

• Social Engineering

While speaking with a Co-Worker concerning a surprise party on a standard phone, you hear a faint click. Later, another co-worker makes a statement that implies knowledge of the party, even though no one else should know about the party yet.

What is most likely the reason?

• Phishing

• Snooping

• Dumpster Diving

• Wiretapping

Which of the following best describes DDos?

• Network Attack from Multiple Computers Shuts down connection

• Distributed Disk Operating System

• Network attack from one computer shuts down connection

• Email Carries a virus

Your organization's security director has ordered that all webcams and microphones be covered or disconnected when not in use. Which of the following threats will this help prevent?

• Eavesdropping

• MITM

• DoS

• Social Engineering

You receive an email claiming to be from the IT director that asks you to provide the server password. 

 

This could be an example of _________

• Whaling

• disabling the audit trail

• spear phishing

• replay attack

What should the primary focus of information security be?

• Educating Users of Dangers of Malware

• Developing and implementing a strong Password Policy

• Using encryption methods to protect all user data

• Confidentially, integrity, and availability of data