[Spring 25] Cybersecurity Final Exam

Social ______ is the concept of using relationships, persuasion, and body language to steal some otherwise secretive/personal information or persuade someone to perform some action.

• construction
• engineering
• reconnaissance
• distortion

3 Way Handshake Contains the following:

• SYN
• SYN/ACK
• ACK
• TROUT
• BLT

What is Phishing?

• The activity of catching fish, either for food or as a sport
• Probabilistic Hierarchy Identification System Hacking
• An attempt to gain sensitive information through electronic communication
• None of the above

What is NOT a sign of a phishing attack?

• A certified letter
• Misspelled words
• Changes in font
• Odd graphics

Which of the following is a phishing attempt directed at a specific target?

• Spear phishing
• Bulk phishing
• Whaling
• Clone phishing

Credential harvesting can be exploited via which type of cyberattack?

• Phishing
• Adversary-in-the-middle
• DNS Poisoning
• All of the above

Clicking on a hijacked link could lead to ______.

• data being encrypted
• MAC addresses being changed
• malware getting installed
• a Denial of Service attack

What does an attacker use for a session hijacking attack?

• Stored Cookies
• Secured Data
• Email Information
• Admin access

Which option demonstrates that the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) has been encrypted?

• SHTTP
• HTTPP
• HTTPS
• SHTTPS

During a ransomware attack ______.

• unwanted pop-up windows show up on the computer screen.
• a computer will shut off from overuse.
• files are encrypted and a ransom is demanded to regain access.
• None of the above