Cyber Security Essentials 4th August 2025

DDoS

• is a malicious cyberattack where multiple compromised computer systems, often forming a botnet, flood a targeted server, service, or network with a massive amount of traffic.

• a common attack vector that uses malicious SQL code for backend database manipulation to access information that was not intended to be displayed

• is a type of malicious cyber attack where an attacker tricks a user into performing actions on a website that they are already authenticated on, without the user's knowledge or consent.

• is a cyberattack that exploits vulnerabilities in Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to achieve malicious objectives.

DNS query flood denial of service attacks mainly .....................................sector, that accounts for more than 40% of all sectors

• Financial

• Healthcare

• Telecom

• Social media

..................................................... are groups of criminals who unite to carry out cyber attacks in support of political causes. They typically target entire industries but sometimes attack specific organizations who they feel don't align with their political views or practices.

• Ethical Hackers

• Hacktivists

• Activist

• Cyber Ciriminals

In 2024, ...............................acted as a primary coordination and communication hub for

hacktivist groups, largely due to its anonymity features and lenient moderation.

• Twitter

• Facebook

• Telegram

• Signal

• Whatsapp

The surge in AI technologies gave rise to sophisticated ................. bots, which

aggressively scrape data to train AI models—often without explicit permission

• “grey”

• "bad"

• “black”

• “White”

.............................videos are media, typically videos, that are digitally manipulated or created using artificial intelligence to make it appear as if someone is doing or saying something they never did. These videos are often highly realistic, making them difficult to distinguish from genuine footage, and can be used to spread misinformation, create false narratives, or even impersonate individuals.

• Proxy

• Fake

• Deepfake

• Morphed

An API, which stands for ..........................................................................., is a set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate and interact with each other.

• Application Programming Interface

• Application Programming Interchange

• Application Process Interface

• Android Programming Interface

In 2024, the ............................... Protocol remained the predominant vector for volumetric DDoS attacks

• File Transfer

• User Datagram

• Transmission Control

• Hyper Text Transfer

During the first half of 2023, ..................... was the most targeted country for attack

• Ukraine

• India

• U.S.A

• Russia

Which threat group has the most number of attacks to its claim in 2024

• RipperSec

• Executor DDoS

• CyberDragon

• NoName057(16)

• Anonymous Guys