WorksheetsIT Unit 11: Cybersecurity (A2 System vulnerabilities)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Potential source(s) of network vulnerabilities
Network ports
USB drives
Poorly managed file permissions and privileges
Failing to enforce a password policy
Port number used for HTTP?
80
443
418
27
Examples of organisational vulnerabilities
Network ports
USB drives
Poorly managed file permissions and privileges
Failing to enforce a password policy
Examples of software vulnerabilities
Downloading software from untrustworthy sources
SQL injection
Zero-day vulnerabilities
Failing to enforce a password policy
Continuing to use an older operating system, well after it is no longer being supported by the developer is an example of which type of vulnerability?
Operating system vulnerability
Software vulnerability
Network vulnerability
Organisational vulnerability
The largest vulnerability for mobile devices...
The time it takes for the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to update that system software
Hackers accessing the mobile network signal.
Failure to support CSMA with RTS/CTS
Users' inability to secure their own deceives with passcodes.
Examples of physical vulnerabilities
Downloading software from untrustworthy sources
Theft of equipment
Social engineering
Failing to enforce a password policy
Examples of process vulnerabilities
SQL injection
Theft of equipment
Data leaks
Sharing security details
Reason why cloud computing can be vulnerable to attack...
Its reliance on the Internet
Users' not implementing sufficient security
Hackers can access data as it flies up to the clouds
Companies storing data in unsecure warehouses
A path or means by which a hacker (or cracker) can gain access to a computer or network server in order to deliver a payload or malicious outcome.
Attack vector
Defense infiltrator
Weakness exploitation
Incursion event
