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WorksheetsChapter 10 Cyber Security 14q
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The passive gathering of information about a potential victim.
a)
Pretexting
b)
Reconnaissance
c)
Impersonation
d)
Social Engineering
2.
An attack where the attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communications between two parties who believe they are directly communicating with each other.
a)
Password Attack
b)
Man-in-the-Middle Attack
c)
Replay Attack
d)
Denial of Service
3.
Exploiting a victim using email messages.
a)
Password Attack
b)
Replay Attack
c)
Email Attack
d)
Browser Attack
4.
Convincing a victim that they are performing a legitimate task within their web browser window when, in fact, they are being tricked into revealing sensitive information or installing malware on their computer.
a)
Browser Attack
b)
Replay Attack
c)
Email Attack
d)
Password Attack
5.
TCP session hacking and other methods where an attacker takes over the communication to a server by appearing to be the victim.
a)
Impersonation
b)
Identify Theft
c)
Reconnaissance
d)
Wiretapping
6.
An event in which a hacker tries to gain access to a secure account, such as an email or bank account, in order to steal personal information.
a)
Denial of Service
b)
Password Attack
c)
Browser Attack
d)
Replay Attack
7.
Attempting to secretively discover private information about a person, company, or other entity.
a)
Social Engineering
b)
Snooping
c)
Pretexting
d)
Wiretapping
8.
A form of eavesdropping that uses programs such as packet sniffers to capture data being transmitted over a network.
a)
Pretexting
b)
Snooping
c)
Identify Theft
d)
Wiretapping
9.
An attack that attempts to overload a system so that the services it provides are no longer available to legitimate network clients.
a)
Denial of Service
b)
Password Attack
c)
Man-in-the-Middle Attack
d)
Replay Attack
10.
Software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's consent or knowledge.
a)
Denial of Service
b)
Malware
c)
Replay Attack
d)
Password Attack
11.
The use of deception to gain personal and/or private information for unlawful purposes.
a)
Social Engineering
b)
Reconnaissance
c)
Pretexting
d)
Wiretapping
12.
Tricking a victim into revealing sensitive information under false pretenses.
a)
Snooping
b)
Pretexting
c)
Reconnaissance
d)
Wiretapping
13.
An occurrence in which thieves steal other people's personal and financial information for their own personal gain.
a)
Wiretapping
b)
Reconnaissance
c)
Impersonation
d)
Identify Theft
14.
An attack where the
attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communications between two
parties who believe they are directly communicating with each other.
a)
Snooping Attack
b)
Malware Attack
c)
Replay Attack
d)
Man-in-the-Middle Attack
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