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WorksheetsSecurity Chapter 1 Vocab Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A new class of attack that uses innovative attack tools to infect a system and then silently extracts data over an extended period.
defense-in-depth
administrative controls
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)
new threat
An item that has value.
attributes
asset
accept
control diversity
Having different groups responsible for regulating access to a system.
control diversity
intent and motivation
layered security
insiders
The out-of-the-box security configuration settings
misconfiguration
improperly configured account
weak configuration
default configurations
A group of threat actors that is strongly motivated by ideology.
competitors
hactivists
insiders
threat actor
Addressing risks by making risks less serious.
intent and motivation
integrity
mitigate
non-regulatory
State-sponsored attackers employed by a government for launching computer attacks against foes.
nation state actors
threat actor
insiders
competitors
A person or element that has the power to carry out a threat.
threat
nation state actors
hactivists
threat actor
Individual who lacks advanced knowledge of computers and networks and so uses downloaded automated attack software to attack information systems.
directory
script kiddies
script
program
Freely available automated attack software.
resource exhaustion
closed-source intelligence
open-source intelligence
shareware
