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CNET151 - Chapt 12 - Cyber Terrorism & Information Warfare

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the FBI, what is the premeditated, politically motivated attack against information, computer systems, computer programs, and data that results in violence against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents?

a)

Cyber terrorism

b)

Ecoterrorism

c)

Cyberespionage

d)

Propaganda

2.

According to ISight Partners, a cyber intelligence firm, in 2014 hackers from which country were spying on computers used in NATO and the European Union?

a)

Russia

b)

Latvia

c)

Lithuania

d)

Estonia

3.

The virus specifically designed for espionage, first appeared in 2012 and targeted Windows operating systems. What is its name?

a)

Stuxnet

b)

Flame

c)

BlackEnergy

d)

FinFisher

4.

A(n) attack on data can include stealing or destroying data. What type of attack is it?

a)

Money center

b)

Memory

c)

Economic

d)

Hardware

5.

Which virus that infected Iranian nuclear facilities was exploiting a vulnerability in SCADA systems?

a)

MyDoom

b)

Stuxnet

c)

FinFisher

d)

Flame

6.

Any attempt to manipulate information in pursuit of a military or political goal is known as what?

a)

Cyber terrorism

b)

Economic terrorism

c)

Information warfare

d)

Disinformation

7.

The _____ War was the first modern war in which there was strong and widespread domestic opposition. Which war is being referred to?

a)

Korean

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Iraqi

d)

Vietnam

8.

During the ______ War, Western democracies invested time and money in radio broadcasts to communist nations. Which war is being referred to?

a)

Korean

b)

Vietnam

c)

Cold

d)

Iraqi

9.

A propaganda agent can manage multiple online personalities, posting to many different bulletin boards and discussion groups.

a)

Bulletin boards and email accounts

b)

Bulletin boards and discussion groups

c)

Discussion groups and email accounts

d)

None of the above

10.

In 1996, a hacker allegedly associated with the white supremacist movement temporarily disabled a ________ ISP.

a)

Massachusetts

b)

New York

c)

Sri Lankan

d)

Chinese

11.

In 1998, ethnic Tamil guerrillas swamped _________ embassies with 800 emails a day.

a)

Chinese

b)

Iraqi

c)

Sri Lankan

d)

Russian

12.

Although the Cyberterrorism Preparedness Act of 2002 was not passed, many of its goals were addressed by the PATRIOT Act.

a)

CIA

b)

Pentagon

c)

PATRIOT Act

d)

FBI

13.

The joint task force representing components of all portions of the U.S Armed Forces is the _____________.

a)

U.S. Cyber Command

b)

Patriot Command

c)

Cyber Terror Association

d)

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

14.

_________________was a 2012 hacktivist-led effort that executed DoS attacks on the New York Stock Exchange and various banks.

a)

APT29

b)

GhostNet

c)

Cutting Sword of Justice

d)

Operation Ababil

15.

In August 2010 the United States publicly warned that the _______ military was targeting American companies as well as government agencies.

a)

Iraqi

b)

Chinese

c)

Russian

d)

Iranian