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Cybersecurity II

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Security questions should be answered with a fictious answer instead of the accurate answer.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Virtually anyone could type in a person's username and pretend to be that person.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Passwords are still considered a strong defense against attackers.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

FACTA grants consumers the right to request one free credit report from each of the three national credit-reporting firms every 12 months.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The weakness of passwords centers on human memory.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

When creating passwords, the most important principle is that length is more important than complexity.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Impersonation is a technique used in social engineering.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is it called if a user misspells the URL or uses the incorrect domain and is sent to a fake look-alike site?

a)

pharming

b)

phishing

c)

polling

d)

typo squatting

9.

Which security technique requires an authorization by what the user knows and what the user has?

a)

special email account

b)

two-factor authorization

c)

biometrics

d)

social networking

10.

What type of attack continuously enters different passwords against the same account?

a)

man in the middle

b)

brute force

c)

dictionary

d)

hash

11.

What popular online activity involves allowing users to stay connected with friends, family, and peers?

a)

affiliate marketing

b)

affiliate networking

c)

social networking

d)

social marketing

12.

With which type of social engineering attack are users asked to respond to an email or are directed to a website where they are requested to update personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers?

a)

pharming

b)

typo squatting

c)

phishing

d)

pretexting

13.

The built-in security function of all password managers is known as ____________________?

a)

two-factor authentication

b)

biometrics

c)

vault

d)

random password generator

14.

Using which social engineering principle might an attacker impersonate a CEO of a company?

a)

scarcity

b)

authority

c)

urgency

d)

trust

15.

What law contains rules regarding consumer privacy?

a)

Credit and Transactions Act

b)

Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act

c)

Fair Credit Reporting Act

d)

Accurate Transactions Act

16.

In the United States, if a consumer finds a problem on their credit report, they must first send a letter to the creditreporting agency. Under federal law, how many days does the agency have to investigate and respond to the alleged inaccuracy and issue a corrected report?

a)

15

b)

30

c)

45

d)

60

17.

What type of attack is when a small number of common passwords are used to attempt to log in to multiple user accounts?

a)

password cracking

b)

typo squatting

c)

password spraying

d)

social networking

18.

Which of the following is an alternate method instead of passwords for authentication?

a)

biometrics

b)

special email account

c)

anonymous user id

d)

fictious security answer

19.

What type of program lets a user create and store multiple strong passwords in a single user database file that is protected by one strong master password?

a)

password manager

b)

password generator

c)

password fault program

d)

password vault program

20.

What type of attack is a false warning, often contained in an email message claiming to come from the information technology (IT) department?

a)

impersonation

b)

authentication

c)

hoax

d)

revalidation

21.

What is the special algorithm that creates a scrambled password from a user entered password?

a)

modification

b)

brute force

c)

scrambled

d)

hash

22.

The "Consensus" principle of social engineering is exemplified by which of the following examples?

a)

"I'm the CEO calling"

b)

"You know who I am"

c)

"If you don't reset my password, I'll call your supervisor"

d)

"I called last week and your colleague reset my password"

23.

How often does FACTA grant consumers the right to request one free credit report from each of the three national credit-reporting firms?

a)

every 2 months

b)

every 6 months

c)

every 12 months

d)

every 18 months

24.

What is the best approach to establishing strong security with passwords?

a)

Keep passwords short so you can remember them.

b)

Use the same password for many sites.

c)

Keep a written log of your passwords.

d)

Use technology for managing passwords.

25.

What type of attacker is most likely to use information you have posted about yourself on a social networking site?

a)

identity thief

b)

phisher

c)

cracker

d)

hoaxer

26.

Which of the following involves using someone's personal information, such as a Social Security number, to fraudulently establish bank or credit card accounts?

a)

identity borrowing

b)

identity theft

c)

information theft

d)

property theft

27.

The most frequently attacked sector of the market by phishing schemes and attacks is ____________________?

a)

financial

b)

manufacturing

c)

retail

d)

marketing

28.

Technically speaking, the process for creating a password digital representation is based on a hash algorithm, which creates a(n) ____________________.

a)

Username

b)

Password

c)

Digest

d)

Asset

29.

____________________ may involve the use of a PC and smartphone to login to a secure system.

a)

Password

b)

Hoax

c)

Two-Factor Authorization

d)

Authorization

30.

A(n) ____________________ is a false warning, often contained in an email message claiming to come from the IT department.

a)

Hoax

b)

Scam

c)

Vishing

d)

Smishing

31.

One of the best tools to put people at ease for social engineering and obtaining information is ___________________.

a)

Questions

b)

Extortion

c)

Deflection

d)

Humor

32.

A(n) ____________________ is a unique name used for identification.

a)

Password

b)

Digest

c)

Hash

d)

Username

33.

The steps that ensure that the individual is who they claim to be

a)

Authentication

b)

Credential harvesting

c)

Password

d)

Username

34.

A password attack in which every possible combination of letters, numbers, and characters is used to match passwords in a stolen password file

a)

Password cracking

b)

Typo squatting

c)

Brute force attack

d)

Credential harvesting

35.

A password attack that uses a small number of commonly used passwords and then uses the same password when trying to log in to several user accounts

a)

Password spraying

b)

Brute force attack

c)

Identity fraud

d)

Password cracking

36.

A secret combination of letters, numbers, and/or symbols that serves to authenticate a user by what they know

a)

Digest

b)

Security Question

c)

Username

d)

Password

37.

Software designed to find passwords based on digests known as ‘candidates’

a)

Brute force attack

b)

Password cracking

c)

Password spraying

d)

Typo squatting

38.

Once your identity is stolen, thieves can use it to...

a)

Spend all your money

b)

Obtain a driver's license

c)

Get arrested

d)

All of the above

39.
Your identification documents are taken or online personal files are hacked without your permission
a)
Credit History
b)
Cosigner
c)
Creditor
d)
Identity Theft
40.

The "s" in https:// stands for

a)

safe

b)

secure

c)

sound

d)

strengthen