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#01.01 Foundations of Cybersecurity Module 1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: The purpose of _____ is to protect networks, devices, people, and data from unauthorized access or criminal exploitation.

a)

change-management

b)

business continuity

c)

cybersecurity

d)

planning

2.

Fill in the blank: Cybersecurity aims to protect networks, devices, people, and data from _____ or unauthorized access.

a)

poor financial management

b)

market shifts

c)

criminal exploitation

d)

changing business priorities

3.

Fill in the blank: Cybersecurity aims to protect networks, devices, people, and data from _____ or criminal exploitation.

a)

unauthorized access

b)

changing business priorities

c)

poor financial management

d)

market shifts

4.

What occurs during a security audit?

a)

Review of an organization’s security records, activities, and other related documents

b)

Ethical hacking of an organization's internal network to identify vulnerabilities

c)

Analyzing the efficiency of an organization's internal network

d)

Prioritizing tasks, processes, and procedures

5.

Which of the following tasks are typically responsibilities of entry-level security analysts? Select all that apply.

a)

Protecting computer and network systems

b)

Examining in-house security issues

c)

Installing prevention software

d)

Creating organizational policies

6.

Which of the following entities may be an internal threat to an organization? Select three answers.

a)

Vendors

b)

Trusted partners

c)

Employees

d)

Customers

7.

Someone outside of an organization attempts to gain access to its private information. What type of threat does this scenario describe?

a)

External

b)

Accidental

c)

Ethical

d)

Internal

8.

An employee receives an email that they believe to be legitimate. They click on a compromised link within the email. What type of internal threat does this scenario describe?

a)

Abusive

b)

Operational

c)

Accidental

d)

Intentional

9.

What is identity theft?

a)

Stealing personal information to commit fraud while impersonating a victim

b)

A data breach that affects an entire organization

c)

Failing to maintain and secure user, customer, and vendor data

d)

Trying to gain access to an organization’s private networks

10.

Fill in the blank: Identity theft is the act of stealing _____ to commit fraud while impersonating a victim.

a)

hardware

b)

personal information

c)

business records

d)

trade secrets

11.

An individual has their personal information stolen. They discover that someone is using that information to impersonate them and commit fraud. What does this scenario describe?

a)

Identity theft

b)

Network infiltration

c)

Secured customer data

d)

Data breach

12.

What are some key benefits associated with an organization meeting regulatory compliance? Select two answers.

a)

Upholding ethical obligations

b)

Identifying trends

c)

Recruiting employees

d)

Avoiding fines

13.

What is regulatory compliance?

a)

Threats and risks from employees and external vendors

b)

Laws and guidelines that require implementation of security standards

c)

Expenses and fines associated with vulnerabilities

d)

Sites and services that require complex passwords to access

14.

Fill in the blank: An organization that is in regulatory compliance is likely to _____ fines.

a)

incur

b)

encounter

c)

avoid

d)

rectify

15.

An individual is in their first job as an entry-level security professional. They apply the problem-solving proficiencies that they learned in past roles to their current security career. What does this scenario describe?

a)

Taking on-the-job training

b)

Understanding business standards

c)

Having expertise with a specific procedure

d)

Using transferable skills

16.

An individual is in their first job as an entry-level security professional. They take training to learn more about the specific tools, procedures, and policies that are involved in their career. What does this scenario describe?

a)

Gaining new technical skills

b)

Improving management capabilities

c)

Transferring capabilities from one career to another

d)

Understanding different perspectives

17.

Which of the following proficiencies are examples of technical skills? Select two answers.

a)

Applying computer forensics

b)

Automating tasks with programming

c)

Communicating with employees

d)

Prioritizing collaboration

18.

Fill in the blank: Security information and event _____ (SIEM) tools enable security professionals to identify and analyze threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.

a)

monitoring

b)

management

c)

maturity

d)

mitigation

19.

Fill in the blank: Security information and _____ management (SIEM) tools enable security professionals to identify and analyze threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.

a)

employer

b)

emergency

c)

enterprise

d)

event

20.

Fill in the blank: Security _____ and event management (SIEM) tools enable security professionals to identify and analyze threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.

a)

intelligence

b)

information

c)

identity

d)

improvement

21.

A security professional receives an alert about an unknown user accessing a system within their organization. They attempt to identify, analyze, and preserve the associated criminal evidence. What security task does this scenario describe?

a)

Programming with code

b)

Computer forensics

c)

Software upgrades

d)

Resolving error messages

22.

A security professional investigates an alert about an unknown user accessing a system within their organization. What is the purpose of computer forensics in this situation?

a)

Implement tools that help detect an incident

b)

Establish new security frameworks, controls, and regulations for the business

c)

Identify, analyze, and preserve criminal evidence

d)

Make upgrades to network security

23.

Which of the following statements accurately describe personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive personally identifiable information (SPII)? Select all that apply.

a)

An example of SPII is someone’s financial information.

b)

The theft of PII is often more damaging than the theft of SPII.

c)

An example of PII is someone’s date of birth.

d)

Both PII and SPII are vulnerable to identity theft.

24.

Which of the following statements accurately describe personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive personally identifiable information (SPII)? Select all that apply.

a)

An example of PII is someone’s phone number.

b)

An example of SPII is someone’s biometric data.

c)

Only SPII is vulnerable to identity theft.

d)

PII is any information used to infer an individual’s identity.