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WorksheetsCybersecurity Essentials
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins
This type of hacker steals social security and credit card numbers and resells them to the highest bidder.
White Hat
Black Hat
Gray Hat
Red Hat
This is the name given to amateur hackers.
Hacktivist
Black Hat
Gray Hat
Script Kiddies
A person that works for a company finding their vulnerabilities and reports them for fixes before they can be exploited.
White Hat
Black Hat
Gray Hat
Script Kiddies
A hacker that compromises a network without permission but then discloses the vulnerability without receiving personal gain or causing damage.
White Hat
Black Hat
Gray Hat
Script Kiddies
A hacker that could be considered white or black hat depending on your perspective, that targets government agencies.
State-Sponsored
Vulnerability Broker
Gray Hat
Script Kiddies
A hacker that hacks for a specific cause.
Hacktivist
Vulnerability Broker
Gray Hat
White Hat
This category of threat is actually from current employees authorized to be on the network.
Internal
External
Gray Hat
Black Hat
This type of attack uses a botnet to make a resource unavailable to others.
DDoS
DoS
Algorithm
APT
In this type of attack a computer trying to convert a domain name to an IP address can be compromised.
DNS Poisoning
DoS
Algorithm
APT
This type of attack can disable a computer by forcing it to max out its hardware resources.
DNS Poisoning
DoS
Algorithm
APT
This type of attack is known for monitoring a specific target for a long period of time.
DNS Poisoning
DoS
Algorithm
APT
NIST has created this many frameworks to help people understand what a cybersecurity professional needs to do.
7
10
5
25
This NIST cybersecurity workforce framework includes figuring out vulnerabilities and fixing them to mitigate threats.
Protect and Defend
Operate and Maintain
Investigate
Collect and Operate
This NIST cybersecurity workforce framework includes looking into the details of a cyber crime to figure out how it was done and who did it.
Protect and Defend
Operate and Maintain
Investigate
Collect and Operate
This NIST cybersecurity workforce framework includes providing support and administration and maintenance required to ensure IT system performance and security.
Protect and Defend
Operate and Maintain
Investigate
Collect and Operate
This NIST cybersecurity workforce framework includes highly specialized review of incoming information to determine if it is useful intelligence.
Protect and Defend
Operate and Maintain
Investigate
Analyze
This is the term for the vast amounts of data that organizations have collected.
Big Data
IoE
Collection 1
Dark Web
This is the biggest concern when implementing BYOD from a cybersecurity standpoint.
Monitoring what people do on the devices.
No way to ensure devices are updated against vulnerabilities.
Training user to use their devices efficiently.
Making sure everyone's device has adequate resources.
Which of the following is an example of an Internet Data Domain? (Pick Two)
Cisco
CompTIA
Which of the following is NOT one of the measures mentioned in the chapter to thwart cyber criminals.
vulnerability databases
early warning systems
shared cyber intelligence
changing operating systems
new laws
What was the target of the Stuxnet attack?
SCADA systems controlling centrifuges
Individual computer users
Government agencies
Business data bases
Some attacks use this type of software to capture data being sent across a network.
packet-sniffing
packet-injection
DDoS
worm
Category of attack where counterfeit packets are sent into network communications.
packet-sniffing
packet-injection
DDoS
worm
What does the term Federated Identity refer to?
Identities of hackers that are state-sponsored
Using a social login system
Ability of federal authorities to identify hackers
Identities of people that are authorized to access big data sets
Constant news stories about potential cyber attacks by terrorist groups coupled with the knowledge of how much information the NSA was collecting has lead people to rethink the balance between these two topics. (Pick Two)
Safety
Privacy
Health
Freedom
