NEW
Font size
WorksheetsCIPHER QUEST ROUND 2 SET 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which type of malware records keystrokes to steal sensitive data?
a) Spyware
b) Keylogger
c) Rootkit
d) Worm
In digital forensics, what is the purpose of a hash function?
a) To encrypt files
b) To uniquely verify file integrity
c) To compress data
d) To hide malware
Which cyber attack involves tricking a DNS resolver into caching false information?
a) DNS Cache Poisoning
b) ARP Spoofing
c) MITM Attack
d) DDoS Attack
Which of the following is a symmetric block cipher algorithm?
a) RSA
b) ECC
c) AES
d) Diffie-Hellman
Which protocol is used to provide secure shell access to remote servers?
a) Telnet
b) SSH
c) FTP
d) RDP
What is the difference between IDS and IPS?
a) IDS prevents attacks, IPS only detects
b) IDS detects attacks, IPS prevents them
c) IDS and IPS are the same
d) IDS encrypts, IPS decrypts
Which tool is primarily used for web application penetration testing?
a) Burp Suite
b) Nmap
c) Aircrack-ng
d) Wireshark
Which wireless security protocol is considered the weakest?
a) WPA3
b) WPA2
c) WPA
d) WEP
What does the “nonce” in cryptography stand for?
a) A number used once
b) A random encryption key
c) A network session ID
d) A password hashing function
Which type of cyber attack relies on reusing intercepted authentication tokens?
a) Replay Attack
b) Dictionary Attack
c) Brute Force Attack
d) Rainbow Table Attack
Which of the following is an asymmetric encryption algorithm?
a) Blowfish
b) DES
c) ECC
d) AES
In blockchain security, what prevents double spending?
a) Proof-of-Work
b) Digital Signature
c) Hashing
d) Public Key Encryption
Which attack tricks users into clicking something different from what they perceive?
a) Clickjacking
b) Phishing
c) XSS
d) Spoofing
Which HTTP header is used to prevent XSS attacks by controlling script execution?
a) Content-Security-Policy
b) Access-Control-Allow-Origin
c) Cache-Control
d) X-Frame-Options
What is the main purpose of sandboxing in malware analysis?
a) To encrypt malicious code
b) To execute malware in an isolated environment
c) To detect phishing emails
d) To compress files for storage
Which of the following attacks exploits the trust between a website and its users?
a) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
b) SQL Injection
c) DNS Poisoning
d) Brute Force Attack
In cloud security, what does the principle of “shared responsibility” mean?
a) Only the user secures data
b) Only the provider secures data
c) Security is divided between provider and user
d) No responsibility is defined
Which encryption algorithm is commonly used in Bitcoin transactions?
a) SHA-256 + ECDSA
b) AES
c) RSA
d) MD5
Which vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a host?
a) Command Injection
b) SQL Injection
c) Clickjacking
d) Buffer Overflow
Which framework is widely used for penetration testing automation?
a) Kali Linux
b) Metasploit
c) Snort
d) Nessus
