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Cybersecurity Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does BYOD stand for in cybersecurity?

a)

Bring Your Own Device

b)

Business Year of Defense

c)

Backup Your Own Data

d)

Binary Year Oversight Division

2.

Which attack targets the domain name system to redirect traffic?

a)

ARP spoofing

b)

DNS spoofing

c)

ICMP flooding

d)

SYN flooding

3.

What is the primary purpose of a demilitarized zone (DMZ)?

a)

Store customer data

b)

Isolate public-facing services from internal networks

c)

Encrypt all network traffic

d)

Assign IP addresses to devices

4.

Which encryption standard is considered most secure for modern communications?

a)

DES

b)

MD5

c)

AES-256

d)

Base64

5.

What is the purpose of a Security Awareness Training program?

a)

Replace firewalls

b)

Educate employees about security risks and best practices

c)

Eliminate all types of attacks

d)

Disable user access to systems

6.

Which of the following describes a watering hole attack?

a)

Flooding servers with requests

b)

Compromising a website frequently visited by targets

c)

Stealing network credentials

d)

Installing backdoors via email

7.

What does OWASP Top 10 focus on?

a)

Most dangerous operating systems

b)

Most critical web application security risks

c)

Firewall configurations

d)

Password strength algorithms

8.

Which cryptographic method provides both confidentiality and integrity?

a)

Compression

b)

Authenticated encryption

c)

Hashing only

d)

Symmetric keys alone

9.

What is the primary purpose of rate limiting in web applications?

a)

Increase server speed

b)

Prevent brute-force and DoS attacks

c)

Improve user experience

d)

Reduce bandwidth usage

10.

Which type of vulnerability allows code execution through unsanitized input?

a)

Path traversal

b)

Cross-site scripting (XSS)

c)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

d)

Broken authentication

11.

What is credential stuffing?

a)

Storing credentials in a safe

b)

Using multiple passwords for the same account

c)

Testing stolen credentials against multiple accounts

d)

Sharing credentials with trusted colleagues

12.

Which of the following is a symmetric encryption algorithm?

a)

RSA

b)

Diffie-Hellman

c)

Blowfish

d)

ECC

13.

What is the primary goal of access control lists (ACLs)?

a)

Monitor network traffic speed

b)

Define who can access resources

c)

Encrypt all data transfers

d)

Create backup copies

14.

Which attack uses a fake login page to steal credentials?

a)

Keylogger attack

b)

Phishing attack

c)

Man-in-the-middle attack

d)

Packet sniffing

15.

What is the primary function of a certificate authority (CA)?

a)

Generate encryption algorithms

b)

Issue and verify digital certificates

c)

Monitor firewall traffic

d)

Manage user passwords

16.

Which protocol is used for secure email communication?

a)

POP3

b)

SMTP

c)

S/MIME

d)

IMAP

17.

What is the primary purpose of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule?

a)

Speed up website performance

b)

Block malicious HTTP requests

c)

Manage user accounts

d)

Archive old data

18.

Which of the following is a corrective security control?

a)

Firewall

b)

Password policy

c)

Incident remediation

d)

Security monitoring

19.

What type of attack involves creating multiple fake access points?

a)

ARP poisoning

b)

Rogue access point attack

c)

Port scanning

d)

DNS tunneling

20.

Which of the following best describes a logic bomb?

a)

An explosive device

b)

Malicious code triggered by a specific condition

c)

A type of firewall rule

d)

An encryption method

21.

What is the primary purpose of multi-tenancy in cloud security?

a)

Share resources while maintaining isolation

b)

Reduce encryption overhead

c)

Increase bandwidth

d)

Eliminate need for firewalls

22.

Which attack occurs when an attacker replaces legitimate software with malicious code?

a)

Man-in-the-middle

b)

Supply chain attack

c)

Brute force

d)

Denial of service

23.

What does GDPR primarily regulate?

a)

Firewall configurations

b)

Personal data protection in the EU

c)

Network protocols

d)

Antivirus software

24.

Which of the following is a passive security control?

a)

Intrusion prevention system

b)

Two-factor authentication

c)

Environmental controls

d)

Antivirus software

25.

What is the primary goal of threat modeling?

a)

Identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities

b)

Increase system performance

c)

Create user accounts

d)

Archive security logs

26.

Which of the following describes a pass-the-hash attack?

a)

Stealing password hashes and using them directly

b)

Guessing a password one character at a time

c)

Intercepting email hashes

d)

Modifying hash functions

27.

What is the primary function of a bastion host?

a)

Store backup data

b)

Act as a single point of entry to a network

c)

Generate encryption keys

d)

Monitor network bandwidth

28.

Which biometric authentication method is least susceptible to spoofing?

a)

Fingerprint

b)

Iris recognition

c)

Facial recognition

d)

Voice recognition

29.

What does the Shodan search engine typically target?

a)

Dark web marketplaces

b)

Internet-connected devices and systems

c)

Email servers

d)

VPN services

30.

Which of the following is NOT a valid reason to perform a vulnerability assessment?

a)

Identify security weaknesses

b)

Improve system performance

c)

Prioritize security improvements

d)

Inform risk management decisions

31.

What is the primary purpose of a bug bounty program?

a)

Prevent all attacks

b)

Incentivize responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities

c)

Replace security testing

d)

Eliminate the need for firewalls

32.

Which of the following best describes a covert channel?

a)

A hidden communication method to bypass security controls

b)

A firewall configuration

c)

A backup network connection

d)

A VPN tunnel

33.

What is the primary goal of application whitelisting?

a)

Allow all software to run

b)

Only permit approved applications to execute

c)

Block antivirus software

d)

Disable security features

34.

Which type of attack attempts to overload system resources?

a)

Phishing

b)

Resource exhaustion

c)

Social engineering

d)

Credential stuffing

35.

What is the primary purpose of a certificate pinning strategy?

a)

Increase encryption speed

b)

Prevent man-in-the-middle attacks using rogue certificates

c)

Reduce certificate validation time

d)

Eliminate the need for CAs

36.

Which of the following is an example of a physical security control?

a)

Firewall rule

b)

Access badge system

c)

Antivirus software

d)

Encryption algorithm

37.

What does CWE stand for in vulnerability classification?

a)

Cyber Weakness Evaluation

b)

Common Weakness Enumeration

c)

Critical Web Error

d)

Cryptographic Weakness Engine

38.

Which attack vector uses memory corruption to gain unauthorized access?

a)

Social engineering

b)

Buffer overflow

c)

Phishing

d)

Shoulder surfing

39.

What is the primary purpose of security hardening?

a)

Increase system speed

b)

Reduce the attack surface by disabling unnecessary services

c)

Create user accounts

d)

Generate security reports

40.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a rootless container?

a)

Runs with full root privileges

b)

Cannot access any files

c)

Runs without root privileges

d)

Requires administrative access