1.1.3 Test out Notes

Question 1

Security

Answer 1

the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and criminal activity

Question 2

Sophisticated Attacks

Answer 2

Complex so they are difficult to detect, blends into regular internet traffic to avoid detection.

Question 3

Proliferation of Attack Software

Answer 3

Variety of attack tools found on the internet that are as simple as downloading and choosing target.

Question 4

Attack Scale and Velocity

Answer 4

Attacks on computers can be from hundreds to millions by just existing on the internet, this is because attacks have grown past just being physical.

Question 5

Confidentiality

Answer 5

Confidentiality ensures that data is not disclosed to unintended persons, encryption is a method of insuring confidentiality.

Question 6

Integrity

Answer 6

ensures that data is not modified or tampered with, hashing can be used to achieve this

Question 7

Availability

Answer 7

Ensures the uptime of a network and systems ready when needed.

Question 8

Non-repudiation

Answer 8

The confirmation of a messages source, digital signatures are used.

Question 9

Physical Security

Answer 9

includes all hardware and software needed to secure data, firewalls and anti virus softwares

Question 10

Users and Administrators

Answer 10

Users and administrators are the people who use the software and the people who manage the software

Question 11

Policies

Answer 11

Rules a company may use to protect information and keep it secure

Question 12

Risk Management

Answer 12

Steps of indentifying security problems and choosing what things to do to counter future attacks.

Question 13

Asset

Answer 13

Something that holds value to a person or company

Question 14

Threat

Answer 14

A entity that can cause damage to a company by exposing or stealing assets worth value or confidential.

Question 15

Threat Agent

Answer 15

The person who causes or creates an attack, could be a disgruntled employee tired of dealing with the company.

Question 16

Vulnerability

Answer 16

A vulnerability is a weakness that allows a threat to be carried out, biggest threats remain as storage devices that plug in and can steal data.

Question 17

Exploit

Answer 17

procedure or product that takes advantage of a vulnerability to carry out a threat

Question 18

Employee

Answer 18

If not always conscious of inside threats they can be the most hurtful attacks to a company.

Question 19

Spy

Answer 19

Employed by competing companies or groups to obtain sensitive information that would weaken competition

Question 20

Hacker

Answer 20

Any threat agent who uses there tech knowledge to bypass security to access information. The types can be Script Kiddies, Cybercriminals, and cyber-terrorists