Chapter 1.2

Question 1

Malicious software?

Answer 1

Malware

Question 2

Malware that gathers keystrokes?

Answer 2

Keylogger

Question 3

Group of malware that coordinate attacks?

Answer 3

Botnet

Question 4

Malware that generates advertisements?

Answer 4

Adware

Question 5

Malware that copies itself and spreads through security vulnerabilities?

Answer 5

Worm

Question 6

Malware that reproduces through user action?

Answer 6

Virus

Question 7

Malware that threatens the user for payment?

Answer 7

Ransomware

Question 8

Malware that mines digital currency like bitcoin?

Answer 8

Crypto-malware

Question 9

Malware that pretends to be something else?

Answer 9

Trojan Horse

Question 10

Software that is likely undesirable?

Answer 10

PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program)

Question 11

Malware that infects the kernel of an operating system?

Answer 11

Rootkit

Question 12

Malware that gathers information?

Answer 12

Spyware

Question 13

Malware used to gain total access of a system?

Answer 13

RAT (Remote Access Trojan)

Question 14

What does UEFI stand for?

Answer 14

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

Question 15

What prevents a rootkit from being installed on a modern system?

Answer 15

Secure Boot

Question 16

What controls a botnet?

Answer 16

C&C Server (Command & Control)

Question 17

Attack that disrupts a target by overwhelming it with a flood of Internet traffic?

Answer 17

DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service)

Question 18

What type of attack waits for a predefined event before triggering?

Answer 18

Logic Bomb

Question 19

What is the scrambled fingerprint of a password used for authentication?

Answer 19

Hash

Question 20

Password cracking attack that uses few attempts with common passwords?

Answer 20

Spraying Attack

Question 21

Password cracking attack that uses every possible combination?

Answer 21

Brute Force

Question 22

Password cracking attack that uses common words from vocabulary?

Answer 22

Dictionary Attack

Question 23

Password cracking that uses pre-compiled hashes?

Answer 23

Rainbow Table

Question 24

Random characters added to a password before it is hashed?

Answer 24

Salt

Question 25

What does HID stand for?

Answer 25

Human Interface Device

Question 26

Attack that scans a person’s credit card while they are using it for another purpose?

Answer 26

Skimming

Question 27

Act of duplicating a card with a magnetic stripe?

Answer 27

Card Cloning

Question 28

Technology that can learn and adapt without following explicit instructions?

Answer 28

Machine Learning

Question 29

Sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of a commodity?

Answer 29

Supply Chain

Question 30

Same hash value for two different plain texts?

Answer 30

Hash Collision

Question 31

Attack that seeks to cause the victim to switch to a less-secure data transmission?

Answer 31

Downgrade Attack