Computer Security

Question 1

What is cyber security?

Answer 1

Cybersecurity is a set of processes, best practices, and technology solutions that help protect your critical systems and network from digital attacks.

Question 2

What is a cybersecurity threat?

Answer 2

A cybersecurity threat is a deliberate attempt to gain access to an individual’s or organization’s system.

Question 3

Why do bad actors evolve their attack methods?

Answer 3

Bad actors continuously evolve their attack methods to evade detection and exploit new vulnerabilities.

Question 4

What are some of the common methods that are used in cyber attacks?

Answer 4

1. Malware
2. Ransom ware
3. Social Engineering
4. Phishing
5. Insider threats
6. Advanced persistent threats

Question 5

What do attackers often do during a ransomware attack?

Answer 5

Attackers often extract data during a ransomware attack and may threaten to publish it if they don’t receive payment.

Question 6

What do attackers require victims to do in a ransomware attack?

Answer 6

In exchange for a decryption key, victims must pay a ransom, typically in cryptocurrency. Not all decryption keys work, so payment does not guarantee that the files will be recovered.

Question 7

What is social engineering?

Answer 7

In social engineering, attackers take advantage of people’s trust to dupe them into handing over account information or downloading malware.

Question 8

How do bad actors in social engineering attacks masquerade themselves?

Answer 8

In these attacks, bad actors masquerade as a known brand, coworker, or friend and use psychological techniques such as creating a sense of urgency to get people to do what they want.

Question 9

What is phishing?

Answer 9

Phishing is a type of social engineering that uses emails, text messages, or voicemails that appear to be from a reputable source to convince people to give up sensitive information or click on an unfamiliar link.

Question 10

What is malware? (Examples: wrsv)

Answer 10

Malware is a catchall term for any malicious software, including worms, ransomware, spyware, and viruses.

Question 11

What is the purpose of malware? (a or d, ex, s or t)

Answer 11

Malware is designed to cause harm to computers or networks by altering or deleting files, extracting sensitive data like passwords and account numbers, or sending malicious emails or traffic.

Question 12

How can malware be installed?

Answer 12

Malware may be installed by an attacker who gains access to the network, but often, individuals unwittingly deploy malware on their devices or company network after clicking on a bad link or downloading an infected attachment.

Question 13

What is the importance of cybersecurity?

Answer 13

Cybersecurity enables productivity and innovation by giving people the confidence to work and socialize online. The right solutions and processes allow businesses and governments to take advantage of technology to improve how they communicate and deliver services without increasing the risk of attack.

Question 14

What are the four cybersecurity best practices? (ACii)

Answer 14

1. Adopt a Zero Trust security strategy
2. Conduct regular cyber security training
3. Institute cybersecurity processes
4. Invest in comprehensive solutions

Question 15

How are identities safeguarded? (PrEnBoU)

Answer 15

1. Prevent identity attacks
2. Ensure least-privilege access.
3. Boost efficiency
4. Unify access controls

Question 16

What is SIEM?

Answer 16

SIEM Defined

Security information and event management, SIEM for short, is a solution that helps organizations detect, analyze, and respond to security threats before they harm business operations.

Question 17

What is SIEM in full?

Answer 17

Security Information Event Management system.

Question 18

What does SIEM technology do? (c, i, t)

Answer 18

SIEM technology collects event log data from a range of sources, identifies activity that deviates from the norm with real-time analysis, and takes appropriate action.

Question 19

What is a computer virus?

Answer 19

Is a type of malware that replicates by inserting a copy of its executable code into other applications, operating-system files, data files, or hardware components.

Question 20

What are computer worms?

Answer 20

Computer worms are a special form of malware that replicate without direct intervention and spread across networks to infect other computers.

Additional information: Worms can infect other computers on a network without requiring a user to open an email attachment or file.

Question 21

What is a Trojan horse?

Answer 21

A type of malware that provides an attacker with remote access to the infected computer.

Question 22

What is ransomware?

Answer 22

Ransomware is a kind of malware that encrypts user data, and the data can only be recovered by paying a ransom to the authors.

Question 23

What is spyware?

Answer 23

A type of malware that tracks how a computer is used without the user’s consent.

Question 24

List the types of malware

Answer 24

1. Computer viruses
2. Computer worms
3. Ransomware
4. Spyware
5. Trojan Horses

Question 25

What are some of the tricks that cybersecurity criminals use in phishing attacks.

Answer 25

1. Fake websites
2. Threats
3. Spoofing companies or people you know