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Cyber Flashcards

1
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Define the internet

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Globally connected communications network over which devices send and receive data, communicating and accessing data resources.

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Identify types of equipment that make up the internet

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Networking hardware that routes traffic
Physical cabling
Radio transmissions

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3
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What does not make up the internet?

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User devices
Smart devices
Data servers
The data itself

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4
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World Wide Web definition

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The interconnected system of public webpages that are accessible thru the internet

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Come up with an example of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

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Domain name + elements after that identify the specific location on that domain (www.whatever/something.com)

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What percent of overall content can be accessed over the internet that’s on the WWW?

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4%

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7
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List characteristics of the Deep Web (3)

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Access controlled portion of the internet
Requires some type of user authentication to access
Info is private and cannot be found with a search engine

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Examples of info on the deep web

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Anything that is private info (banking, medical) as opposed to a shopping website

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9
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What percent of overall content that can be accessed over the internet that is on the deep web?

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90%

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List characteristics of the dark web (4)

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Hides both the content and identity of the user trying to access it
Set of websites intentionally hidden from the public
Can only be accessed using a special browser
Cannot use a regular search engine to find websites there

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What’s the name of the network that controls the dark web?

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The onion network

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12
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What percent of overall content can be accessed on the dark web?

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6%

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13
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Definition of confidentiality as it relates to the cia triad

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Privacy

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Definition of integrity as it relates to the cia triad

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Maintaining the consistency, accuracy, and trustworthiness of data

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Definition of availability as it relates to the cia triad

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Ensuring systems can be accessed when requested by authorized and authenticated users

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Definition of authentication as it relates to info assurance

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Verification of a users credential to confirm identity

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Definition of authorization as it relates to info assurance

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Verification of an authenticated users permissions to access a resource

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Definition of non-repudiation as it relates to info assurance

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Assurance that the sender of info received proof of delivery and the recipient is provided with proof of the senders identity so neither can later deny they processed the info

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List the 2 basic steps in the risk management process

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Identify and prioritize all potential risks
Determine how the organization with deal with each potential risk

20
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Identify aspects of risk that are evaluated (3)

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The ASSETS you want to protect
The VULNERABILITIES each asset has that can be exploited by a specific threat
The potential THREATS that could exploit a vulnerability

21
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Definition of asset

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Thing of value or something we care about that we are trying to protect

22
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Definition of critical infrastructure

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Physical and cyber systems and assets that are considered essential services that are vital to American society

23
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How many sectors in the US are considered critical infrastructure

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16

24
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Vulnerability definition

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Weakness in an organizations info system, security system, internal controls, or implementation

25
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List the categories of vulnerabilities (3)

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Weakness in a system
Flaw in the program
Absence or weakened of safeguards

26
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Zero day attack definition

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Attack that exploits a vulnerability that a software developer may not have been aware of prior to the attack

27
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White hat hacker

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Hacker who legally has permission to try and hack a system

28
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Penetration testing

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Hackers hired to test an organizations networks for vulnerabilities

29
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Bug bounty

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Reward offered by an organization to someone who finds and tells that about flaws or vulnerabilities in its system

30
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Gray hat hacker (permission to hack? Legal?)

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No permission and illegal

31
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Cyber criminal

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Black hat hacker whose primary motivation is to make money by stealing sensitive company info or personal data

32
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List possible categories of disgruntled insiders (3)

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Current employee
Former employee
Third party vendors who have access to the network

33
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Hacktivist

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Black hat hacker whose goal is to further social or political end

34
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Corporate spy

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Black hat hacker whose goal is to conduct industrial espionage to steal trade secrets from competitors

35
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What black hat hacker poses the highest risk due to their ability to effectively employ tech against the most difficult targets

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Hostile nation-state

36
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List cyberattacks conducted by terrorist organizations (3)

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Stealing sensitive, secret info, that they use to terrorize personnel
Attacks in critical infrastructure
Attacks against military weaponry

37
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White hat hacker

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Legal hacker

38
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Scenario of data at rest

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Data in storage on some device and is not being hsef

39
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Scenario based on data in transit

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Data being communicated between a sender and a receiver over a network and or internet

40
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Scenario based on data at use

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Data being processed and currently in the devices memory

41
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Scenarios of pen testing, grey hat hacking, hacktivist, cyber criminal, corporate spy

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Idk list them

42
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Risk avoidance

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Choosing not to perform an activity that may carry risk

43
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Risk mitigation

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Actions taken to reduce the likelihood or overall impact of risk occurring

44
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Risk transfer

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Getting and insurance policy that would pay money to cover financial losses due to risk occurrence

45
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Risk acceptance

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Retaining some risks that you feel are unlikely to occur and or the possible impact is acceptable to your organization

46
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Scenarios showing risk avoidance, risk mitigation, risk transfer, risk acceptance

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Better know them

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