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What does CIA stand for?

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Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

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Define confidentiality

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Data is accessed by only those with the right permit

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Define Integrity

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Data is not tampered or altered in anyway

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Define availability

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data and resources are able to be accessed and shared

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What does DAD stand for?

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Disclosure, Alteration, Deniability

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Define disclosure

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data is accessed by non-authorized individuals

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Define alteration

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Data has been compromised or tampered with

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Define deniability

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access to data and resources are blocked

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Define blacklist

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a list of banned IP addresses, applications, or users

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Define whitelist

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a list of allowed IP addresses, applications, or users

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Define cat fishing

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the process of creating a fake online profile in order to trick people into believing they are someone else

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Define zero day?

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A threat that is unknown to security specialists and has not been addressed

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Define hack value

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describes a target that may attract an above average level of attention from an attacker

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Define non-repudiation

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once an action is carried out by a party, it cannot be denied by that same party

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Define logic bomb

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Malicious code that is only triggered when a set of conditions are met

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Define obfuscation

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the tactic of making code unclear so that humans or programs like an antivirus cannot understand it

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Define honey pot

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a decoy or trap for hackers

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Define spoof

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the act of falsifying the indentity of the source of a communication or interaction

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What is a protocol?

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a set of rules that determine how computers communicate with each other

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What does HTTP stand for?

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Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

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Is HTTP stateless or stateful?

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stateless

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What is SSL?

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Secure Socket Layer

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What is SSH?

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Secure Shell

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What is FTP?

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File Transfer Protocol

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What is SFTP?
Secure File Transfer Protocol
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What is IMAP?
Internet Message Access Protocol
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What is SMTP?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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What is a cookie?
Pieces of text of stored by a web server on your had disk
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What are cookies used for?
identify a user, check for their past activity on the website and use this record to provide the most relevant information to the user
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What is TCP?
Transmission Control Protocol divides a message or file into packets that transmitted over the internet more efficiently
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What is IP?
Internet Protocol is responsible for the address of each packet so it is sent to the correct destination
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What are the 4 layers of TCP/IP?
Datalink Layer, internet/networking layer, Transport layer, application layer
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What is the datalink layer of TCP/IP?
consists of protocols that operate on a link that connects hosts on a network e.g. ethernet
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Internet/Networking layer
connects independent networks together e.g. IP
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Transport Layer
handles communication between hosts e.g. TCP
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Application Layer
standardizes data exchange for applications e.g. HTTP, FTP
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What are the 5 main Social Engineering Tactics?
Baiting, Pretexting, Quid Pro Quo, Phishing, Vishing
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What is a brute force attack?
A trial and error attack against passwords
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What is a dictionary attack?
A type of brute force attack that goes through all the words of a dictionary
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What is phishing?
An email that contains a malicious link or file
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What is a spear phishing attack?
a phishing attack directed a specific individual
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What is vishing?
Phishing attack with a phone call
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What is smishing?
Phishing over text
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True or False: Botnets are very often used in DDoS attacks
True
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What are the three ways to prevent DDoS attacks from taking down your server?
Overprovision bandwidth, Creating a DDoS playbook, outsourcing protection to DDoS specialist
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What is the Man in the Middle Attack?
An attack where the attacker intercepts and potentially alters messages between computers
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What is a SQL Injection attack?
An attack where the attacker sends a malicious SQL statement to gain access to a database
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What is a XSS attack?
A cross site scripting attack is when a attacker sends malicious scripts of code into a website or website application. When a visitor comes to the website, their computer is infected
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What is a supply chain attack?
When hackers get into company A by getting into Company B's network (where company B has access to company B)
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What is the server that is used to issue commands to bots in a botnet?
command and control server
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What are viruses/worms?
Malicious code written to alter the way a computer or a network operates
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True or False: A virus requires an active host program or already infected system to run
True
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is a worm or a virus self replicating and self propagating
a worm
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What is a trojan?
Powerful malware disguised as legitimate software
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What are the 4 types of Trojans?
backdoor trojans, infostealer trojan, trojan downloader, trojan DDoS
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What is Adware?
a program that displays unwanted banner advertisements
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What is spyware?
malware that monitors computer and internet use
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What is ransomware?
when a hacker encrypts a users data until the user pays the hacker to decrypt their data or threatens to release sensitive data unless a payment is received
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What is a firewall?
A security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic
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What are the two types of firewalls?
hardware firewall and software firewall
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What are the two major types of encryption?
Symmetric and Asymmetric
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What is the difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption?
symmetric uses the same key for encryption and decryption while asymmetric uses different keys
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What is an antivirus?
a software used to protect a computer from malware
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How does antivirus work?
identifies signatures of already identified malware or it runs the software in a sandbox and observes how it runs
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What are the main authentication factors
Knowledge factor (password), possession factor (keycard), inheritance factor (fingerprint)
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What is a DMZ?
A demilitarized zone is a physical or logical subnetwork that separates networks from other untrusted networks
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What is a security policy?
a written document that describes how an organizations protects it virtual and physical data assets
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What does BYOD stand for?
Bring your own device
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What is the weakest link in a companies security?
an employee

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