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cybersecurity Flashcards

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cybersecurity

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availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation

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when was cybersecurity developed?

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U.S. Air Force in 1976

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MIT Research scientist David Clark and David Wilson

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Concept of developing security policies concerning info security (INFOSEC) was formalized

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What is the most common model of cybersecurity?

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CIA Triad

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CIA

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Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

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what is Confidentiality

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info only available to some

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what is an example of confidentiality

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example: FERPA and HIPAA

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what is integrity

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data that should be maintained in a correct state and should not be modified

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what is availability

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makes sure that authorized people have access to info when and where it is rightly needed

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How is availability ensured?

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it is implemented using traditional methods such as hardware maintenance, software patching and network optimization

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availability

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process such as system redundancy, failover, RAID and High availability cluster are used to weaken serious consequences when hardware issues occur

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what is Dedicated Hardware Devices Can Be Used to Guard Against Downtime and Unreachable Data Due to Malicious Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, a part of?

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availability

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13
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should you have access to the info?

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confidentiality

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14
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do i trust the data?

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integrity

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15
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am i able to access the data when i want?

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availability

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16
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social engineering

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people

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Social Engineering

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Use to Get Victims to Take Some Sort of Questionable Action Through Deception, Often Involving a Breach of Security That Oftentimes Includes Revealing Confidential or Private Information or Sending Money (in person or technology)

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what can Social Engineering do?

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manipulate our emotions

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phishing

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people

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phishing

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Uses Email, Phone or Text to Entice Individuals into Providing Personal or Sensitive Information, Ranging From Passwords, Credit Card Information and Social Security Numbers to Details About a Person or Organization (only on technology)
i.e. scam emails or fake website

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spear phishing

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email or Electronic Communications Scam Targeting Specific Individual, Organization or Business

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SMiShing

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scam through text

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what can phishing download

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malware/ viruses, modern ware/ stuxnet, ransomware, denial of service/ botnet

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password protection

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12-15 characters
keep it weird
don’t bunch up special characters
don’t use the same password
change once a year
use multi-factor authentication

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people

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people - threats
social engineering
phishing
spear phishing
smishing
password

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26
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social engineering
phishing
spear phishing
smishing
password

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confidentiality

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Technology

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Zero Day Exploit
Deletion/Hardware Failure
RFID Hacking
(Distributed) Denial of Service (DDoS / DOS)

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availability

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Zero Day Exploit
Deletion/Hardware Failure
RFID Hacking
(Distributed) Denial of Service (DDoS / DOS)

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Encryption

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Process of Converting Human Readable Text (plaintext) Into An Incomprehensible Text (ciphertext) Using a Cryptographic Key (numbers)

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VPN (Virtual Private Network)

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Creates a “Data Tunnel” in Which Data Can Be Transmitted Or Shared (Sent/Received) Across a Public Network As If The Two Computers Were Directly Connected in a Private Network

31
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what does vpn do

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hide your IP address by letting the network redirect it

32
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how does vpn help with privacy

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your internet provider and other third parties cannot see what websites you visit or what data you send or receive online

33
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system redundancy

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An Organizational Decision to Purposely Duplicate Critical Components or Functions of a Computer System With the Express Intention of Increasing The Reliability of the System - Usually in the Form of a Backup or to Improve Actual System Performance

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what is an example of system redundancy

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backup system or the story of renting a back up place in kansas during a tornado

35
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process

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-Harder to Design For / Against
-Generally Created in Response to A Previous Attack of Security Incident
-Attempting to Stop or Promote a Behavior
- Rules / Regulations / Policy

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threat

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A Possible Danger That Might Exploit a Vulnerability To Reach Security and Cause Possible Harm

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control

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Software, Hardware, Rules, or Procedures That Reduce or Eliminate the Threat to Information Security

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privacy

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The Right to Determine When, and to What Extent

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current privacy concerns

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  • facial recognition (biometrics)
  • video surveillance
    -public records
    -electronic surveillance
    -radio frequency identification (RFID)
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cookies

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Small Files That Websites “Place” On Your Computer That Allow the Website to Remember Your “Preferences”.

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input

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Any Information Sent From an Input Device to a Computer For Processing

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process

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A Set of Instructions (Program) Executed By a Computer To Accomplish a Specific Task

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output

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Anything That Comes Out of the Computer

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storage

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The Ability to Record And/Or Retain Digital Data

45
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keyboard

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input

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mouse

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input

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scanner

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input

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barcode

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input

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hard disk

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storage

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memory card/ flash drive

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storage

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cd/dvd

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storage

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ROM/RAM

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storage

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CPU

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process

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monitor

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output

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speaker

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output

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printer/projector

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output

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parts of hardware

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Network Interface
Graphics Card
SystemBus
Motherboard
Cache
Random-Access Memory (RAM)
secondary storage

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Motherboard

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the main circuit board of the computer

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CPU (Central Processing Unit)

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executes instructions

60
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system bus

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communication pathway that allows computer components to talk to each other

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system bus

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-measured in megahertz
-higher the speed, faster the computer

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cache

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stores frequently used instructions on cpu

63
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cache

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the more memory, the more expensive

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RAM (Random Access Memory)

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holds info that is currently being used

65
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RAM memory

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-short term memory
-volatile, it’ll be lost when computer is off
-double data rate (DDR)

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Secondary Storage

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disk w/ lots of storage, data will survive if power if off

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binary

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all content stored and processed by computer are 1 and 0

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operating system

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the software that supports a computer’s basic functions

69
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operating system example

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microsoft window or apple mac

70
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Application Software

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productivity, games, internet, emails etc.

71
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Parkerian Hexad

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The First INFOSEC Model Developed by Donn Parker in 1998, included the Concepts of: Confidentiality, Possession, Integrity, Authentication, Availability, and Utility.

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