FQ3

Question 1

What fraudulent practice of sending text messages purporting to be from reputable companies to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers?

Answer 1

Smishing

Question 2

What are digital security tools that bridge the gap between users and the Internet, using filtering rules in line with an organization’s IT policies?

Answer 2

Proxies

Question 3

What are set of characters that the originator of the data uses to convert the plaintext into a cipher or code, especially to prevent unauthorized access?

Answer 3

Encryption Key

Question 4

What outlines the activities for which the computer and network may and may not be used?

Answer 4

Acceptable Use Policy

Question 5

A set of instructions in a program that allows users to bypass security controls when accessing a program, computer, or network

Answer 5

Back Doors

Question 6

What group of compromised computers or mobile devices connected to a network, such as the Internet, used to attack other networks, usually for nefarious purposes?

Answer 6

Botnets

Question 7

What security measure defines who can access a computer, device, or network, when they can access it, and what actions they can take while accessing it?

Answer 7

Access Controls

Question 8

What is the name of the group by Bashar al-Assad targeted opposition groups akin to a political protests by deploying or executing a DDOS attacks.

Answer 8

Syrian Electronic Army

Question 9

This occurs when an intruder computer fools a network into believing its IP address is associated with a trusted source.

Answer 9

IP Spoofing

Question 10

This kind of backup is challenging to manage individual file backups. Least manageable of all the backup methods.

Answer 10

Selective Backup

Question 11

Electronic evidence is a component of almost all criminal activities and this support is crucial for law enforcement investigations. What science focuses on identifying, acquiring, processing, analyzing, and reporting on data electronically?

Answer 11

Digital Forensic

Question 12

It is also called symmetric key encryption, both the originator and the recipient use the same secret key to encrypt and decrypt the data?

Answer 12

Private Key Encryption

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT an example of a biometric device?

Answer 13

voice

Question 14

What is the process of converting data that is readable by humans into encoded characters to prevent unauthorized access?

Answer 14

Encryption

Question 15

What technique do intruders use to make their network or Internet transmission appear legitimate to a victim’s computer or network?

Answer 15

Spoofing

Question 16

What program performs a repetitive task on a network which is used to send spam via email, spread viruses, and other malware?

Answer 16

bot

Question 17

Zeus is a malware which uses keystroke logging to compromise victim credentials when the user visits a banking website. What type of malware is Zeus?

Answer 17

Trojan Horse

Question 18

What device authenticates a person’s identity by translating a person’s characteristic into a digital code that is compared with a digital code stored in a computer or mobile device?

Answer 18

Biometric Device

Question 19

What restricts access to a computer or mobile device until a user performs a specific action, in this case the system requires a user to swipe the screen?

Answer 19

Lock Screen

Question 20

What is a private combination of words, often containing mixed capitalization and punctuation, associated with a user name that allows access to specific computer resources?

Answer 20

passphrase

Question 21

It is also called user ID, login name, or sign-in name?

Answer 21

User name

Question 22

What is defacing or destroying a digital equipment?

Answer 22

Hardware Vandalism

Question 23

What program hides in a computer or mobile device and allows someone from a remote location to control the computer or device fully?

Answer 23

Rootkit

Question 24

This is commonly used in virus hoaxes, spam, smishing (the fraudulent practice of sending text messages purporting to be from reputable companies to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers)), and phishing scams.

Answer 24

Email Spoofing

Question 25

This tool detects, evaluates, and manages any weak spots in your organization’s system.

Answer 25

Vulnerability Scanner

Question 26

It is an assault whose purpose is to disrupt computer access to an Internet service such as the web or email?

Answer 26

DoS Attack

Question 27

What is stealing someone personal or confidential information to make fraudulent purchases or gain unauthorized access to a computer?

Answer 27

Information Theft

Question 28

What is used to detect and protects computer and its data from unauthorized intrusions by monitoring all transmissions to and from the computer?

Answer 28

Personal Firewall

Question 29

This system recognizes the shape of handwritten and measures there pressure exerted, and the motion used to write.

Answer 29

Signature Verification System

Question 30

The malware known as the Love Bug, the extremely harmful ILOVEYOU malware was able to spread fast in 2000, because of its abilities to access the email addresses found found in the user’s Outlook contact list and send itself across the worldwide web while overwriting a victim’s files. What type of malware is being referred in the example?

Answer 30

Worm

Question 31

What is an encrypted code that a person, website, or organization attaches to an electronic message to verify the message sender’s identity?

Answer 31

digital signature

Question 32

What kind of backup requires an Internet connection, otherwise files are marked for backup when the computer goes back online.

Answer 32

Cloud Backup

Question 33

It is a scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain personal and/or financial information.

Answer 33

Phishing

Question 34

What program displays an online advertisement in a banner, pop-up window on webpages, email messages, or other Internet services?

Answer 34

Adware

Question 35

What security measure defines who can access a computer, device, or network, when they can access it, and what actions they can take while accessing it?

Answer 35

Access Controls

Question 36

What two separate methods are used by a computer or mobile device, one after the next, to verify the identity of a user?

Answer 36

Two-factor verification

Question 37

What is a license agreement that permits users to install the software on a multiple computers - usually at a volume discount?

Answer 37

site license

Question 38

Which among the following devices measure’s the hand to verify user’s identities?

Answer 38

Hand Geometry System