fundamentals of cyber securiy

Question 1

what is cybersecurity?

Answer 1

processes, practices and technologies designed to protect networks, computers , programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorised access

Question 2

examples of cyber security threats

Answer 2

social engineering techniques
malicious code
weak and default passwords
misconfigured access rights
removable media
unpatched and/or outdated software

Question 3

explain unpatched software

Answer 3

application or systems that have not been patched or updated so have vulnerable security and are at risks to threats

Question 4

explain malicious code

Answer 4

describe any code in any part of a software system or script that is intended to cause undesired effects, security breaches or damage to a system. Malicious code is an application security threat that cannot be efficiently controlled by conventional antivirus software alone.

Question 5

explain social engineering techniques

Answer 5

art of manipulating people to give up confidential information

Question 6

explain misconfigured access rights or removable media

Answer 6

when user accounts have incorrect permissions. The bigger problem from this could be giving people who are lower down the chain of command access to private information

these devices are small and easy to misplace or lose. …

Question 7

what is penetration texting and what is it used for

Answer 7

process of attempting to gain access to re scourges without knowledge of usernames, passwords and other means of access

Question 8

white box penetration test

Answer 8

stimulate a malicious insider who has knowledge of and possibly basic credentials for the target system

Question 9

black box penetration test

Answer 9

stimulate an external hacking or cyber warfare attack to test the cyber security software’s capabilities