Threats, Attacks, and Vulnerabilities 3

Question 1

The trial software found exploits, but you need to buy the full package

Answer 1

Ransomware

Question 2

More data is inserted into an application than expected

Answer 2

Buffer overflow

Question 3

The reason why we shred and burn data is to prevent …

Answer 3

Dumpster diving

Question 4

Someone standing behind you records your ATM transaction by using a smartphone

Answer 4

Shoulder surfing

Question 5

A USB drive plugged into the back of your desktop logs keystrokes

Answer 5

Keylogger

Question 6

This generates multiple popups

Answer 6

Adware

Question 7

You have reinstalled the operating system, but this virus is still there

Answer 7

Rootkit

Question 8

An attack on the CEO or a high‐level executive

Answer 8

Whaling

Question 9

Someone willing to steal your trade secrets

Answer 9

Competitor

Question 10

No knowledge or information is given to you

Answer 10

Black-box pen tester

Question 11

Prevents pass-the-hash attacks

Answer 11

Kerberos

Question 12

An untraceable virus

Answer 12

Zero‐day virus

Question 13

May cause harm to your system

Answer 13

Intrusive scan

Question 14

An attack on everyone using a popular trusted website

Answer 14

Watering-hole attack

Question 15

Complete wireless payment transactions

Answer 15

Near field communication

Question 16

Obtains a program from the dark web

Answer 16

Script kiddie

Question 17

Redirects the user to a fraudulent website

Answer 17

DNS poisoning

Question 18

Listening to a conversation

Answer 18

Passive reconnaissance

Question 19

The first stage after purchasing an IoT device, change the …

Answer 19

Default configuration

Question 20

CPU running at 100% is a sign of …

Answer 20

Resource exhaustion

Question 21

An email sent to the Board of Directors

Answer 21

Spear phishing

Question 22

Purchasing fake software from a website

Answer 22

Hoax

Question 23

An attack using the phrase 1=1

Answer 23

SQL injection

Question 24

Hacktivist motivation

Answer 24

Political cause

Question 25

Prevents SQL injection, buffer overflow, and integer overflow

Answer 25

Input validation