Week 1 Introduction

Question 1

National institute of standards and Technology NIST

Answer 1

A us govt agency that provides technology focused guidelines. They specify which security measures should be in place to ensure data safety.

Question 2

Nice Framework

Answer 2

A national resource that assists employers in enhancing their cybersecurity workforce.

Question 3

Port

Answer 3

A location from which network connections originate and terminate. OS handles these ports.

Question 4

Terminal

Answer 4

A Linux text based interface that receives text-based commands as input and provides feed back in textual form.

Question 5

Trojan Horse

Answer 5

A type of malware that disguises itself as a legitimate program and downloads onto a computer. Malicious code is concealed within legitimate software to gain access to the system.

Question 6

Vulnerability

Answer 6

A device, software, or human weakness involving a cyber asset that an attacker can exploit to perform malicious activities.

Question 7

Wanna Cry

Answer 7

A type of ransomware that emerged May 12, 2017. It was a massive attack campaign that affected companies worldwide.

Question 8

Availability

Answer 8

All measures taken to ensure data is available to authorized parties whenever needed.

Question 9

CIA triad

Answer 9

A model intended to manage information security policies inside an organization. 3 components are confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Question 10

Confidentiality

Answer 10

Measures taken to ensure sensitive data is not exposed to unauthorized parties.

Question 11

Integrity

Answer 11

Measures that must be taken to ensure data cannot be changed by unauthorized parties.

Question 12

Kali Linux

Answer 12

An open source distribution of the Linux operating system designed for advanced penetration testing purposes.