Question 1

The dominant type of attacker today is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   wizard hacker
B)   IT or security employer
C)   national government
D)   career criminalE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Attackers cannot use IP address spoofing in port scanning attack packets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Most traditional external attackers were heavily motivated by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the thrill of breaking in
B)   making money through crime
C)   Both A and B
D)   Neither A nor BE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Terrorists can use IT to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   destroy utilities
B)   finance their terrorism
C)   Both A and B
D)   Neither A nor BE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

When a company visits a website to collect public information about a competitor, this is a form of trade secret espionage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why did hackers attack Sony Corp?

Accepted Answer

A)   To test their technical skills
B)   Because Sony was suing a fellow hacker
C)   As part of a larger cyberwar exercise
D)   Because Sony put a malicious rootkit on certain music disksE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Sending packets with false IP source addresses is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a IP address scanning attack
B)   IP address spoofing
C)   a port scanning attack
D)   None of the above.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

A(n)  ________ attack requires a victim host to prepare for many connections, using up resources until the computer can no longer serve legitimate users. (Choose the most specific choice.)

Accepted Answer

A)   DoS
B)   directly-propagating worm
C)   distributed malware
D)   SYN FloodingE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

A Trojan horse is a program that hides itself by deleting a system file and taking on the system file's name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Mobile code usually is delivered through ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   webpages
B)   e-mail
C)   directly propagating worms
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

In ________, the perpetrator tries to obtain money or other goods by threatening to take actions that would be against the victim's interest.

Accepted Answer

A)   fraud
B)   extortion
C)   hacking
D)   abuseE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Downloading pornography can lead to sexual harassment lawsuits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Someone sends you a "game." When you run it, it logs you into an IRS server. This is hacking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

________ consists of activities that violate a company's IT use policies or ethics policies.

Accepted Answer

A)   Fraud
B)   Extortion
C)   Hacking
D)   AbuseE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following are ways that trade secret espionage occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   Theft through interception
B)   By bribing an employee
C)   None of the above
D)   All of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Traditional hackers are motivated by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   thrill
B)   validation of power
C)   doing damage as a by-product
D)   All of the aboveE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Carding is more serious than identity theft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

You receive an e-mail that seems to come from a frequent customer. It contains specific information about your relationship with the customer. Clicking on a link in the message takes you to a website that seems to be your customer's website. However, the website is fake. This is ________. (Pick the most precise answer.)

Accepted Answer

A)   social engineering
B)   a hoax
C)   phishing
D)   spear fishingE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

What were the approximate dollar losses for the series of data breaches against Sony Corp?

Accepted Answer

A)   $54 million
B)   $171 million
C)   $254 million
D)   $1.6 billionE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Cybercriminals avoid black market forums.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Threat Environment

Carding is more serious than identity theft.

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The dominant type of attacker today is the ________.

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Cybercriminals avoid black market forums.

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Someone sends you a "game." When you run it, it logs you into an IRS server. This is hacking.

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In ________, the perpetrator tries to obtain money or other goods by threatening to take actions that would be against the victim's interest.

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Most traditional external attackers were heavily motivated by ________.

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Downloading pornography can lead to sexual harassment lawsuits.

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Why did hackers attack Sony Corp?

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Terrorists can use IT to ________.

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Traditional hackers are motivated by ________.

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What were the approximate dollar losses for the series of data breaches against Sony Corp?

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When a company visits a website to collect public information about a competitor, this is a form of trade secret espionage.

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A(n) ________ attack requires a victim host to prepare for many connections, using up resources until the computer can no longer serve legitimate users. (Choose the most specific choice.)

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A Trojan horse is a program that hides itself by deleting a system file and taking on the system file's name.

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________ consists of activities that violate a company's IT use policies or ethics policies.

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Which of the following are ways that trade secret espionage occur?

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Mobile code usually is delivered through ________.

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Attackers cannot use IP address spoofing in port scanning attack packets.

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Sending packets with false IP source addresses is called ________.

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Carding is more serious than identity theft.

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The dominant type of attacker today is the ________.

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Cybercriminals avoid black market forums.

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Someone sends you a "game." When you run it, it logs you into an IRS server. This is hacking.

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In ________, the perpetrator tries to obtain money or other goods by threatening to take actions that would be against the victim's interest.

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Most traditional external attackers were heavily motivated by ________.

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Downloading pornography can lead to sexual harassment lawsuits.

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Why did hackers attack Sony Corp?

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Terrorists can use IT to ________.

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Traditional hackers are motivated by ________.

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What were the approximate dollar losses for the series of data breaches against Sony Corp?

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When a company visits a website to collect public information about a competitor, this is a form of trade secret espionage.

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A(n) ________ attack requires a victim host to prepare for many connections, using up resources until the computer can no longer serve legitimate users. (Choose the most specific choice.)

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A Trojan horse is a program that hides itself by deleting a system file and taking on the system file's name.

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________ consists of activities that violate a company's IT use policies or ethics policies.

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Which of the following are ways that trade secret espionage occur?

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Mobile code usually is delivered through ________.

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Attackers cannot use IP address spoofing in port scanning attack packets.

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