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Security revision - Gill
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1What is Malware?
- ASoftware designed to disrupt or damage your PC.
- BSoftware that enables a user to obtain covert information about another users computer
2What is Spyware?
- ASoftware that enables a user to obtain covert information about another users computer activities by transmitting data covertly from their hard drive.
- BA code that can copy itself and corrupt the system or destroy data.
3What is a Virus?
- AA self replicating program that is harmful to networks.
- BA code that can copy itself and corrupt the system or destroy data.
4What is a Worm?
- AA program designed to breach the security of a computer system.
- BA self replicating program that is harmful to networks.
5What is a Trojan Horse?
- AA program designed to breach the security of a computer system.
- BGives access to a computer while hiding its presence.
6What is a Rootkit?
- AGives access to a computer while hiding its presence.
- BMalicious software designed to block access to a computer.
7What is Ransomware?
- AMalicious software designed to block access to a computer.
- BPhishing is a term used to describe a malicious group of people who scam users.
8What is Phishing?
- AGetting users to give out confidential and personal information through manipulating a conversation.
- BPhishing is a term used to describe a malicious group of people who scam users.
9What is Social Engineering?
- AGetting users to give out confidential and personal information through manipulating a conversation.
- BAn email spoofing attack.
10What is spear phishing?
- AAn email spoofing attack.
- BTakes care of the email delivery process.
11What is spoofing?
- AUsed to gain unauthorized access to a computer.
- BTakes care of the email delivery process.
12What is SMTP protocol?
- ATakes care of the email delivery process.
- BTo look over someone as they are putting personal information in.
13What is shoulder surfing?
- ATo look over someone as they are putting personal information in.
- BTo follow somebody and gain confidential information.
14What is tailgating?
- ATo follow somebody and gain confidential information.
- BExploits security vulnerability.
15What is a zero-day attack?
- AExploits security vulnerability.
- BA remote virus manager.
16What is a botnet?
- AA remote virus manager.
- BTrial an error method used to obtain information on a computer. Password for example.
17What is a brute force attack?
- ATrial and error method for granting access.
- BAttempt to gain illicit access to a computer using a large set of words to generate passwords.
18What is a dictionary attack?
- AAttempt to gain illicit access to a computer using a large set of words to generate passwords.
- BUnifies the end point of security.
19What is Network Access Control?
- AUnifies the end point of security.
- BThe infrastructure for users to learn about security.
20What is the education of security users?
- AA way to identify a user trying to access a device before they are enabled to use it.
- BThe infrastructure for users to learn about security.
21What is strong authentication?
- AA way to identify a user trying to access a device before they are enabled to use it.
- BCreating the permissions for the users with admin or non admin rights.
22Principles of least privilege is?
- ACreating the permissions for the users with admin or non admin rights.
- BManaging the updates and patches made on a PC.
23What is a patch or update?
- AProcess of destroying data stored in hard drives, disks and tapes
- BManaging the updates and patches made on a PC.
24What is data destruction?
- ATo continuously hear in on people’s conversation to gain information.
- BProcess of destroying data stored in hard drives, disks and tapes
25What is active eavesdropping?
- AAn attack where the attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communication between two parties who believe they are directly communicating with each other.
- BTo continuously hear in on people’s conversation to gain information.
26What is a man in the middle attack?
- AAn attack where the attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communication between two parties who believe they are directly communicating with each other.
- BThe standard protocol for emails.
27What is a SMTP protocol for?
- AStandard email protocol.
- BThe protocol for internet messaging.
28What is a IMAP?
- AThe protocol for internet messaging.
- BThe protocol used to receive emails.
29What is POP3?
- AThe protocol used to receive emails.
- BThe protocol for internet messaging.
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- Quiz on Security revision - Gill, created by Rashaad Shakir on 21/03/2018.
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