Beacon - Introduction to Cybersecurity
Assessment (10-04-24)
Which malware type is installed in the BIOS of a machine, which means operating
system level tools cannot detect it? - answer rootkit
Which Zero Trust capability provides a combination of anti-malware and intrusion
prevention technologies to protect against both known and unknown threats, including
mobile device threats? - answer cyberthreat protection
Which Wi-Fi attack leverages device information about which wireless networks it
previously connected to? – answer Jasager
Which type of advanced malware has entire sections of code that serve no purpose
other than to change the signature of the malware, thus producing an infinite number of
signature hashes for even the smallest of malware programs? - answer polymorphism
Which type of cyberattack sends extremely high volumes of network traffic such as
packets, data, or transactions that render the victim's network unavailable or unusable?
- answer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)
Which type of phishing attack is specifically directed at senior executives or other high-
profile targets within an organization? - answerwhaling
Which tactic, technique, or procedure (TTP) masks application traffic over port 443
(HTTPS)? - answerhiding within SSL encryption
Which wireless security protocol includes improved security for IoT devices, smart
bulbs, wireless appliances, and smart speakers? - answerWPA3
Which core component of Cortex combines security orchestration, incident
management, and interactive investigation to serve security teams across the incident
lifecycle? - answerCortex XSOAR
Which specific technology is associated with Web 3.0? - answerblockchain
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