A new start-up company has started working on a social networking website. The company has moved all
its source code to a cloud provider and wants to protect this source code from unauthorized access.
Which cyber defense concept should the start-up company use to maintain the confidentiality of its
source code?
A Alarm systems
B Account permissions
C Antivirus software
D File encryption - ANSWER - File encryption
A company has an annual audit of installed software and data storage systems. During the audit, the
auditor asks how the company's most critical data is used. This determination helps the auditor ensure
that the proper defense mechanisms are in place to protect critical data.
Which cybersecurity term is defined as the potential for an attack on a resource?
A Impact
B Vulnerability
C Risk
D Threat - ANSWER - Threat
Which security type deliberately exposes a system's vulnerabilities or resources to an attacker?
A Intrusion detection
B Firewalls
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,C Honeypots
D Intrusion prevention - ANSWER - Honeypots
Which tool can be used to map devices on a network, along with their operating system types and
versions?
A Packet sniffer
B Packet filter
C Port scanner
D Stateful firewall - ANSWER - Port scanner
Which web attack is a server-side attack?
A Clickjacking
B Cross-site scripting
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - ANSWER - SQL injection
An organization employs a VPN to safeguard its information.
Which security principle is protected by a VPN?
A Data in motion
B Data at rest
C Data in use
D Data in storage - ANSWER - Data in motion
A malicious hacker was successful in a denial of service (DoS) attack against an institution's mail server.
Fortunately, no data was lost or altered while the server was ofline.
Which type of attack is this?
A Modification
B Fabrication
C Interception
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,D Interruption - ANSWER - Interruption
A company has had several successful denial of service (DoS) attacks on its email server.
Which principle of the Parkerian hexad is the auditor addressing?
A Possession
B Integrity
C Authenticity
D Utility - ANSWER - Utility
Which web attack is possible due to a lack of input validation?
A Extraneous files
B Clickjacking
C SQL injection
D Cross-site request forgery - ANSWER - SQL injection
Which file action implements the principle of confidentiality from the CIA triad?
A Compression
B Hash
C Backup
D Encryption - ANSWER - Encryption
Which cyber defense concept suggests limiting permissions to only what is necessary to perform a
particular task?
A Authentication
B Authorization
C Defense in depth
D Principle of least privilege - ANSWER - Principle of least privilege
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, A company institutes a new policy that "All office computer monitors must face toward employees and
must face away from doorways. The monitor screens must not be visible to people visiting the office."
Which principle of the CIA triad is this company applying?
A Availability
B Confidentiality
C Utility
D Integrity - ANSWER - Confidentiality
At a small company, an employee makes an unauthorized data alteration. Which component of the CIA
triad has been compromised?
A Confidentiality
B Authenticity
C Integrity
D Availability - ANSWER - Integrity
An organization plans to encrypt data in transit on a network.
Which aspect of data is the organization attempting to protect?
A Integrity
B Possession
C Availability - ANSWER - Integrity
Which aspect of the CIA triad is violated by an unauthorized database rollback or undo?
A Availability
B Identification
C Integrity
D Confidentiality - ANSWER - Integrity
A company's website has suffered several denial of service (DoS) attacks and wishes to thwart future
attacks.
Which security principle is the company addressing?
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