PCCET Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
Web 2.0 - answerA new way of using the internet for collaboration and sharing of data
among individual users. The user creates the content, but does not own it.
Web 3.0 - answerBased on "intelligent" Web applications. The user owns the content.
Ways t...
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PCCET Exam Questions With Correct
Answers.
Web 2.0 - answer✔✔A new way of using the internet for collaboration and sharing of data
among individual users. The user creates the content, but does not own it.
Web 3.0 - answer✔✔Based on "intelligent" Web applications. The user owns the content.
Ways to Circumvent Firewalls - answer✔✔- Port hopping: port/protocol randomly changed
during session
- Using non-standard ports
- Tunneling
- Hiding within SSL encryption
Indicator of Compromise (IoC) - answer✔✔A network or OS artifact that provides high
confidence that a computer security incident has occurred.
Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) - answer✔✔Companies that provide security
management services, such as SIEMs or SOCs, for subscribing clients
Compliance - answer✔✔Minimum standard
Security - answer✔✔Process of implementing controls for compliance, often going a step
further.
PCI DSS - answer✔✔Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
EU GDDR - answer✔✔European Union General Data Protection Regulations
Cybercriminals - answer✔✔Most common attacker profile. Cause of increase of ransomeware
attacks.
State-Affiliated Groups - answer✔✔High profile attacks against infrastructure, governments,
voting systems, or major corporations.
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Hacktivists - answer✔✔Preform high-profile attacks in an attempt to showcase their political or
social cause.
Commonly use DoS attacks.
Cyberterrorists - answer✔✔Associated with state affiliations and are focused on causing damage
and destruction.
Script Kiddies - answer✔✔Novice attackers who use publicly available attack tools.
Cybercrime Vendors - answer✔✔Threat actors who rent or sell their malware and exploits -
including business email compromise (BEC) and ransomeware.
Cyberattack Lifecycle - answer✔✔Reconnaissance => Weaponization => Delivery =>
Exploitation => Installation => Command and Control => Act and Objective
Reconnaissance - answer✔✔The attacker's plan before the cyberattack. They research and gather
information regarding the target. Attackers also use various tools to scan for network
vulnerabilities that they can exploit.
Weaponization - answer✔✔Attacker determine which method to use to compromise a target
endpoint.
Delivery - answer✔✔Attacker attempts to deliver their weaponized payload to a target endpoint
via some method
Exploitation - answer✔✔When the weaponized payload is delivered, it must be triggered. An
end user may trigger an exploit by clicking a link or opening an email attachment.
Installation - answer✔✔When the attacker escalates privileges on the compromised endpoint, for
example, by establishing remote shell access and installing rootkits or other malware.
Command and Control (C2) - answer✔✔Attacker establishes encrypted communication channels
back to command-and-control (C2) servers.
Establish encryption to modify their attack.
Act on Objective - answer✔✔Collect what the attacker came for
Malware - answer✔✔File or code that typically takes control of, collects information from, or
damages an infected endpoint.
Advanced/Modern Malware - answer✔✔New or unknown malware. Highly sophisticated and
have specialized targets. They can bypass traditional defenses.
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