Sec280 Week 1 Quiz 100%

Week 1 : Introduction to Security - Quiz

1. (TCO 1) What is the most common threat to information security in an organization? (Points : 3)

A. Computer viruses

2. (TCO 1) Background checks, drug testing, retirement, and termination are elements found in what type of policy? (Points : 3)

A. Human resources

3. (TCO 1) The term hacktivist refers to _____. (Points : 3)

A. a hacker motivated by a political agenda

4. (TCO 1) What is a Solar Sunrise? (Points : 3)

A. An attack that was made to look like an attack from Iraq but that was actually made by two teenagers from California who got training in Israel

5. (TCO 1) What is an elite hacker? (Points : 3)

A. A hacker with a high level of technical ability

6. (TCO 1) When information is modified by individuals who are not authorized to change it, a _____ has been suffered. (Points : 3)

A. loss of integrity

7. (TCO 1) As the level of sophistication of attacks has increased, _____. (Points : 3)

A. the level of knowledge necessary to exploit vulnerabilities has decreased.

8. (TCO 1) When users are unable to access information or the systems processing information, they may have suffered a_____. (Points : 3)

A. loss of availability

9. (TCO 1) Each of the infected systems became part of what is known as a bot network, which could be used to cause a DoS attack on a target or to forward spam e-mail to millions of users as a result of the _____. (Points : 3)

A. Conficker

10. (TCO 1) Requiring one employee to place an order and another employee to authorize the sale is an example of which principle? (Points : 3)

A. Separation of duties