Corporate Cybersecurity, 6th Edition – Randall J. Boyle, Raymond R. Panko – ISBN 9780135335734 – Complete Test Bank (All Chapters 1–10)

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Corporate Cybersecurity, 6th edition Randall J Boyle Raymond R. Panko
All Chapters

Corporate Computer Security, 6e (Boyle/Panko)
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Chapter 1 The Threat Environment

1) The process of protecting computer hardware, networks, data, and applications from
attackers is called .
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A) cybersecurity
B) the threat environment
C) a data breach
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D) a countermeasure
Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
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2) If an attacker breaks into a corporate database and deletes critical files, this is an
attack against the security goal.
A) confidentiality
B) integrity
C) availability
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D) CIA
Answer: B
Page Ref: 20
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Moderate


3) Which of the following is a type of countermeasure?
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A) Ethical
B) Invisible
C) Detective
D) Sustainable
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Answer: C
Page Ref: 21
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Moderate
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, 4) The most common type of attack appears to be .
A) phishing
B) compromised credentials
C) cloud misconfiguration
D) malicious insider
Answer: B
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Page Ref: 17
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
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5) When a threat succeeds in causing harm to a business it is called a .
A) control
B) countermeasure
C) compromise
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D) corrective
Answer: C
Page Ref: 20
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Moderate


6) Three common core security goals are known collectively as FBI.
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Answer: FALSE
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy


7) Costs for all threats are increasing annually.
Answer: FALSE
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Page Ref: 19
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
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8) Corrective countermeasures identify when a threat is attacking.
Answer: FALSE
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, Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy


9) Most countermeasure controls are preventative controls.
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Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 21
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy
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10) A happens when an unauthorized person is able to view, alter, or steal
secured data.
A) countermeasure
B) data breach
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C) safeguard
D) compromise
Answer: B
Page Ref: 22
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
Difficulty: Easy
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11) In 2022, records were stolen.
A) about 10 million
B) nearly 5 billion
C) more than 20 billion
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D) almost 50 billion
Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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Difficulty: Moderate


12) IBM found that percent of organizations have had more than one data
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breach.
A) 17
B) 25
C) 61
D) 83

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