Test Bank For Corporate Cybersecurity, 6th Edition By Randall J Boyle, Raymond R. Panko Complete Guide All Chapters Covered 100% Verified A+ Grade

Test Bank For Corporate Cybersecurity, 6th Edition By
Randall J Boyle, Raymond R. Panko Complete Guide
All Chapters Covered 100% Verified A+ Grade

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Corporate Cybersecurity, 6th edition Randall J Boyle Raymond R. Panko
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All Chapters
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Corporate Computer Security, 6e (Boyle/Panko)x x x x


Chapter 1 The Threat Environment
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1) The process of protecting computer hardware, networks, data, and applications from
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attackers is called
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A) cybersecurity
B) the threat environment x x


C) a data breach x x


D) a countermeasure
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Answer: A
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Page Ref: 16 x x



Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy x




2) If an attacker breaks into a corporate database and deletes critical files, this is an
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attack against the
x security goal.
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A) confidentiality
B) integrity
C) availability
D) CIA
Answer: B x



Page Ref: 20
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate x




3) Which of the following is a type of countermeasure?
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A) Ethical
B) Invisible
C) Detective
D) Sustainable
Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate x




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,4) The most common type of attack appears to be
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A) phishing
B) compromised credentials x


C) cloud misconfiguration x


D) malicious insider x



Answer: B
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Page Ref: 17
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy x




5) When a threat succeeds in causing harm to a business it is called a
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x .
A) control
B) countermeasure
C) compromise
D) corrective
Answer: C
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x Page Ref: 20
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate x




6) Three common core security goals are known collectively as FBI.
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Answer: FALSE
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Page Ref: 19
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy x




7) Costs for all threats are increasing annually.
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Answer: FALSE
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Page Ref: 19
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy x




8) Corrective countermeasures identify when a threat is attacking.
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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 x




9) Most countermeasure controls are preventative controls.
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Answer: TRUE
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Page Ref: 21
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy x




10) A x happens when an unauthorized person is able to view, alter, or steal x x x x x x x x x x x


secured data.
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A) countermeasure
B) data breach x


C) safeguard
D) compromise
Answer: B
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Page Ref: 22
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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Difficulty: Easy x




11) In 2022, x records were stolen.
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A) about 10 million x x


B) nearly 5 billion x x


C) more than 20 billion x x x


D) almost 50 billion x x



Answer: C
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Page Ref: 22
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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Difficulty: Moderate x




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

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