Test Bank for Corporate Cybersecurity 6th Edition | Randall Boyle & Raymond Panko | All Chapters | MCQs & Answers

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

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

1) The process of protecting computer hardware, networks, data, and
applications from attackers is called .
A) cybersecurity
B) the threat environment
C) a data breach
D) a
countermeasure
Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy


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
D) CIA
Answer: B
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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?
A) Ethical
B) Invisible
C) Detective
D) Sustainabl
e Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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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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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy


5) When a threat succeeds in causing harm to a business it is called a .
A) control
B) countermeasure
C) compromise
D) correctiv
e Answer: C
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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. Answer: FALSE
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy


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


8) Corrective countermeasures identify when a threat is
attacking. Answer: FALSE
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Difficulty: Easy


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


10) A happens when an unauthorized person is able to view,
alter, or steal secured data.
A) countermeasure
B) data breach
C) safeguard
D) compromi
se Answer: B
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
Difficulty: Easy


11) In 2022, records were stolen.
A) about 10 million
B) nearly 5 billion
C) more than 20 billion
D) almost 50
billion Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
Difficulty: Moderate


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