ASSIGNMENT: QUIZ: LAB MANUAL
MODULE 01 INTRODUCTION TO
SECURITY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTION
o A person calls you claiming to be the CEO of your organization and asks questions to try and obtain
personal information. Which one of the psychological principles is being used? - a. Authority
You are performing a Google search and find a spreadsheet containing employee information. Which one
of the following is not a direct concern? - b. Finding the spreadsheet could lead to data loss, in that the
data could be deleted.
Anita was working on the company network when she discovered a software tool installed on the server.
The tool has been collecting data and extracting it to a foreign server for several months. What type of
attack did Anita discover? - b. Advanced persistent threat (APT)
Which of the following are examples of tailgating? Select two. - a. A person claiming to be an employee
grabs the door before it closes to enter the building when you exit.
b. A food delivery person asks you to hold the door open on your way out of the building.
You are on vacation when your manager calls and asks for the password to your office computer because
she needs immediate access to an important file. Which of the following social engineering approaches
is primarily being used? - c. Urgency
Which of the following emails is not an example of phishing? - b. An email containing an attachment that
includes malware.
A threat actor discovers that all of the higher-level executives of your company play golf at the same
country club. The threat actor places malware on the country club's server so that the malware is
installed on the computer of everyone who visits the club's website. What kind of attack is this? - a.
Watering hole attack
MODULE 01 INTRODUCTION TO
SECURITY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTION
o A person calls you claiming to be the CEO of your organization and asks questions to try and obtain
personal information. Which one of the psychological principles is being used? - a. Authority
You are performing a Google search and find a spreadsheet containing employee information. Which one
of the following is not a direct concern? - b. Finding the spreadsheet could lead to data loss, in that the
data could be deleted.
Anita was working on the company network when she discovered a software tool installed on the server.
The tool has been collecting data and extracting it to a foreign server for several months. What type of
attack did Anita discover? - b. Advanced persistent threat (APT)
Which of the following are examples of tailgating? Select two. - a. A person claiming to be an employee
grabs the door before it closes to enter the building when you exit.
b. A food delivery person asks you to hold the door open on your way out of the building.
You are on vacation when your manager calls and asks for the password to your office computer because
she needs immediate access to an important file. Which of the following social engineering approaches
is primarily being used? - c. Urgency
Which of the following emails is not an example of phishing? - b. An email containing an attachment that
includes malware.
A threat actor discovers that all of the higher-level executives of your company play golf at the same
country club. The threat actor places malware on the country club's server so that the malware is
installed on the computer of everyone who visits the club's website. What kind of attack is this? - a.
Watering hole attack
