INMT 441 Exam Questions and Answers
Cybersecurity - Answer-Protection of computer assets from unauthorized use, alteration, and
destruction
Threat - Answer-Potential risk to an information asset (i.e., power irregularities, internet connection
issues)
Vulnerability - Answer-Potential weakness in an asset or its defenses
Attack - Answer-Intentional or unintentional act against an asset resulting in possible loss
Exploit - Answer-Technique used to compromise a system
Data Breach - Answer-Leak of data from a secure location to untrusted environment for unauthorized
persons
Security Measure - Answer-A control reducing threat, vulnerability, or attack through elimination,
prevention, and/or correction
Confidentiality - Answer-Protecting data from unauthorized access (includes measures like
classification, cryptography, education, etc.)
, Integrity - Answer-Preventing unauthorized manipulation (by ensuring information is whole, complete,
and uncorrupted)
Availability - Answer-Ensuring legitimate user access only (may be unavailable by cyberattacks, power
failure, natural disaster, etc.)
Non Repudiation - Answer-Being able to prove that someone did something
Accountability - Answer-Ensuring actions can be traced to certain individuals
Information Extortion - Answer-An attacker or insider steals info and demands compensation for return
or non-disclosure (i.e., ransomware)
Sabotage / Vandalism - Answer-Attack on computer system or technology asset (website defacement,
hacktivism, cyberterrorism/cyberwarfare)
Human Errors - Answer-Threats or attacks that are accidental or without malicious intent - usually
ignorance (i.e., social engineering, phishing, etc.)
Software Attacks - Answer-A software designed and deployed to attack a system (i.e., trojan horse,
worms, DDoS, packet sniffers, etc.)
Technical Hardware Failures - Answer-Manufacturer distributes flawed equipment causing system to
perform outside expected parameters
Technical Software Failuires - Answer-Large quantities of code are written, debugged, published and
sold before all bugs are detected and resolved
Cybersecurity - Answer-Protection of computer assets from unauthorized use, alteration, and
destruction
Threat - Answer-Potential risk to an information asset (i.e., power irregularities, internet connection
issues)
Vulnerability - Answer-Potential weakness in an asset or its defenses
Attack - Answer-Intentional or unintentional act against an asset resulting in possible loss
Exploit - Answer-Technique used to compromise a system
Data Breach - Answer-Leak of data from a secure location to untrusted environment for unauthorized
persons
Security Measure - Answer-A control reducing threat, vulnerability, or attack through elimination,
prevention, and/or correction
Confidentiality - Answer-Protecting data from unauthorized access (includes measures like
classification, cryptography, education, etc.)
, Integrity - Answer-Preventing unauthorized manipulation (by ensuring information is whole, complete,
and uncorrupted)
Availability - Answer-Ensuring legitimate user access only (may be unavailable by cyberattacks, power
failure, natural disaster, etc.)
Non Repudiation - Answer-Being able to prove that someone did something
Accountability - Answer-Ensuring actions can be traced to certain individuals
Information Extortion - Answer-An attacker or insider steals info and demands compensation for return
or non-disclosure (i.e., ransomware)
Sabotage / Vandalism - Answer-Attack on computer system or technology asset (website defacement,
hacktivism, cyberterrorism/cyberwarfare)
Human Errors - Answer-Threats or attacks that are accidental or without malicious intent - usually
ignorance (i.e., social engineering, phishing, etc.)
Software Attacks - Answer-A software designed and deployed to attack a system (i.e., trojan horse,
worms, DDoS, packet sniffers, etc.)
Technical Hardware Failures - Answer-Manufacturer distributes flawed equipment causing system to
perform outside expected parameters
Technical Software Failuires - Answer-Large quantities of code are written, debugged, published and
sold before all bugs are detected and resolved
