FBLA - CYBERSECURITY - BY GUY WHO WON NATIONALLY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

FBLA - CYBERSECURITY - BY GUY WHO WON NATIONALLY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
VirusH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AHpieceHofHcodeHthatHisHcapableHofHcopyingHitselfHandHtypicallyHhasHaHdetrimentalHeffect,HsuchHasHc
orruptingHtheHsystemHorHdestroyingHdata



SocialHEngineeringH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
Tricking/DeceivingHSomeoneHintoHgivingHyouHprivateHinformationHorHdata



BackdoorH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-AttackerHgetsHaccessHbyHusingHanHexploitHtoHaccessHtheHsystem



SpywareH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
softwareHthatHobtainsHinformationHaboutHanotherHcomputer'sHactivitiesHwithoutHknowledgeHofHth
eHuser



SpearHPhishingHAttackH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
isHanHemailHorHelectronicHcommunicationsHscamHtargetedHtowardsHaHspecificHindividual,Horganizat
ionHorHbusiness.HAlthoughHoftenHintendedHtoHstealHdataHforHmaliciousHpurposes,HcybercriminalsHm
ayHalsoHintendHtoHinstallHmalwareHonHaHtargetedHuser'sHcomputer.



DOSH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
DenialHofHService:HanHattemptHtoHmakeHaHmachineHorHnetworkHresourceHunavailableHtoHitsHintend
edHusers,HsuchHasHtoHtemporarilyHorHindefinitelyHinterruptHorHsuspendHservicesHofHaHhostHconnect
edHtoHtheHInternet.



DDOSH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
DistributedHDenialHofHService:HoccursHwhenHmultipleHsystemsHfloodHtheHbandwidthHorHresourcesH
ofHaHtargetedHsystem,HusuallyHoneHorHmoreHwebHservers.HSuchHanHattackHisHoftenHtheHresultHofHmu
ltipleHcompromisedHsystemsH(forHexample,HaHbotnet)HfloodingHtheHtargetedHsystemHwithHtraffic.

,BotnetH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
aHnetworkHofHprivateHcomputersHinfectedHwithHmaliciousHsoftwareHandHcontrolledHasHaHgroupHwit
houtHtheHowners'Hknowledge,HusedHtoHsendHspamHmessages,HddosHattacks,HmineHforHcryptocurre
ncy,HandHmore



DumpsterHDivingH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-lookingHthroughHtrashHtoHobtainHsensitiveHinformation



RansomwareH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
maliciousHsoftwareHthatHblocksHaccessHtoHcomputerHuntilHanHamountHofHmoneyHisHpaid



MalwareH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
softwareHintendedHtoHharmHcomputers,Hnetworks,Hpeople,HorHbusinesses



Drive-byHDownloadH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
DownloadsHinstalledHbyHjustHpassingHthroughHanHinfectedHwebpage



E-mailHfloodingH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
sendingHmanyHemailsHtoHaHtargetHtoHfloodHtheHinboxHandHtakeHdownHtheHserver



TrojanHHorseH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
aHvirusHdisguisedHasHrealHsoftware,HtoHmakeHitHappearHharmlessHsoHvictimsHdownloadHandHrunHit



WormH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-aHself-
replicatingHvirusHthatHdoesHnotHusuallyHalterHfilesHbutHresidesHinHactiveHmemoryHandHduplicatesHits
elf.HWormsHuseHpartsHofHanHoperatingHsystemHthatHareHautomaticHandHusuallyHinvisibleHtoHtheHuse
r.HItHisHcommonHforHwormsHtoHbeHnoticedHonlyHwhenHtheirHuncontrolledHreplicationHconsumesHsys
temHresources,HslowingHorHhaltingHotherHtasks.



DNSHspoofingH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
alsoHreferredHtoHasHDNSHcacheHpoisoning,HisHaHformHofHcomputerHhackingHinHwhichHcorruptHDomai

, nHNameHSystemHdataHisHintroducedHintoHaHDNSHresolver'sHcache,HcausingHtheHnameHserverHtoHretu
rnHanHincorrectHIPHaddress,HwhichHresultsHinHdivertingHtrafficHtoHtheHattacker'sHcomputerH(orHanyHo
therHcomputer).



ScarewareH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
MalwareHwhichHtricksHusersHintoHbuyingHfakeHantivirusHprotection



WhiteHHatH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AHhackerHwhoHdoesHgood.HTestsHsecurityHsystemsHwithHconsentHofHtheHowners.



BlackHHatH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
AHhackerHwhoHusesHtheirHabilitiesHforHmaliciousHpurposesHsuchHasHbreachingHandHbypassingHintern
etHsecuirty.



CyberterroristH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
SomeoneHwhoHusesHcomputersHtoHcauseHsevereHdamageHorHwidespreadHfearHinHsociety.



HacktivistH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
aHcomputerHhackerHwhoseHactivityHisHaimedHatHpromotingHaHsocialHorHpoliticalHcause.



CyberespionageH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
theHuseHofHcomputerHnetworksHtoHgainHillicitHaccessHtoHconfidentialHinformation,HtypicallyHthatHhel
dHbyHaHgovernmentHorHotherHorganization.



BotsH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
BotsHcanHsendHspamHattacks,HdosHattacks,HandHothers.HMalwareHranHonHaHcomputerHcanHletHtheHat
tackerHplaceHtheseHonHcomputersHwhichHonceHinfectedHareHcalledHzombies.

AHcollectionHofHbotsHallHcontrolledHbyHoneHpersonHisHcalledHaHbotnet,HcommonlyHusedHforHDDOSHat
tacks