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Corporate Computer Security, 6e (Boyle/Panko) Ch br br br br br



apter 1 The Threat Environment
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1) The process of protecting computer hardware, networks, data, and applications from a
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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2) If an attacker breaks into a corporate database and deletes critical files, this is an at
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A) confidentiality
B) integrity
C) availability
D) CIA
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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3) Which of the following is a type of countermeasure?
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A) Ethical
B) Invisible
C) Detective
D) Sustainable
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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
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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5) When a threat succeeds in causing harm to a business it is called a
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A) control
B) countermeasure
C) compromise
D) corrective
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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6) Three common core security goals are known collectively as FBI.
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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7) Costs for all threats are increasing annually.
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Answer: FALSE br




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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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8) Corrective countermeasures identify when a threat is attacking.
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Answer: FALSE br




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, Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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9) Most countermeasure controls are preventative controls.
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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C) safeguard
D) compromise
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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11) In 2022,
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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12) IBM found that br br br



percent of organizations have had more than one data b
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reach.
A) 17
B) 25
C) 61
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