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Corporate Cybersecurity, 6th edition Randall J Boyle Raymond R. Panko
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Corporate Computer Security, 6e (Boyle/Panko) x x x x
Chapter 1 The Threat Environment
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1) The process of protecting computer hardware, networks, data, and applications from
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attackers is called
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A) cybersecurity
B) the threat environment x x
C) a data breach x x
D) a
Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy x
2) If an attacker breaks into a corporate database and deletes critical files, this is an
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attack against the
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A) confidentiality
B) integrity
C) availability
D) CIA
Answer: B x
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate x
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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Difficulty: Moderate x
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,4) The most common type of attack appears to be
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A) phishing
B) compromised credentials x
C) cloud misconfiguration x
D) maliciousinsider x
Answer: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy x
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
Answer: C
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Difficulty: Moderate
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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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Difficulty: Easy x
7) Costs for all threats are increasing annually.
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy x
8) Corrective countermeasures identify when a threat is attacking.
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Difficulty: Easy x
9) Most countermeasure controls are preventative controls.
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy x
10) A x happens when an unauthorized person is able to view, alter, or steal
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secured data.
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A) countermeasure
B) data breach x
C) safeguard
D) compromise
Answer: B
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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Difficulty: Easy x
11) In 2022,
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A) about 10 million x x
B) nearly 5 billion x x
C) more than 20 billion x x x
D) almost50billion x x
Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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Difficulty: Moderate
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12) IBM found thatx x x percent of organizations have had more than one data
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breach.
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A) 17
B) 25
C) 61
D) 83
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