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Corporate Computer Security, 6e (Boyle/Panko) C
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hapter 1 The Threat Environment
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1) The process of protecting computer hardware, networks, data, and applications fro
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m attackers is called
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A) cybersecurity
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C) a data breach ma ma
D) a countermeasure ma
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
2) If an attacker breaks into a corporate database and deletes critical files, this is
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an attack against the
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A) confidentiality
B) integrity
C) availability
D) CIA
Answer: B Pag ma ma
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate ma
3) Which of the following is a type of countermeasure?
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A) Ethical
B) Invisible
C) Detective
D) Sustainable
Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate ma
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,4) The most common type of attack appears to be
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A) phishing
B) compromised credentials ma
C) cloud misconfiguration ma
D) malicious insider ma
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
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 Pa
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate ma
6) Three common core security goals are known collectively as FB
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I. Answer: FALSE
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
7) Costs for all threats are increasing annually
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. Answer: FALSE
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
8) Corrective countermeasures identify when a threat is attacking
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. Answer: FALSE
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, Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
9) Most countermeasure controls are preventative controls.
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Answer: TRUE
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
10) A ma
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al secured data.
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A) countermeasure
B) data breach ma
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 ma
11) In 2022, ma records were stolen.
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A) about 10 million ma ma
B) nearly 5 billion ma ma
C) more than 20 billion ma ma ma
D) almost 50 billion ma ma
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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Difficulty: Moderate ma
12) IBM found that ma ma ma
percent of organizations have had more than one dat
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a breach.
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A) 17
B) 25
C) 61
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Corporate Cybersecurity, 6th edition Randall J Boyle Raymond R. Panko
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All Chapters
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Corporate Computer Security, 6e (Boyle/Panko) C
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hapter 1 The Threat Environment
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1) The process of protecting computer hardware, networks, data, and applications fro
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m attackers is called
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A) cybersecurity
B) the threat environment ma ma
C) a data breach ma ma
D) a countermeasure ma
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Page Ref: 16 ma ma
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
2) If an attacker breaks into a corporate database and deletes critical files, this is
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an attack against the
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A) confidentiality
B) integrity
C) availability
D) CIA
Answer: B Pag ma ma
e Ref: 20
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate ma
3) Which of the following is a type of countermeasure?
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A) Ethical
B) Invisible
C) Detective
D) Sustainable
Answer: C
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Page Ref: 21 ma ma
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate ma
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,4) The most common type of attack appears to be
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A) phishing
B) compromised credentials ma
C) cloud misconfiguration ma
D) malicious insider ma
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Page Ref: 17 ma ma
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
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 Pa
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ge Ref: 20ma ma
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate ma
6) Three common core security goals are known collectively as FB
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I. Answer: FALSE
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Page Ref: 19 ma ma
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
7) Costs for all threats are increasing annually
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. Answer: FALSE
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Page Ref: 19 ma ma
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
8) Corrective countermeasures identify when a threat is attacking
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. Answer: FALSE
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Page Ref: 21 ma ma
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, Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
9) Most countermeasure controls are preventative controls.
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Answer: TRUE
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Page Ref: 21
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy ma
10) A ma
happens when an unauthorized person is able to view, alter, or stema ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma
al secured data.
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A) countermeasure
B) data breach ma
C) safeguard
D) compromise
Answer: B
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Page Ref: 22
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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Difficulty: Easy ma
11) In 2022, ma records were stolen.
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A) about 10 million ma ma
B) nearly 5 billion ma ma
C) more than 20 billion ma ma ma
D) almost 50 billion ma ma
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Page Ref: 22
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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Difficulty: Moderate ma
12) IBM found that ma ma ma
percent of organizations have had more than one dat
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a breach.
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A) 17
B) 25
C) 61
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