2026/2027 | COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
Cybersecurity Threat - ANS ✔✔Event with potential for asset loss and undesirable
consequences
Types of Asset Loss - ANS ✔✔Includes intentional, unintentional, misuse, abuse, error events
Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities - ANS ✔✔Weaknesses in system security that can be compromised
Cybersecurity Exploits - ANS ✔✔Means for hackers to execute malicious activities on a system
Types of Cybersecurity Breaches - ANS ✔✔Unauthorized access to an organization's systems,
data, and information
Social Engineering - ANS ✔✔Manipulation of people to divulge confidential information
DDOS Attack - ANS ✔✔Cyberattack to make a computer or online service unavailable
Cybersecurity Mitigation - ANS ✔✔Policies and procedures to prevent security incidents
Threat Prevention - ANS ✔✔Policies to protect systems and data from threats
Threat Identification - ANS ✔✔Tools designed to identify specific security threats
Threat Cure - ANS ✔✔Strategies used to lessen the impact of active security threats
, Social Engineering Attacks - ANS ✔✔Designed to get individuals to divulge sensitive information
Confidentiality Goals - ANS ✔✔Protecting systems, data, and information from theft or attack
Integrity Goals - ANS ✔✔Maintaining data, information, and system integrity
External Threats to Cybersecurity - ANS ✔✔Risks external to the organization, including
malware and phishing attacks
Internal Threats to Cybersecurity - ANS ✔✔Threats from inside the organization, including
accidents and intentional attacks
Spyware - ANS ✔✔Software collecting information about Internet habits and behaviors
Adware - ANS ✔✔Software collecting the user's web browsing history
Cybersecurity Goals - ANS ✔✔Protecting systems, data, and information from theft or attack
Integrity Measures - ANS ✔✔Maintained through user-access controls, file permissions, version
controls
Cybersecurity Breaches - ANS ✔✔Early-stage intrusions leading to system damage, data loss,
and network downtime
Common Social Engineering Attacks - ANS ✔✔Designed to get individuals to divulge sensitive
information
Web Crawlers - ANS ✔✔Bots used to gather information from websites