Itn 262 midterm Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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Itn 262 midterm Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers


Question: Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices are most
often associated with:


Ans: Utilities


Question: What is a worm?


Ans: Malware


Question: True or False? Botnets can (often) perform distributed denial of
service (DDoS) attacks in which thousands of individual computers send
overwhelming amounts of traffic at a victim's computer.
True
False


Ans: true


Question: Desktop malware may not represent a direct threat to ________- or
PLC-based equipment, but practical attacks exist on these systems.
b) FRA
a) DOS
c) PLC
d) SCADA

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Ans: scada


Question: True or False? In requirement-based security, we identify and
prioritize our security needs in a risk assessment process.
True
False


Ans: true


Question: Car ignition locks are an example of what type of decision?
c) Rule-based
a) Requirement-based
d) Hunter's dilemma
b) Relativistic-based


Ans: Rule-based


Question: Both forms of the RMF illustrate a(n) _______ engineering process
as a way to plan, design, and build a complicated system.
a) computer
c) systems
b) security
d) information


Ans: systems

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Question: True or False? The security process and the Information
engineering process find their origin in the concept of Continuous
Improvement.
True
False


Ans: False


Question: True or False? A supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
device is a computer that controls motors, valves, and other devices in
industrial applications.
True
False


Ans: true


Question: A security decision, such as locking your vehicle when not in use, is
an example of:
d) None of these is correct.
a) rule-based security.
c) integrity.
b) the hunter's dilemma.


Ans: rule-based security


Question: Which of the following is an example of a rule-based security
decision?
c) Applying "security theater"

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d) Trying to outdo a neighbor's security measures
a) Locking a car's ignition
b) Performing a step-by-step security analysis


Ans: locking a cars ignition


Question: Which of the following is an example of security theater?
a) Locking a car's ignition
b) Installing a fake video camera
c) Trying to outrun a hungry bear
d) Choosing a defense based on a systematic, step-by-step process


Ans: Installing a fake video camera


Question: True or False? The term "security theater" refers to security
measures intended to make potential victims feel safe and secure without
regard to their effectiveness.
True
False


Ans: true


Question: Risk Management Framework is a way to assess _______________
risks when developing large-scale computer systems.


Ans: cybersecurity