IDSC 3001 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What are some challenges for IT?
security threats
vulnerabilities
data breaches
natural disasters
IT security is also known as
risk management
what do businesses need to be continually addressing?
prevention and response
what is a cyberattack?
an attack launched from one or more computers against another computer, multiple computers or
networks
what are the two different kinds of cyberattacks?
1. goal is to disable target computer or knock it offline
2. goal is to get access to target computer's data and perhaps gain admin privileges
what are cybercrimes by criminals?
extortion, theft, surveillance zero day
what are cybercrimes by activists?
terrorism, pranksters, protest hacking
what are cybercrimes by nation states?
cyberwarfare, espionage, intellectual property theft
what are some 2022 security threats?
, - supply chain attacks
- nation states
- ransomware
- misinformation "fake news"
- cryptocurrency theft
- microservices
- mobile
- penetration tools - machine learning & AI
- zero-days (vulnerabilities in software that have yet to be fixed)
T/F enterprise security has the largest market share
true
what industry has the highest cost of a data breach?
healthcare
what is the number one example of recent data breach or security exploits?
negligence leading to loss of confidential information
what are threats to business continuity
- disruption (loss or reduction in service, could be temporary or extended period of time)
- destruction of data (viruses destroying files, crash of hard disk)
- natural disaster (may destroy facilities, data centers)
- theft (financial, intellectual property, customer data)
what categories do cybercrime groups provide services in?
- services
- distribution
- monetization
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What are some challenges for IT?
security threats
vulnerabilities
data breaches
natural disasters
IT security is also known as
risk management
what do businesses need to be continually addressing?
prevention and response
what is a cyberattack?
an attack launched from one or more computers against another computer, multiple computers or
networks
what are the two different kinds of cyberattacks?
1. goal is to disable target computer or knock it offline
2. goal is to get access to target computer's data and perhaps gain admin privileges
what are cybercrimes by criminals?
extortion, theft, surveillance zero day
what are cybercrimes by activists?
terrorism, pranksters, protest hacking
what are cybercrimes by nation states?
cyberwarfare, espionage, intellectual property theft
what are some 2022 security threats?
, - supply chain attacks
- nation states
- ransomware
- misinformation "fake news"
- cryptocurrency theft
- microservices
- mobile
- penetration tools - machine learning & AI
- zero-days (vulnerabilities in software that have yet to be fixed)
T/F enterprise security has the largest market share
true
what industry has the highest cost of a data breach?
healthcare
what is the number one example of recent data breach or security exploits?
negligence leading to loss of confidential information
what are threats to business continuity
- disruption (loss or reduction in service, could be temporary or extended period of time)
- destruction of data (viruses destroying files, crash of hard disk)
- natural disaster (may destroy facilities, data centers)
- theft (financial, intellectual property, customer data)
what categories do cybercrime groups provide services in?
- services
- distribution
- monetization
