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CYBER-2600 : Final Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Graded A+
Today, the data stored and processed by computers is almost always more
valuable than the hardware.
True
False Ans: True
In many early cases of computer crime, the perpetrator of the crime intended
to cause damage to the computer.
True
False Ans: False
Most current ransomware attacks use a hybrid encrypting scheme, locking the
files on a victim's computer until a ransom is paid.
True
False Ans: True
Because of malware's nefarious purpose, there is no criminal distinction
between the writers of malware and those who release malware.
True
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False Ans: False
One of the hardest threats that security professionals will have to address is
that of the insider.
True
False Ans: True
Criminal activity on the Internet, at its most basic, is quite different from
criminal activity in the physical world.
True
False Ans: False
When internal threat actors pursue their attacks, they have an additional step
to take: the establishment of access to the system under attack.
True
False Ans: False
True zero-day vulnerabilities are used often and quickly because once used,
they will be patched.
True
False Ans: False
the early days of computers, security was considered to be a binary condition
in which your system was either secure or not secure.
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True
False Ans: True
Which Internet worm, released in 1988, is considered to be one of the first real
Internet crime cases?
the Code Red worm
the Morris worm
the Slammer worm
the Jester worm Ans: the Morris Worm
Which Internet criminal is famous for conducting his attacks using a number
of different "tools" and techniques, including social engineering, sniffers, and
cloned cellular telephones?
Robert Morris
Kevin Mitnick
Vladimir Levin
David Smith Ans: Kevin Mitnick
What target did the teenage hacker who went by the name "Jester" attack in
March 1997?
He hacked Sony, stealing over 70 million user accounts.
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He broke into the U.S. electric power grid, mapped it out, and planted
destructive programs that could be activated at a later date.
He attacked Estonia with a massive denial-of-service (DoS) cyberattack.
He cut off telephone services to the FAA control tower as well as the
emergency services at the Worcester Airport and the community of Rutland,
Massachusetts. Ans: He cut off telephone services to the FAA control tower as
well as the emergency services at the Worcester Airport and the community of
Rutland, Massachusetts
What was the primary lesson learned from the Slammer worm?
It made security personnel aware of attacks that had been going on for years
without being noticed.
It drove home the point that the Internet could be adversely impacted in a
matter of minutes.
It brought the existence and impact of state-sponsored malware to light.
It made security personnel aware of data breaches that had come to dominate
the security landscape. Ans: It drove home the point that the Internet could
be adversely impacted in a matter of minutes.
How did the Code Red worm spread?
CYBER-2600 : Final Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Graded A+
Today, the data stored and processed by computers is almost always more
valuable than the hardware.
True
False Ans: True
In many early cases of computer crime, the perpetrator of the crime intended
to cause damage to the computer.
True
False Ans: False
Most current ransomware attacks use a hybrid encrypting scheme, locking the
files on a victim's computer until a ransom is paid.
True
False Ans: True
Because of malware's nefarious purpose, there is no criminal distinction
between the writers of malware and those who release malware.
True
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False Ans: False
One of the hardest threats that security professionals will have to address is
that of the insider.
True
False Ans: True
Criminal activity on the Internet, at its most basic, is quite different from
criminal activity in the physical world.
True
False Ans: False
When internal threat actors pursue their attacks, they have an additional step
to take: the establishment of access to the system under attack.
True
False Ans: False
True zero-day vulnerabilities are used often and quickly because once used,
they will be patched.
True
False Ans: False
the early days of computers, security was considered to be a binary condition
in which your system was either secure or not secure.
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True
False Ans: True
Which Internet worm, released in 1988, is considered to be one of the first real
Internet crime cases?
the Code Red worm
the Morris worm
the Slammer worm
the Jester worm Ans: the Morris Worm
Which Internet criminal is famous for conducting his attacks using a number
of different "tools" and techniques, including social engineering, sniffers, and
cloned cellular telephones?
Robert Morris
Kevin Mitnick
Vladimir Levin
David Smith Ans: Kevin Mitnick
What target did the teenage hacker who went by the name "Jester" attack in
March 1997?
He hacked Sony, stealing over 70 million user accounts.
, 4|Page
He broke into the U.S. electric power grid, mapped it out, and planted
destructive programs that could be activated at a later date.
He attacked Estonia with a massive denial-of-service (DoS) cyberattack.
He cut off telephone services to the FAA control tower as well as the
emergency services at the Worcester Airport and the community of Rutland,
Massachusetts. Ans: He cut off telephone services to the FAA control tower as
well as the emergency services at the Worcester Airport and the community of
Rutland, Massachusetts
What was the primary lesson learned from the Slammer worm?
It made security personnel aware of attacks that had been going on for years
without being noticed.
It drove home the point that the Internet could be adversely impacted in a
matter of minutes.
It brought the existence and impact of state-sponsored malware to light.
It made security personnel aware of data breaches that had come to dominate
the security landscape. Ans: It drove home the point that the Internet could
be adversely impacted in a matter of minutes.
How did the Code Red worm spread?
