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Corporate Computer Security, 6e (Boyle/Panko)
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Chapter 1 The Threat Environment
1) The process of protecting computer hardware, networks, data, and applications from
attackers is called .
A) cybersecurity
B) the threat environment
C) a data breach
D) a countermeasure
Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
2) If an attacker breaks into a corporate database and deletes critical files, this is an
attack against the security goal.
A) confidentiality
B) integrity
C) availability
D) CIA
Answer: B Pag
e Ref: 20
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Moderate
3) Which of the following is a type of countermeasure?
A) Ethical
B) Invisible
C) Detective
D) Sustainable
Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Moderate
4) The most common type of attack appears to be .
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, A) phishing
B) compromised credentials
C) cloud misconfiguration
D) malicious insider
Answer: B
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
5) When a threat succeeds in causing harm to a business it is called a .
A) control
B) countermeasure
C) compromise
D) corrective
Answer: C Pa
ge Ref: 20
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Moderate
6) Three common core security goals are known collectively as FBI.
Answer: FALSE
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
7) Costs for all threats are increasing annually.
Answer: FALSE
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
8) Corrective countermeasures identify when a threat is attacking.
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Answer: FALSE
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, Difficulty: Easy
9) Most countermeasure controls are preventative controls.
Answer: TRUE
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
10) A
happens when an unauthorized person is able to view, alter, or steal
secured data.
A) countermeasure
B) data breach
C) safeguard
D) compromise
Answer: B
Page Ref: 22
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
Difficulty: Easy
11) In 2022, records were stolen.
A) about 10 million
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B) nearly 5 billion
C) more than 20 billion
D) almost 50 billion
Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
Difficulty: Moderate
12) IBM found that
percent of organizations have had more than one data
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breach.
A) 17
B) 25
C) 61
D) 83
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Copyright © 2025 Pearson Education, Inc.
,TEST BANK FOR
Corporate Cybersecurity, 6th edition Randall J Boyle Raymond R. Panko
All Chapters
Corporate Computer Security, 6e (Boyle/Panko)
6t 6t
Chapter 1 The Threat Environment
1) The process of protecting computer hardware, networks, data, and applications from
attackers is called .
A) cybersecurity
B) the threat environment
C) a data breach
D) a countermeasure
Answer: A
Page Ref: 16
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
2) If an attacker breaks into a corporate database and deletes critical files, this is an
attack against the security goal.
A) confidentiality
B) integrity
C) availability
D) CIA
Answer: B Pag
e Ref: 20
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Moderate
3) Which of the following is a type of countermeasure?
A) Ethical
B) Invisible
C) Detective
D) Sustainable
Answer: C
Page Ref: 21
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Moderate
4) The most common type of attack appears to be .
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, A) phishing
B) compromised credentials
C) cloud misconfiguration
D) malicious insider
Answer: B
Page Ref: 17
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
5) When a threat succeeds in causing harm to a business it is called a .
A) control
B) countermeasure
C) compromise
D) corrective
Answer: C Pa
ge Ref: 20
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Moderate
6) Three common core security goals are known collectively as FBI.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 19
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
7) Costs for all threats are increasing annually.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 19
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
8) Corrective countermeasures identify when a threat is attacking.
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Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 21
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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, Difficulty: Easy
9) Most countermeasure controls are preventative controls.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 21
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
Difficulty: Easy
10) A
happens when an unauthorized person is able to view, alter, or steal
secured data.
A) countermeasure
B) data breach
C) safeguard
D) compromise
Answer: B
Page Ref: 22
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
Difficulty: Easy
11) In 2022, records were stolen.
A) about 10 million
6t
B) nearly 5 billion
C) more than 20 billion
D) almost 50 billion
Answer: C
Page Ref: 22
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
Difficulty: Moderate
12) IBM found that
percent of organizations have had more than one data
6t
breach.
A) 17
B) 25
C) 61
D) 83
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