MIS 585 Midterm Exam Study Guide
2026/2027 | Complete Exam Preparation |
Key Concepts, Questions & Answers
A broker launches a variety of attacks to find a weakness that will lead to financial
gain. What activity is the broker most likely to engage in?
A.) Sell information about a discovered vulnerability
B.) Steal classified information against a competitor
C.) Obtain, repackage, and sell pirated software
D.) Create and sell malicious software to the highest bidder - correct answer-A.)
Sell Information about a discovered vulnerability
A criminal organization has decided to leave their traditional ways and pursue
cyberattacks as their new mode of operation. Why would they do this?
A.)Less competition
B.) Easier to hide their tracks
C.) Generate disruption
D.) Political beliefs - correct answer-B.) Easier to hide their tracks
An entity is determined and decides to commit to a multiyear intrusion campaign
with the goal of obtaining national security information. Which of the following
describes the type of attack the entity is most likely to engage in? Select two.
A.) Data breach
B.) Service disruption
, C.) Espionage
D.) APT
E.) Answer Data exfiltration - correct answer-D.) APT
E.) Data exfiltration
To bypass institutional overhead, a well-intentioned networking instructor
purchases a wireless router and connects it to the network. The goal is to allow
students to establish connectivity with each other by connecting through the
wireless router. In what activity did the instructor participate?
A.) Ethical hacking
B.) Insider threat
C.) Shadow IT
D.) APT - correct answer-C.) Shadow IT
A friend gets a virus and asks if you can help them fix the problem. You boot the
computer with a bootable flash drive containing security-related tools and
remove the virus. What type of control did you employ?
A.) Directive
B.) Corrective
C.) Compensating
D.) Deterrent - correct answer-B.) Corrective
Which of the following best describes the possible impact of an attack where
credit card data is stolen from a company and the breach is eventually reported in
the news? Select two.
-Loss of reputation
2026/2027 | Complete Exam Preparation |
Key Concepts, Questions & Answers
A broker launches a variety of attacks to find a weakness that will lead to financial
gain. What activity is the broker most likely to engage in?
A.) Sell information about a discovered vulnerability
B.) Steal classified information against a competitor
C.) Obtain, repackage, and sell pirated software
D.) Create and sell malicious software to the highest bidder - correct answer-A.)
Sell Information about a discovered vulnerability
A criminal organization has decided to leave their traditional ways and pursue
cyberattacks as their new mode of operation. Why would they do this?
A.)Less competition
B.) Easier to hide their tracks
C.) Generate disruption
D.) Political beliefs - correct answer-B.) Easier to hide their tracks
An entity is determined and decides to commit to a multiyear intrusion campaign
with the goal of obtaining national security information. Which of the following
describes the type of attack the entity is most likely to engage in? Select two.
A.) Data breach
B.) Service disruption
, C.) Espionage
D.) APT
E.) Answer Data exfiltration - correct answer-D.) APT
E.) Data exfiltration
To bypass institutional overhead, a well-intentioned networking instructor
purchases a wireless router and connects it to the network. The goal is to allow
students to establish connectivity with each other by connecting through the
wireless router. In what activity did the instructor participate?
A.) Ethical hacking
B.) Insider threat
C.) Shadow IT
D.) APT - correct answer-C.) Shadow IT
A friend gets a virus and asks if you can help them fix the problem. You boot the
computer with a bootable flash drive containing security-related tools and
remove the virus. What type of control did you employ?
A.) Directive
B.) Corrective
C.) Compensating
D.) Deterrent - correct answer-B.) Corrective
Which of the following best describes the possible impact of an attack where
credit card data is stolen from a company and the breach is eventually reported in
the news? Select two.
-Loss of reputation
