Network Security Essentials Exam
Guide3 with 100% Correct Solutions
What are the ways in which employees can cause damage to an organization? (e.g.,
hacking,
extortion, and sabotage)
Sabotage(destruction of hardware or software), hacking, financial theft, theft
of intellectual property, employee extortion, internet abuse
Virus
Requires user or software to travel between computers
Worm
Self-replicating malware spreading between computers
Trojan horse
Disguised malware downloaded onto a computer
Spyware
Monitors or controls computer use for malicious purposes
Adware
Serves unwanted or malicious advertising
Ransomware
Prevents access to device and data, demanding ransom
Social engineering
Tricking users into installing malware or violating security policies
, Rootkit
Allows attacker to gain privileged access and hide intrusion
Backdoor
Undocumented way of accessing a system, bypassing normal authentication
Logic bomb
Programmed to execute at a specific time or condition
What are some threats from employees and competitors
Commercial Espionage - Open Source Intelligence, Illegally stealing a company's trade
secrets
Denial of service Attacks - attack on availability
Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
Gathering and analyzing public information for intelligence
Active reconnaissance probes
Used for IP address and port scanning to find active hosts and services
Botnet
Network of hijacked computer devices used for scams and cyberattacks
Black market websites
Sites for stolen consumer information like credit card numbers
Cyberwar
Attacks by national governments
Cyberterror
Guide3 with 100% Correct Solutions
What are the ways in which employees can cause damage to an organization? (e.g.,
hacking,
extortion, and sabotage)
Sabotage(destruction of hardware or software), hacking, financial theft, theft
of intellectual property, employee extortion, internet abuse
Virus
Requires user or software to travel between computers
Worm
Self-replicating malware spreading between computers
Trojan horse
Disguised malware downloaded onto a computer
Spyware
Monitors or controls computer use for malicious purposes
Adware
Serves unwanted or malicious advertising
Ransomware
Prevents access to device and data, demanding ransom
Social engineering
Tricking users into installing malware or violating security policies
, Rootkit
Allows attacker to gain privileged access and hide intrusion
Backdoor
Undocumented way of accessing a system, bypassing normal authentication
Logic bomb
Programmed to execute at a specific time or condition
What are some threats from employees and competitors
Commercial Espionage - Open Source Intelligence, Illegally stealing a company's trade
secrets
Denial of service Attacks - attack on availability
Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
Gathering and analyzing public information for intelligence
Active reconnaissance probes
Used for IP address and port scanning to find active hosts and services
Botnet
Network of hijacked computer devices used for scams and cyberattacks
Black market websites
Sites for stolen consumer information like credit card numbers
Cyberwar
Attacks by national governments
Cyberterror
