ITN 262 Midterm Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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ITN 262 Midterm Exam Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers


Question: A person skilled in attacking computer systems, who uses those
skills as a security expert to help protect systems, is a


Ans: white-hat hacker


Question: AUP stands for?


Ans: Acceptable Use Policy


Question: CIA properties do not include:


Ans: authentication


Question: What is a worm?


Ans: Malware


Question: When you analyze a system using the six-phase security process,
you are performing a


Ans: risk assessment


Question: This yields a more specific set of attacks tied to our particular
threat agents

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Ans: Attack Matrix


Question: An attempt by a threat agent to exploit assets without permission
is referred to as


Ans: an attack,


A threat agent is an individual, organization, or group that originates a
particular threat action, motivated to attack asset


Question: A security analyst is performing a security assessment. The analyst
should not


Ans: take actions to mitigate a serious risk


Question: There are three types of tokens; they do not include which
A. Offensive tokens
B. One-time password tokens
C. Challenge-response tokens
D. Passive tokens


Ans: Offensive tokens


Question: The most recent listed hash algorithm is what?


Ans: SHA-512


Question: The following risks are associated with a weak threat except.
A. Simple trial and error password guessing