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Corporate Computer Security, 6e (Boyle/Panko)
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Chapter 1 The Threat Environment
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1) The process of protecting computer hardware, networks, data, and applications from
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attackers is called
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A) cybersecurity
B) the threat environment n n


C) a data breach n n


D) a countermeasure
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Answer: A
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy n




2) If an attacker breaks into a corporate database and deletes critical files, this is an
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attack against the
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A) confidentiality
B) integrity
C) availability
D) CIA
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate n




3) Which of the following is a type of countermeasure?
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A) Ethical
B) Invisible
C) Detective
D) Sustainable
Answer: C
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Difficulty: Moderate n




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,4) The most common type of attack appears to be
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A) phishing
B) compromised credentials n


C) cloud misconfiguration n


D) malicious insider n



Answer: B
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Difficulty: Easy n




5) When a threat succeeds in causing harm to a business it is called a
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A) control
B) countermeasure
C) compromise
D) corrective
Answer: C
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Difficulty: Moderate n




6) Three common core security goals are known collectively as FBI.
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Answer: FALSE
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Difficulty: Easy n




7) Costs for all threats are increasing annually.
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Answer: FALSE
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Difficulty: Easy n




8) Corrective countermeasures identify when a threat is attacking.
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Answer: FALSE
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Difficulty: Easy n




9) Most countermeasure controls are preventative controls.
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Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Easy n




10) A n happens when an unauthorized person is able to view, alter, or steal n n n n n n n n n n n


secured data.
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A) countermeasure
B) data breach n


C) safeguard
D) compromise
Answer: B
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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Difficulty: Easy n




11) In 2022, n records were stolen.
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A) about 10 million n n


B) nearly 5 billion n n


C) more than 20 billion n n n


D) almost 50 billion n n



Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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Difficulty: Moderate n




12) IBM found that n n n percent of organizations have had more than one data
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breach.
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A) 17
B) 25
C) 61
D) 83

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