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Questão 1

Questão
To date, the single most expensive malicious attack occurred in 2000, which cost an estimated $8.7 billion. What was the name of this attack?
Responda
  • Slammer
  • Code Red
  • Love Bug
  • Nimda

Questão 2

Questão
Which term is used to describe individuals who want to attack computers yet lack the knowledge of computers and networks needed to do so?
Responda
  • cyberterrorist
  • cybercriminal
  • script kiddies
  • hacker

Questão 3

Questão
What class of attacks use innovative attack tools and once a system is infected it silently extracts data over an extended period?
Responda
  • Inside Attacks
  • Embedded Attacks
  • Advanced Persistent Threat
  • Modified Threat

Questão 4

Questão
Which position below is considered an entry-level position for a person who has the necessary technical skills?
Responda
  • security administrator
  • security manager
  • CISO
  • security technician

Questão 5

Questão
What term is used to describe state-sponsored attackers that are used for launching computer attacks against their foes?
Responda
  • nation state threats
  • state hackers
  • nation state actors
  • cyber military

Questão 6

Questão
Which of the three protections ensures that only authorized parties can view information?
Responda
  • confidentiality
  • integrity
  • security
  • availability

Questão 7

Questão
What term best describes any premeditated, politically motivated attack against information, computer systems, computer programs, and data which results in violence against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents?
Responda
  • hacking
  • cybercriminal
  • cracking
  • cyberterrorism

Questão 8

Questão
The CompTIA Security+ certification is a vendor-neutral credential
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 9

Questão
What type of diversity is being implemented if a company is using multiple security products from different manufacturers?
Responda
  • vendor-control security
  • manufacturer diversity
  • vendor diversity
  • multiple-product security

Questão 10

Questão
Which of the following is a common security framework? (Choose all that apply.)
Responda
  • ISO
  • COBIT
  • ASA
  • RFC

Questão 11

Questão
A vulnerability is a flaw or weakness that allows a threat to bypass security.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 12

Questão
Successful attacks are usually not from software that is poorly designed and has architecture/design weaknesses.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 13

Questão
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act restricts electronic and paper data containing personally identifiable financial information.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 14

Questão
Select the term that best describes automated attack software?
Responda
  • open-source utility
  • intrusion application
  • open-source intelligence
  • insider software

Questão 15

Questão
What type of theft involves stealing another person's personal information, such as a Social Security number, and then using the information to impersonate the victim, generally for financial gain?
Responda
  • social scam
  • cyberterrorism
  • identity theft
  • phishing

Questão 16

Questão
The Security Administrator reports directly to the CIO.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 17

Questão
Which of the following are considered threat actors? (Choose all that apply.)
Responda
  • competitors
  • brokers
  • individuals
  • administrators

Questão 18

Questão
Under which laws are health care enterprises required to guard protected health information and implement policies and procedures whether it be in paper or electronic format?
Responda
  • USHIPA
  • HIPAA
  • HLPDA
  • HCPA

Questão 19

Questão
Smart phones give the owner of the device the ability to download security updates.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 20

Questão
What process describes using technology as a basis for controlling the access and usage of sensitive data?
Responda
  • control diversity
  • vendor diversity
  • technical controls
  • administrative controls

Questão 21

Questão
Which of the following describes various supporting structures for implementing security that provides a resource of how to create a secure IT environment? (Choose all that apply.)
Responda
  • reference architectures
  • industry-standard frameworks
  • reference frameworks
  • regulatory frameworks

Questão 22

Questão
To mitigate risk is the attempt to address risk by making the risk less serious
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 23

Questão
What term describes a layered security approach that provides the most comprehensive protection?
Responda
  • defense-in-depth
  • diverse-defense
  • limiting-defense
  • comprehensive-security

Questão 24

Questão
In what kind of attack can attackers make use of millions of computers under their control in an attack against a single server or network?
Responda
  • remote
  • distributed
  • centered
  • local

Questão 25

Questão
One of the challenges in combating cyberterrorism is that many of the prime targets are not owned and managed by the federal government.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 26

Questão
What information security position reports to the CISO and supervises technicians, administrators, and security staff?
Responda
  • security auditor
  • security manager
  • security administrator
  • security engineer

Questão 27

Questão
In information security, what can constitute a loss?
Responda
  • the loss of good will or reputation
  • all of the above
  • theft of information
  • a delay in transmitting information that results in a financial penalty

Questão 28

Questão
As security is increased, convenience is often increased.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 29

Questão
Which of the following ensures that data is accessible to authorized users?
Responda
  • identity
  • integrity
  • confidentiality
  • availability

Questão 30

Questão
What term refers to an action that provides an immediate solution to a problem by cutting through the complexity that surrounds it?
Responda
  • secure solution
  • silver bullet
  • approved action
  • unicorn

Questão 31

Questão
Which term below is frequently used to describe the tasks of securing information that is in a digital format?
Responda
  • logical security
  • physical security
  • information security
  • network security

Questão 32

Questão
In information security, which of the following is an example of a threat actor?
Responda
  • all of the above
  • a force of nature such as a tornado that could destroy computer equipment
  • a virus that attacks a computer network
  • a person attempting to break into a secure computer network

Questão 33

Questão
Which law requires banks and financial institutions to alert customers of their policies and practices in disclosing customer information?
Responda
  • Sarbanes-Oxley
  • California Database Security Breach
  • USA Patriot
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley

Questão 34

Questão
Select the information protection item that ensures that information is correct and that no unauthorized person or malicious software has altered that data.
Responda
  • availability
  • identity
  • integrity
  • confidentiality

Questão 35

Questão
What term is used to describe a group that is strongly motivated by ideology, but is usually not considered to be well-defined and well-organized?
Responda
  • hactivists
  • hacker
  • script kiddies
  • cyberterrorist

Questão 36

Questão
Those who wrongfully disclose individually identifiable health information can be fined up to what amount per calendar year?
Responda
  • $500,000
  • $50,000
  • $1,500,000
  • $250,000

Questão 37

Questão
What level of security access should a computer user have to do their job?
Responda
  • password protected
  • authorized access
  • limiting amount
  • least amount

Questão 38

Questão
Which of the following is a valid fundamental security principle? (Choose all that apply.)
Responda
  • simplicity
  • layering
  • signature
  • diversity

Questão 39

Questão
Brokers steal new product research or a list of current customers to gain a competitive advantage.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 40

Questão
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, what percentage of growth for information security analysts is the available job outlook supposed to reach through 2024?
Responda
  • 18
  • 27
  • 10
  • 15

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