Introduction to Cyber Security

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Compilation of weekly quiz questions for cyber security intro exam.
Nicholas Bagnall
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Question 1

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A _________ prevents or inhibits the normal use or management of system facilities.
Answer
  • masquerade attack
  • denial of service attack
  • traffic encryption attack
  • passive attack

Question 2

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An one-time-use authentication token need only be protected from access by unauthorised users until it has been used by the authorised party. This is an example of the ___________.
Answer
  • Effectiveness Principle
  • Timeliness Principle
  • Weakest Link Principle
  • Energy Principle

Question 3

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A flaw or weakness in a system’s design, implementation, or operation and management that could be exploited to violate the system’s security policy is a(n) _________
Answer
  • countermeasure
  • adversary
  • vulnerability
  • risk

Question 4

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Masquerade, falsification, and repudiation are threat actions that cause __________ threat consequences
Answer
  • unauthorized disclosure
  • disruption
  • deception
  • usurpation

Question 5

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A loss of _________ is the unauthorised disclosure of information.
Answer
  • confidentiality
  • availability
  • authenticity
  • integrity

Question 6

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The assurance that data received are exactly as sent by an authorised entity is __________.
Answer
  • availibility
  • confidentiality
  • authenticity
  • integrity

Question 7

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A __________ is any action that compromises the security of information owned by an organization.
Answer
  • security mechanism
  • security policy
  • security attack
  • security service

Question 8

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________ assures that a system performs its intended function in an unimpaired manner, free from deliberate or inadvertent unauthorised manipulation of the system.
Answer
  • system integrity
  • data integrity
  • confidentiality
  • availability
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