computer security set 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Packet Sniffer is

a) an application that captures TCP/IP data packets, which can maliciously be used to capture passwords and other data while it is in transit either within the computer or over the network.

b) a situation in which one person or program successfully masquerades as another by falsifying data and thereby gaining illegitimate access.

c) a toolkit for hiding the fact that a computer’s security has been compromised, is a general description of a set of programs which work to subvert control of an operating system from its legitimate (in accordance with established rules) operators.

d) None of these

Question : 2

Abuse messaging systems to send unsolicited is

a) phishing

b) spam

c) malware

d) firewall

e) adware

Question : 3

This hacker is someone outside computer security consulting firms that are used to bug test a system prior to its launch, looking for exploits so they can be closed.

a) White hat

b) Grey hat

c) Blue hat

d) None of these

Question : 4

Script kiddie is

a) someone who subverts computer security without authorization or who uses technology (usually a computer or the Internet) for terrorism, vandalism (malicious destruction), credit card fraud, identity theft, intellectual property theft, or many other types of crime.

b) a person, usually not an expert in computer security, who breaks into computer systems by using prepackaged automated tools written by others.

c) hacker who utilizes technology to announce a political message.

d) None of these

Question : 5

A _____ is anything that can cause harm.

a) vulnerability

b) phishing

c) threat

d) spoof

e) None of these

Question : 6

This hacker is a hacker of ambiguous ethics and/or borderline legality, often frankly admitted.

a) White hat

b) Grey hat

c) Blue hat

d) None of these