Title: Review Quiz Module 1
Course: CET 2660 Network Security Fundamentals > Section: Module One - Introduction to Security and Types of Attacks

Q: ____ ensures that data is accessible to authorized users.
A: Availability
If wrong: Please refer to page 12-13 of the textbook

Q: ____ ensures that only authorized parties can view the information.
A: Confidentiality
If wrong: Please refer to page 12 of the textbook

Q: A(n) ____ is the likelihood that a threat agent will exploit a vulnerability.
A: risk
If wrong: Please refer to page 16 of the textbook

Q: A(n) ____ is defined as something that has a value.
A: asset
If wrong: Please refer to page 13 of the textbook

Q: A(n) ____ is a set of software tools used by an intruder to break into a computer, obtain special privileges to perform unauthorized functions, and then hide all traces of its existence.
A: rootkit
If wrong: Please refer to page 49 of the textbook

Q: Targeted attacks against financial networks, unauthorized access to information, and the theft of personal information is sometimes known as ____.
A: cybercrime
If wrong: Please refer to page 22 of the textbook

Q: The motivation of ____ may be defined as ideology, or attacking for the sake of their principles or beliefs.
A: cyberterrorists
If wrong: Please refer to page 23 of the textbook

Q: ____ is a superset of information security including security issues that do not involve computers.
A: Information assurance

Q: An example of _____ in information security would be not revealing the type of computer, version of operating system, or brand of software that is used.
A: obscurity
If wrong: Please refer to page 26 of the textbook

Q: A(n) ____ is a program that secretly attaches itself to a legitimate â carrier,â such as a document or program, and then executes when that document is opened or program is launched.
A: computer virus
If wrong: Please refer to page 44 of the textbook

Q: _____ is a form of tailgating that involves the tailgater colluding with an authorized person.
A: Piggybacking
If wrong: Please refer to page 66 of the textbook

Q: A(n) ____ is a computer program or a part of a program that lies dormant until it is triggered by a specific logical event, such as a certain date reached on the system calendar or a drop below a previous level of a personâ s rank in an organization.
A: logic bomb
If wrong: Please refer to page 51 of the textbook

Q: ____ is exploiting a vulnerability in software to gain access to resources that the user would normally be restricted from obtaining.
A: Privilege escalation
If wrong: Please refer to page of the textbook

Q: ____ is a general term used for describing software that imposes upon a userâ s privacy or security.
A: Spyware
If wrong: Please refer to page 54 of the textbook

Q: ____ is a software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user.
A: Adware
If wrong: Please refer to page 55 of the textbook