Hacking Scenarios

Which of the following statements best describes a white-hat hacker?

• Security professional 
• Former black hat
• Former gray hat
• Malicious hacker

A security audit performed on the internal network of an organization by the network administration is also known as:

• Gray-box testing
• Black-box testing
• White-box testing
• Active testing

What is the first phase of hacking?

• Attack
• Maintaining access
• Gaining access
• Reconnaissance

What type of ethical hack tests access to the physical infrastructure?

• Internal network
• Remote network
• External network
• Physical access

The security, functionality, and ease of use triangle illustrates which concept?

• As security increases, functionality and ease of use increase
• As security decreases, functionality and ease of use increase
• As security decreases, functionality and ease of use decrease
• Security does not affect functionality and ease of use

Which type of hacker represents the highest risk to your network?

• Disgruntled employees
• Black-hat hackers
• Gray-hat hackers
• Script kiddies

Hacking for a cause is called:

• Active hacking
• Hacktivism
• Activism
• Black-hat hacking

Name the attack type when a hacker attempts to attack a host via the Internet.

• Remote attack
• Physical access
• Local access
• Internal attack

Which of the following is a system, program, or network that is the subject of a security analysis?

• Owned system
• Vulnerability
• Exploited system
• Target of evaluation

Who uses their hacking skills for destructive purposes?

• Cracker
• Ethical hacker
• Script kiddie
• White-hat hacker