CNET151 - Chapt 12 - Cyber Terrorism & Information Warfare

According to the FBI, what is the premeditated, politically motivated attack against information, computer systems, computer programs, and data that results in violence against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents?

• Cyber terrorism

• Ecoterrorism

• Cyberespionage

• Propaganda

According to ISight Partners, a cyber intelligence firm, in 2014 hackers from which country were spying on computers used in NATO and the European Union?

• Russia

• Latvia

• Lithuania

• Estonia

The virus specifically designed for espionage, first appeared in 2012 and targeted Windows operating systems. What is its name?

• Stuxnet

• Flame

• BlackEnergy

• FinFisher

A(n) attack on data can include stealing or destroying data. What type of attack is it?

• Money center

• Memory

• Economic

• Hardware

Which virus that infected Iranian nuclear facilities was exploiting a vulnerability in SCADA systems?

• MyDoom

• Stuxnet

• FinFisher

• Flame

Any attempt to manipulate information in pursuit of a military or political goal is known as what?

• Cyber terrorism

• Economic terrorism

• Information warfare

• Disinformation

The _____ War was the first modern war in which there was strong and widespread domestic opposition. Which war is being referred to?

• Korean

• Persian Gulf

• Iraqi

• Vietnam

During the ______ War, Western democracies invested time and money in radio broadcasts to communist nations. Which war is being referred to?

• Korean

• Vietnam

• Cold

• Iraqi

A propaganda agent can manage multiple online personalities, posting to many different bulletin boards and discussion groups.

• Bulletin boards and email accounts

• Bulletin boards and discussion groups

• Discussion groups and email accounts

• None of the above

In 1996, a hacker allegedly associated with the white supremacist movement temporarily disabled a ________ ISP.

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Sri Lankan

• Chinese