Cybersecurity Threats Assessment

What is the primary purpose of spamming in the context of cybersecurity?

• To gain unauthorized access to a computer network

• To send unsolicited emails, mainly for advertising

• To manipulate users into sharing confidential information

• To overwhelm a website with traffic

Which cybersecurity threat involves unauthorized access to a computer or network?

• Phishing

• Ransomware

• Hacking

• Spamming

In internet security, what does "social engineering" refer to?

• Building secure social networking platforms

• Creating social media profiles for cybersecurity experts

• Developing software to protect social media accounts

• Manipulating users to share confidential information

What is the primary characteristic of a phishing attack?

• It encrypts user data and demands payment for decryption

• It overwhelms a website with traffic to make it unavailable

• It sends fraudulent emails to trick users into revealing sensitive information

• It attaches malicious code to legitimate programs

Which of the following best describes a computer virus?

• A type of ransomware that locks users out of their devices

• A form of social engineering that manipulates users

• A distributed denial of service attack

• Malicious software often attached to legitimate programs or emails

What is the main goal of ransomware?

• To steal personal information for identity theft

• To infect a computer and demand payment to unlock it

• To send mass amounts of spam emails

• To gain unauthorized access to secure networks

What does DDOS stand for in the context of cybersecurity attacks?

• Digital Destruction of Security

• Data Deletion and Operating System failure

• Distributed Denial of Service

• Direct Disruption of Server

Which cybersecurity threat aims to make a website or service unavailable to its intended users?

• Virus

• Phishing

• Spamming

• DDOS attacks

What type of cybersecurity threat often involves small pieces of code attached to legitimate programs?

• Ransomware

• Virus

• Social engineering

• Hacking

Which of the following is NOT a primary goal of phishing attacks?

• Tricking users into revealing sensitive information

• Sending fraudulent emails

• Overwhelming a website with traffic

• Manipulating users through social engineering tactics