Unit 1 - Foundations and Threats

How do you stop a Rootkit?

• Use antivirus software

• Reinstall the operating system

• Update all drivers

• Ignore it

Which of the following CANNOT be used for biometric authentication?

• All of the answer choices can be used.

• Heart Rate

• Retina Scan

• Typing speed

• Fingerprint

A one-way algorithm used to encrypt a password for secure storage or transfer.

• SAM registry

• Single Sign-On

• Encoding

• Hash

In Linux, which of the following commands will take you up one level in the path to your parent directory?

• cd ..

• cd /parent

• cd ~

• cd parent

Which of the following is a breach of integrity in the CIA Triad?

• Your co-worker reading your emails without your permission

• A student getting a teacher password and changing the grades for the last quiz

• A DDoS Attack that shuts down a website

• A hacker convincing an elderly person to send money to get a friend out of jail.

A virtual machine allows the computer to have...

• better 3D graphics

• additional hard drive space

• additional RAM

• more than one operating system

A software program that automates the process of trying all possible combinations of characters to determine a password.

• Guess and Check

• Stealing

• Brute Force

• Hackathon

Match the term with the definition.

• A group of programs installed by an attacker to gain complete control of a computer.

• Ransomware

• An attack that takes advantage of code flaws that have VERY recently been discovered.

• Rootkit

• A program that blocks access to files or use of the device until a ransom is paid.

• Spyware

• Software that gathers data and forwards it to a third party without the consent or knowledge of the user.

• Zero Day

Which command line is case sensitive?

• Windows only

• Linux only

• Both Linux and Windows

• Neither Linux or Windows

Which of the following is NOT part of the model of Computer Security where Protection = (a)   + + - Prevention - Prosecution - Response - Detection

• Prosecution
• Response

• Detection