Cybersecurity Quiz

What is the use of deception to gain personal and/or private information for unlawful purposes called?

• Reconnaissance

• Pretexting

• Social Engineering

• Data Encryption

What involves the passive gathering of information about a potential victim?

• Pretexting

• Reconnaissance

• Malware

• Logging

What is the act of tricking a victim into revealing sensitive information under false pretenses?

• Denial of Service

• Pretexting

• Social Engineering

• Accounting

What type of attack attempts to overload a system so that services are no longer available to legitimate network clients?

• Malware

• Denial of Service

• Data Encryption

• Non-repudiation

What is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's consent or knowledge?

• Malware

• Logging

• Reconnaissance

• Pretexting

Which type of authentication requires the user to provide something they know, such as a password or PIN?

• Type 1 Authentication

• Type 2 Authentication

• Type 3 Authentication

• Discretionary Access Control

Which type of authentication requires the user to provide something they have, such as a key fob or smart card?

• Type 1 Authentication

• Type 2 Authentication

• Type 3 Authentication

• Role-based Access Control

Which type of authentication requires the user to provide something they are, such as a fingerprint or retinal pattern?

• Type 1 Authentication

• Type 2 Authentication

• Type 3 Authentication

• Mandatory Access Control

What type of access control allows a user complete control over a resource and determines permissions for others?

• Role-based Access Control

• Discretionary Access Control

• Mandatory Access Control

• Data Encryption

Which access control restricts access based on the user's role in an organization?

• Discretionary Access Control

• Role-based Access Control

• Mandatory Access Control

• Type 1 Authentication