QUIZ 3: SECURITY TOOLS and VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS

This refers to various software applications and solutions designed to enhance the security of computer systems, networks, and data.

• Firewall

• Antivirus

• Security Tools

• Malware

These acts as barrier between a trusted internal network and untrusted external networks, controlling incoming and outgoing traffic based on predefined security rules.

• Antivirus

• Intrusion Detection System

• Firewalls

• Encryption Tools

It monitors network traffic for suspicious activity or unauthorized access attempts and alerts administrators.

• Antivirus

• Anti-malware

• Intrusion Detection System (IDS)

• Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)

These tools prevent unauthorized access, transmission, or leakage of sensitive data by monitoring and enforcing data usage policies.

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

• Vulnerability Scanners

• Data Loss Prevention

• Intrusion Detection System (IDS)

These tools protect individual devices such as computers, laptops, smartphones, and tablets from malware, unauthorized access, and other security threats.

• Identity and Access Management (IAM)

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

• Endpoint Security

• Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)

This refers to someone intensely interested in requiring secrets and recondite workings of any computer operating system.

• Cracker

• Phreaker

• Hacker

• Spammer

It is an individual who sends large amounts of unsolicited e-mails and often uses viruses to take control of home computers to use these computers to send out their bulk messages.

• Phisher

• Hacker

• Spammer

• Phreaker

It is an attack wherein a hacker surveys a network and collects data for future attacks.

• Eavesdropping

• Denial of Service

• Reconnaissance

• Trojan Horse

It is a type of network attack that tries to change the system resources or affect their operation and always causes damage to the system.

• Passive Attack

• DoS Attack

• Active Attack

• Network Attack

It is typically installed on a computer as a proactive approach to cybersecurity that helps mitigate a variety of cyber threats including keyloggers, browser hijackers, trojan horses, worms, rootkits, spyware, adware, ransomware, etc.

• Firewall

• Intrusion Detection System (IDS)

• Antivirus or Anti-malware Software

• Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)