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A network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and decides whether to allow or block specific traffic based on a defined set of security rules.

• Anti-virus

• Firewall

• Encryption

• Malware

A cyber crime in which a target or targets are contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords.

• Cyber criminal

• Phishing

• Attack password

• Online predator

Aarav is working on a project to secure his company's information system. He needs to ensure the CIA triad principles are followed. What does the C in CIA stand for?

• Consistency

• Confidentiality

• Content

James, Florence, and Poppy are working on a cybersecurity project. They are discussing which state of data is the easiest to protect. Can you help them?

• Data at rest, like the files stored on their computers

• Data in transit, like emails they are sending to each other

• Data in process, like the data being used by their software

Ava is sending a confidential document to James over the internet. Which technology should she use to ensure the document's confidentiality?

• Encryption

• Hashing

• Access Control

• Authentication

Benjamin is working on a project to ensure data integrity. Which technology is the most used example of integrity in this context?

• Firewalls

• Hashing

• Authentication

• Encryption

What is the term used to describe sending packets or requests to another system to gain information to be used in a subsequent attack?

• Risk analysis

• Risk assessment

• Scanning

• Spear Phishing

What is the term used to describe the process of finding vulnerabilities in a system that could be exploited by an attacker?

• Risk analysis

• Vulnerability scanning

• Spoofing

• Structured Query Language (SQL) injection

What is the definition of access control?

• The process of granting or denying specific requests to obtain and use information and related information processing services

• The ability to make use of any information system resource

• Security safeguards designed to detect and deny unauthorized access and permit authorized access to an information system

• An attempt to gain unauthorized access to system services, resources, or information

What is the definition of a blacklist?

• A list of entities that are blocked or denied privileges or access

• A violation of the security policy of a system

• The exposure of proprietary, sensitive, or classified information

• The prevention of authorized access to resources