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Cybersecurity Knowledge Assessment

Test your knowledge on the essential principles of cybersecurity with this comprehensive quiz! Whether you are a beginner or an expert, this quiz offers valuable insights into various topics, including network security, compliance regulations, and data protection measures.

25 challenging questions
Multiple choice format
Immediate feedback on your answers

25 Questions6 MinutesCreated by SecuringData321

Which security control is most helpful in protecting against eavesdropping on wireless LAN (WLAN) data transmissions that would jeopardize confidentiality?

Implementing LAN configuration standards

Securing wiring closets

Applying strong encryption

Applying patches promptly

What compliance regulation applies specifically to the educational records maintained by schools about students?

Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Which practice is NOT considered unethical under RFC 1087 issued by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)?

Compromising the privacy of users

Enforcing the integrity of computer-based information

Disrupting intended use of the Internet

Seeking to gain unauthorized access to resources

What is a set of concepts and policies for managing IT infrastructure, development, and operations?

Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)

IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)

NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)

ISO 27002

A report indicates that a system's disk is 80 percent full is a good indication that something is wrong with that system.

False

True

Which action is the best step to protect Internet of Things (IoT) devices from becoming the entry point for security vulnerabilities into a network while still meeting business requirements?

Applying security updates promptly

Removing IoT devices from the network

Using encryption for communications

Turning IoT devices off when not in use

In what type of attack does the attacker send unauthorized commands directly to a database?

Database dumping

SQL injection

Cross-site request forgery

Cross-site scripting

Connectivity is one of the five critical challenges that the Internet of Things (IoT) has to overcome.

True

False

Holly would like to run an annual major disaster recovery test that is as thorough and realistic as possible. She also wants to ensure that there is no disruption of activity at the primary site. What option is best in this scenario?

Simulation test

Full interruption test

Parallel test

Checklist test

What is NOT a commonly used endpoint security technique?

Application control

Network firewall

Remote wiping

Full device encryption

For businesses and organizations under recent compliance laws, data classification standards typically include private, confidential, internal use only, and public domain categories.

False

True

Fran is conducting a security test of a new application. She does not have any access to the source code or other details of the application she is testing. What type of test is Fran conducting?

Blue-box test

Black-box test

White-box test

Grey-box test

An bricks-and-mortar strategy includes marketing and selling goods and services on the Internet.

True

False

A smart card is a token shaped like a credit card that contains one or more microprocessor chips that accept, store, and send information through a reader.

False

True

Alan is developing a business impact assessment for his organization. He is working with business units to determine the maximum allowable time to recover a particular function. What value is Alan determining?

Recovery time objective (RTO)

Recovery point objective (RPO)

Technical recovery requirements

Business recovery requirements

Data loss prevention (DLP) uses business rules to classify sensitive information to prevent unauthorized end users from sharing it.

False

True

Using Mobile IP, users can move between segments on a local area network (LAN) and stay connected without interruption.

True

False

Application service providers (ASPs) are software companies that build applications hosted in the cloud and on the Internet.

False

True

Which Internet of Things (IoT) challenge involves the difficulty of developing and implementing protocols that allow devices to communicate in a standard fashion?

Compliance

Interoperability

Privacy

Security

Juan's web server was down for an entire day last September. It experienced no other downtime during that month. Which one of the following represents the web server uptime for that month?

3.33%

0.04%

96.67%

99.96%

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