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Cybersecurity Awareness Quiz

Test your knowledge on cybersecurity and network protection with our engaging quiz. Whether you're a professional in the field or just starting, this quiz covers essential concepts that everyone should know.

10 challenging multiple-choice questions
Designed for security enthusiasts and professionals
Enhance your understanding of cybersecurity threats

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by SecureGuard202

A company hires a consulting firm to crawl its Active Directory network with a non-domain account looking for unpatched systems. Actively taking control of systems is out of scope, as is the creation of new administrator accounts. For which of the following is the company hiring the consulting firm?

A. Vulnerability scanning

B. Penetration testing

C. Application fuzzing

D. User permission auditing

A senior incident response manager receives a call about some external IPs communicating with internal computers during off hours. Which of the following types of malware is MOST likely causing this issue?

A. Botnet

B. Ransomware

C. Polymorphic malware

D. Armored virus

Which of the following specifically describes the exploitation of an interactive process to access otherwise restricted areas of the OS?

Pivoting

Privilege escalation

Process affinity

Buffer overflow

A penetration tester is crawling a target website that is available to the public. Which of the following represents the actions the penetration tester is performing?

A. URL hijacking

B. Reconnaissance

C. White box testing

D. Escalation of privilege

When systems, hardware, or software are not supported by the original vendor, it is a vulnerability known as:

A. System sprawl

B. end-of-life systems

C. Resource exhaustion

D. A default configuration

An employee receives an email, which appears to be from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), asking for a report of security credentials for all users. Which of the following types of attack is MOST likely occurring?

A. Policy violation

B. Social engineering

C. Whaling

D. Spear phishing

Which of the following vulnerability types would the type of hacker known as a script kiddie be MOST dangerous against?

Passwords written on the bottom of a keyboard

Misplaced hardware token

Unpatched exploitable internet-facing services

Unencrypted backup tapes

Which of the following describes the key difference between vishing and phishing attacks?

Phishing is used by attackers to steal a person's identity.

Vishing attacks require some knowledge of the target of attack.

Vishing attacks are accomplished using telephony services.

Phishing is a category of social engineering attack.

Which of the following implements two-factor authentication?

A computer requiring username and password

An ATM requiring a credit card and PIN

A phone system requiring a PIN to make a call

A datacenter mantrap requiring fingerprint and iris scan

Which of the following would meet the requirements for multifactor authentication?

Fingerprint and password

Smart card and hardware token

Username, PIN, and employee ID number

Voice recognition and retina scan

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