INMT 441 Practice Exam Questions and Correct Answers

Cybersecurity Protection of computer assets from unauthorized use, alteration, and destruction Threat Potential risk to an information asset (i.e., power irregularities, internet connection issues) Vulnerability Potential weakness in an asset or its defenses Attack Intentional or unintentional act against an asset resulting in possible loss Exploit Technique used to compromise a system Data Breach Leak of data from a secure location to untrusted environment for unauthorized persons Security Measure A control reducing threat, vulnerability, or attack through elimination, prevention, and/or correction Confidentiality Protecting data from unauthorized access (includes measures like classification, cryptography, education, etc.) Integrity Preventing unauthorized manipulation (by ensuring information is whole, complete, and uncorrupted) Availability Ensuring legitimate user access only (may be unavailable by cyberattacks, power failure, natural disaster, etc.) Non Repudiation Being able to prove that someone did something Accountability Ensuring actions can be traced to certain individuals Information Extortion An attacker or insider steals info and demands compensation for return or non-disclosure (i.e., ransomware) Sabotage / Vandalism Attack on computer system or technology asset (website defacement, hacktivism, cyberterrorism/cyberwarfare)