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CNT 115 | Final ExamWhich of the following are the best examples of how a non-malicious person could negatively impact
cybersecurity (choose three) - correct answer ✔✔*Not*
Misconfiguring a firewall
Working according to industry best practices
Keeping passwords in a text file on their desktop
Modifying a secret message to uncover its meaning is known as - correct answer ✔✔Decryption
Asymmetric encryption involves the use of a single key to lock and unlock secret messages - correct
answer ✔✔False
True or False - The act of hacking itself is neither good nor bad. - correct answer ✔✔True
OpenVAS is an example of a(n) - correct answer ✔✔Software package used to perform vulnerability
assessments
Which security component identifies suspicious traffic and may sent alerts to administrators? - correct
answer ✔✔Passive IDS
"Why are APTs typically identified as governments, or large, well-funded organizations?" - correct answer
✔✔They are typically the only groups with the financial and technical resources to be able to sustain
attacks on a long term basis
Why is a layered security approach important? - correct answer ✔✔"Because no single security
component or technology can protect against all threats, or be 100% effective against any single threat"
Social media would most likely be used as a part of information warfare in order to - correct answer
✔✔Spread misinformation or propaganda
, The Diffie-Hemann algorithm is used to - correct answer ✔✔Establish a private key over an insecure
channel
Improving Cybersecurity must be a(n) ____________ effort to be successful - correct answer
✔✔Collective
True or False - An attacker could use social engineering or malware as part of a network based attack -
correct answer ✔✔True
"When creating a digital signature, a __________ key is used to sign the message and prove the origin of
a message" - correct answer ✔✔Private
A modified message that has been encrypted is called the ___________ - correct answer ✔✔Cipher Text
Which security component identifies suspicious traffic and attempts to stop it? - correct answer
✔✔Active IDS
How can considering the core cybersecurity concepts of least privilege and layered security be helpful
when hardening a system? - correct answer ✔✔They can be useful in determining how to lessen an
attack surface and implementing or improving protections
Choose the three main areas of exposure that make up an overall Attack Surface - correct answer
✔✔Network
People
Software
True or False - Cyber Conflicts are between governments and don't involve businesses or individuals -
correct answer ✔✔False
True or False - Security professionals should not utilize hacking techniques because they are dangerous -
correct answer ✔✔False
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