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1. Wireless Network: Any type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind. 2. Evil Twin: A wireless network with the same name as another wireless access point. Users unknowingly connect; hackers monitor the traffic looking for useful information. 3. Rouge Access Point: Any unauthorized access point on a wireless network. 4. Bluesnarfing: The unauthorized access of information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection. 5. Bluejacking: An attack that sends unso...

CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 - 1.4 Nyberg

As part of healthcare reform through the Affordable Care Act of 2010, hospitals across the United States are being held accountable for providing a positive patient experience and will lose up to 2% of their reimbursement by 2017 if they fail to reach targeted scores. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to review the process used by a Georgia hospital to educate newly-hired nurses about customer service expectations and to provide recommendations for process improvement. The...

COMPTIA SECURITY+ SY0-601 - 1.6 NYBERG (SECURITY CONCERNS) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+ Vulnerability - CORRECT ANS A flaw or weakness that allows a threat agent to bypass security. Zero-day attack - CORRECT ANS Attack that exploits previously unknown vulnerabilities, so victims have no time (zero days) to prepare for or defend against the attack. Weak configuration - CORRECT ANS Configuration options that provide limited security capability. Open perm...

1. social enginerring: Sometimes referred to as hacking people. The use of decep- tion to manipulate individuals into divulging confidential or personal information that may be used for fraudulent purposes. 2. Phishing: The fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from rep- utable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. 3. Smishing: Phishing attacks committed using text messages (SMS). 4. Vishing: Phishi...

CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 - 1.6 Nyberg

CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 - 1.8 Nyberg

Malware - Malicious software Ransomeware - A type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid. Trojan - A program disguised as a harmless application that actually produces harmful results. Worm - Software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network. PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) - Software commonly installed during the process of installing desired software. While not inhere...

Privilege Escalation - An attack that exploits a vulnerability in software to gain access to resources that the user normally would be restricted from accessing. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) - An attack that injects scripts into a Web application server to direct attacks at clients. SQL Injection - A type of malformed input that takes advantage of an appropriate true conditional logic statement adding a request for data that is against the security policy. DLL (Dynamic Link Library) - A c...

CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 - 1.4 Nyberg Questions and Answers Wireless Network Any type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind.