Cybersecurity Terminology

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1
What is deauthentication?
User authentication
Network monitoring
Disconnecting devices
Data encryption
2
What is brute force?
Network scanning
Social engineering
Data encryption
Guessing passwords
3
What is a botnet?
Group of programs
User's device
A single computer
Physical network
4
What is a logic bomb?
Random software bug
Data encryption
Network attack
Triggered malicious code
5
What is a DDoS attack?
Multiple machines attack
Single machine attack
Physical device attack
Social engineering attack
6
What is ransomware?
Malware limiting access
Data encryption tool
Network monitoring tool
User access control
7
What is Permanent DoS?
Temporary service loss
Device must be replaced
Network slowdown
Data corruption
8
What is jitter?
Consistent data flow
Network stability
Data encryption
Variable data flow
9
What is an exploit?
Security measure
Means of attack
User access control
Data encryption
10
What is a man-in-the-middle attack?
Packet interception
Direct device attack
Network slowdown
Data encryption
11
True or false: A SYN Flood attack uses many packets.
False
True
12
What is a DoS attack?
Authorized access prevention
Network monitoring
User authentication
Data encryption
13
What is a physical attack?
Data theft
Physical damage
Software issue
Network disruption
14
What is a vulnerability?
Point of entry risk
Data encryption
Strong security measure
User access control
15
What does latency refer to?
Network security
Data encryption speed
Data processing delay
User access time
16
What is an insider threat?
Network failure
Authorized access risk
External hacker
Malware attack
17
What is IP spoofing?
Hiding location
Data encryption
Changing IP address
Network monitoring
18
What is social engineering?
Network attack
Tricking for info
Physical theft
Data encryption
19
What does coordinated attack mean?
Planned joint effort
Random attack
Solo attack
Unplanned chaos

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Cybersecurity Terminology

19 termsStudBud Administration8 plays

Test your knowledge on common cybersecurity terms and concepts

Flashcards19 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 19

Answers

1
What is deauthentication?
User authentication
Network monitoring
Disconnecting devices
Data encryption
2
What is brute force?
Network scanning
Social engineering
Data encryption
Guessing passwords
3
What is a botnet?
Group of programs
User's device
A single computer
Physical network
4
What is a logic bomb?
Random software bug
Data encryption
Network attack
Triggered malicious code
5
What is a DDoS attack?
Multiple machines attack
Single machine attack
Physical device attack
Social engineering attack
6
What is ransomware?
Malware limiting access
Data encryption tool
Network monitoring tool
User access control
7
What is Permanent DoS?
Temporary service loss
Device must be replaced
Network slowdown
Data corruption
8
What is jitter?
Consistent data flow
Network stability
Data encryption
Variable data flow
9
What is an exploit?
Security measure
Means of attack
User access control
Data encryption
10
What is a man-in-the-middle attack?
Packet interception
Direct device attack
Network slowdown
Data encryption
11
True or false: A SYN Flood attack uses many packets.
False
True
12
What is a DoS attack?
Authorized access prevention
Network monitoring
User authentication
Data encryption
13
What is a physical attack?
Data theft
Physical damage
Software issue
Network disruption
14
What is a vulnerability?
Point of entry risk
Data encryption
Strong security measure
User access control
15
What does latency refer to?
Network security
Data encryption speed
Data processing delay
User access time
16
What is an insider threat?
Network failure
Authorized access risk
External hacker
Malware attack
17
What is IP spoofing?
Hiding location
Data encryption
Changing IP address
Network monitoring
18
What is social engineering?
Network attack
Tricking for info
Physical theft
Data encryption
19
What does coordinated attack mean?
Planned joint effort
Random attack
Solo attack
Unplanned chaos