Cybersecurity Pathway AM&PM Review

A person who engages in hacking is known as what?

Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA) protects electronic medical records and personal healt

What is social engineering?

Digital Footprint indicates information about a person left behind by his or her actions on the Internet

The dark web is known as the darknet?

A logic bomb deploys when conditions exist that the malware is seeking

Session cookie exists only as long as the web browser is open

What certification are you preparing for?

The attempt to steal, damage, or destroy data or computer system is known as what?

Crypto-malware is malware that encrypts the user’s data

Electronic health record (EHR) is a digital or electronic platform for health records

A framework is help break down the aspects of a business and security domains into manageable task areas and tasks

What is a Black-Hat Hacker?

A slang term used to describe an individual who uses pre-made tools to perform their attacks

What does the I mean in the CIA Triad?

The process of protecting a system against unintended or malicious changes or use?

An onion network consists of multiple layers; connection involves data being rerouted through many computers.

A line of virtualization products that includes the desktop workstation and player versions

Type 2 Hypervisor runs on the host operating system

Do you need 5 years of work experience to take the CISSP?

A threat is something that takes a vulnerability to a level where it can be exploited

A Virtual Box is a virtual machine through Oracle

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) does not deal with unauthorized access of computers

Armored virus is designed to prevent security analysts from reading the source code by attempting to prevent access

A cybersecurity virus is the same as COVID-19 virus

Virtual Machine and Virtual Machine Monitor were discussed in class

A Gray-Hat Hacker does no harm, does not not ask for permission for their acts?

Another name of an individual virtual machine

Microsoft version of a virtualization machine is known as

Zero-Day Vulnerability exists in software when it was released and remains unknown until it is exploited by hackers

What is the Internet of Things?

Zero-Day Vulnerability exists in software when it was released and remains unknown until it is exploited by hackers

A virtual machine looks and functions like an actual computer system

A sandbox is an isolated place to test and deploy applications and configurations

What is a White-Hat Hacker?

Ms. Williamson attended which college?

A macro virus is a macro that has been programmed to carry out a malicious intent

A virtual machine sprawl is occurs with the continuous deployment of virtual machines and is a drain on system resources

Aim is to target and harm companies or individuals with whom they have a fundamental disagreement

What is the deep web?

A Trojan Horse is a malware hidden inside other software that appears to be harmless

An attack surface all the locations and methods that could constitute a security risk

Adware is software installed on a computer that collects data on the user and then redirects advertising sites to the we

Compliance is following the rules or standards that have been established

A rootkit is virus that infects a computer before the operating system loads

The CIA Triad is Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability

Does not interface with the host operating system•Interacts directly with the hardware

A form of malware that allows the hacker to use an embedded backdoor to gain administrative control is a RAT

A session cookie can only be sent using an encrypted session

A persistent cookie stays on your computer until an expiration date is met

A connection involves data being rerouted through many computers before you are delivered to your destination is?

The act of circumventing or breaking past security boundaries is?

The ability to offer an award for flaws and vulnerabilities found in their program is know as what?

Adware is software installed on a computer that collects data on the user and then redirects advertising sites to the we

VM escape is a malicious code is run on the VM that allows the guest operating system to break out of its environment

Hypervisor (VMM) specific software that handles the responsibilities of running a virtual machine

A malware is a computer code intentionally written to cause some form of harm

What does CASP means?

The avenue or path a hacker uses to commit the attack is known as what?

Polymorphic virus changes its characteristics in attempts to avoid detection from antivirus programs

It gives access to the anonymous websites on the darknet; stands for “the onion router” browser?

Do you need soft skills in Cybersecurity?

nonrepudiation process is critical in cybersecurity

Firmware is software that is embedded in hardware

Drive-by-download ransomware automatically downloaded when a user visits a web page that is infected

What does the C stand for in the CIA Triad

Third-Party Cookie originates from a visit to a website, but references a different website

A ransomware steal and destroy data.

Pre-texting is using a lie or scam to obtain private information

Cookie Policy states if the site uses cookies and how they are used

Heuristic methodology uses an approach to finding previously undetected unwanted programs or variants of known viruses

Keylogger is a type of technology that tracks a user’s keystrokes on the keyboard

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) ensures that financial businesses are protecting your private data

Ms. Williamson is working on her Doctorate in Cybersecurity

A vulnerability is flaw or potential for harm

The ability to hack into a phone system is known as what?

PHI is individually identifiable health information in the form of electronic data, paper records, or spoken convo

Digging through trash for useful information means?

A backdoor is secret or unknown access point into a system

A time bomb deploys its payload when a date or time occurs

Multiple levels of protection is known as Defense of Depth

A Framework is a help break down the aspects of a business and security domains into manageable task areas and tasks

Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) prevents company executives from hiding or destroying electronic records for a minimum of five

Atlanta College and Career Academy has 14 pathways

A payload is an action of a malicious code

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a law not industry standard

Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA) protects wire and electronic transmissions of data

Operating system located on the physical machine

Malicious software that spreads on its own through computer networks

A snapshot is an image you take and posting on social media

Malicious software code that is unleashed and attempts to perform its destructive content is known as?

CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ exam is an entry exam?