Usage of remote data storage and processing

A denial of service (DoS) attack involves:

A remote server being overwhelmed by traffic

When a DoS attack comes from many sources, it's called:

A distributed denial of service attack

Which statement is *BAD* advice?

Check all e-mail attachments by opening them.

Which statement IS true about "private browsing" or "incognito mode"?

It reduces identifying information on our computers.

Which statement is true about web search engines?

Pages linked by other sites are higher on search results.

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CY105 Data, Threats, and Cybersecurity

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1
Cloud computing is:
Viruses that are difficult to contain
Algorithms that move and expand with time
A weather forecasting service
Usage of remote data storage and processing
2
A denial of service (DoS) attack involves:
Web sites denying that they offered questionable services
Businesses refusing to sell to certain populations
A remote server being overwhelmed by traffic
Bad reviews for businesses and Airbnb locations
3
When a DoS attack comes from many sources, it's called:
A variegated denial of service attack
A distributed denial of service attack
An aggregated denial of service attack
A correlated denial of service attack
4
Web sites can assert their authenticity by providing a trusted ____.
key pair
operating system
cloud wave
certificate
5
What does ransomware do?
Hack your bank account(s)
Encrypt your files
Copy your data
Help bad guys kidnap other people
6
The major problem with public-key (asymmetric) cryptography is:
Computation speed
Public knowledge of the algorithm
Key distribution
File size limits
7
Which protocol should *NOT* be used to send sensitive information?
TCP
HTTPS
HTTP
SMTP
8
Which of these does *NOT* necessarily make a password bad?
Includes personal information like birthdays or names
Short length
Random characters
Reused for more than one site/service
9
Which threat uses fraudulent e-mails to get personal information?
Spam
Phishing
Malware
Cookies
10
What do we call a network of zombie programs on infected computers?
The Infestation
Hypercontrolled zombies
A Mass Virus (MV)
A botnet
11
Which statement is *BAD* advice?
Use two-factor authentication when possible.
Don't access sensitive information over free public Wi-Fi.
Use password managers.
Check all e-mail attachments by opening them.
12
Identifying you by your OS, browser version, language, and installed plug-ins is called:
Deep information gathering
Hashtag aliasing
Browser fingerprinting
Data shifting
13
Digital signatures are created by encrypting some information with:
A public key
A private key
A partisan key
A shared key
14
Which statement IS true about "private browsing" or "incognito mode"?
It stops remote servers from knowing anything about us.
It reduces identifying information on our computers.
It's fully effective against web trackers.
It removes all cookies from our computer.
15
The major problem with secret-key (symmetric) cryptography is:
Computation speed
File size limits
Key distribution
Public knowledge of the algorithm
16
Which statement is true about web search engines?
Pages linked by other sites are higher on search results.
Search engines contact millions of servers in < 1 second.
Advertising does not impact search results.
Different search engines use the same database.

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