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2025 Intermediate Day 2
2025 Intermediate Day 2
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1
Why is Caesar’s cipher not safe to use today?
It’s used by modern websites
It only works on pictures
It’s easy to break by guessing patterns
It takes too long to use
2
Which of these best explains the purpose of cracking passwords in a pentesting exercise?
To back up user accounts
To improve encryption speed
To test system defenses and find weak passwords
To read files
3
You’re an ethical hacker hired to test a company’s defenses. What’s the BEST first step before any scans or attacks?
Run Nmap on the entire internet just in case
Phish the CEO "for fun"
Get written permission and define rules of engagement
Brag about it on social media
4
You find a USB drive in the school parking lot. What’s the most
cyber smart
thing to do?
Plug it into your laptop to see what’s inside
Upload a meme onto it before giving it back
Format it and use it as your own
Give it to your instructor or IT/security team
5
In Wireshark, packet #38 shows HTTP traffic. What data format is being used inside that HTTP message?
Base64
HEX
XML
CSV
6
Password cracking is a common skill for penetration testers.
False
True
7
Why do we use filters in Wireshark?
To only see the traffic we want
To remove bad packets
To make the app run faster
To block the internet
8
How many possible values are there in an 8‑bit hash function?
128
256
1024
512
9
What’s the first thing to do if a computer is acting suspicious on the network?
Tell the computer owner to fix it
Remove the computer from the network
Restart the network
Change everyone’s password
10
Why do we use hashing to check files?
To hide the file
To see if the file has been changed or messed with
To make the file smaller
To lock the file
11
Is Base64 a form of encryption and/or encoding?
Encoding
Neither
Encryption
Both
12
Why do we add “salt” to a password before hashing it?
To turn it into a username
To make the password stronger by itself
So even if two people have the same password, the hash looks different
To save the password as plain text
13
What can you learn from opening the file Exercise.pcapng in Wireshark?
Only the websites visited by users
Just the IP address of the host machine
A detailed list of network packets, including protocols, ports, and content
Only MAC addresses from a LAN
14
What's the main difference between symmetric and asymmetric encryption?
Asymmetric is always faster
Symmetric uses one key, asymmetric uses two keys
Symmetric is only for passwords
Symmetric uses two different keys
15
What does the “I” in CIA Triad stand for in cybersecurity?
Invisibility
Internet
Integrity
Identity
