What is "spear phishing" ?

A targeted phishing attack at a specific individual

What is a CTF (Capture The Flag) in cybersecurity ?

A competition where participants solve challenges to find codes (flags)

What should you do if you receive a suspicious email with a link ?

Report it to your IT department or email provider

Which of the following is a common sign of a phishing email ?

Urgent language and suspicious links

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Intro to Cybersecurity QUIZ

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1
What does DDoS stand for in cybersecurity ?
Distributed Denial of Service
Dynamic Domain of Service
Direct Data on Server
Digital Data of Security
2
Which file type is most commonly used for steganography ?
.jpg
.exe
.csv
.pdf
3
What is "spear phishing" ?
Phishing using a virus
Phishing through phone calls
A targeted phishing attack at a specific individual
Random email attacks to a large group
4
What does CTF stand for in cybersecurity ?
Code Tracking Function
Catch The Fraud
Capture The Flag
Cyber Threat Firewall
5
Which of the following is an example of a social engineering attack ?
Brute-force attack on a password
Tailgating
Scanning for open network ports
SQL injection
6
What is a common technique used to crack password-protected files ?
File synchronization
Data compression
File fragmentation
Brute force attack
7
What is a CTF (Capture The Flag) in cybersecurity ?
A type of virus used to steal data from users
A competition where participants solve challenges to find codes (flags)
A program that blocks phishing emails
A tool used to scan for open ports on a network
8
What is the primary goal of steganography ?
Detect malwares
Compress files for faster transmission
Hide a secret message
Encrypt messages using a cipher
9
What should you do if you receive a suspicious email with a link ?
Report it to your IT department or email provider
Reply asking for more information
Forward it to friends
Click the link to verify it
10
Which of the following is a common sign of a phishing email ?
Personalized greeting with your full name
Urgent language and suspicious links
Email from your company's domain
An attachment with your recent purchase receipt
11
Which tool is commonly used for cracking ZIP or RAR file passwords ?
John the Ripper
Hashcat
nmap
Metasploit
12
Which of the following tools can be used for steganography ?
Steghide
John the Ripper
Nmap
Wireshark

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