Cyber - 2.2.1 Activity - More on Malware

Question 1

Software that replicates and infects many computers, turning them into “zombies”. Zombies are then remotely controlled.

Accepted Answer

Botnet

Question 2

Software that locks your computer or makes it inoperable, requiring you to pay someone to remove it.

Accepted Answer

Ransomware

Question 3

Flooding a server with fake packets causing a the server to spend more and more time processing meaningless packets.

Accepted Answer

All are true.

Question 4

Bugs in the program that are exploitable, allowing attackers access to the computer on which the program is running.

Accepted Answer

Programming Errors

Question 5

Black Hat hacking is considered ethical.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Software running with elevated privileges to control a computer or to gain access to restricted accounts and data.

Accepted Answer

Rootkit

Question 7

Which of the following is considered the most sophisticated hacker.

Accepted Answer

Cyber Syndicate

Question 8

A Bug Bounty is a way for Ethical hackers to catch cyber criminals.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Software and hardware that track all keyboard clicks to discover usernames, passwords, credit card numbers etc.

Accepted Answer

Keylogger

Question 10

Human-based attack in which the malicious user intercepts communication between the victim’s computer and the internet

Accepted Answer

None are true.

Question 11

White Hat hacking is hacking that has been authorized by the network owner.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Small units of data, transmitted on a network. Collectively, they compose some larger data, such as a webpage.

Accepted Answer

data packet

Question 13

Who or what is typically the target of a DDOS attack?

Accepted Answer

Web Server

Question 14

A Gray Hat hacker will use both ethical and unethical means to discover a system’s security vulnerabilities.

Accepted Answer

False

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