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Cybersecurity Month Trivia 2021
Cybersecurity Month Trivia 2021
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What is the chance of catching a hacker behind a breach and putting them behind bars?
50/50 chance
Extremely low
Depends on who is looking for the hacker
Depends on how soon you start looking
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What is the probability of a phishing message succeeding?
1 out of 10
1 out of 10,000
1 out of 100
1 out of 1,000
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What is the best way to remediate a compromised computer system?
Apply the newest available patches
Run anti-malware to clean the system
Rebuild the machine
Place it in a server room
4
Most breaches begin with phishing or social engineering?
True
False
5
What is the weakest link in information security?
Open-Sourc Software
Passwords
Laptops
People
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Strong passwords are an effective defense against phishing and keystroke loggers?
True
False
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An organization is typically required to publicly report a data breach when it involves how many records?
5000+
10+
500+
100+
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Whole disk encryption protects against what threat?
Network-based intrusion
Physical loss
Forgetting the password
Natural disasters
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How much is a valid credit card worth on the black market?
$200
$20
$2
$0.20
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You can buy a zero-day vulnerability (a vulnerability not known by the software manufacturer) for less than $20,000.
True
False
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What is the best way to recover from ransomware?
Rebuild from backups
Stay in bed
Patch as soon as possible
Pay the fee requested
12
What is the password used in the 1987 film, Spaceballs
Patton130
Skroob
54321
12345
13
If a system is infected with malware, you can find the malicious process using...
None of the above
top / ps -elf
netstat
Task manager / Activity monitor
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Using your birth city is a good choice of a security question in case you forget your password?
True
False
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What operating system has the fewest number of security vulnerabilities?
Debian Linux
Mac OS X
Windows 10
Apple iOS
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How much is a person’s medical record worth on the black market?
$0.20
$2
$200
$20
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On average, how long does it take for a company to detect a security intrusion?
5+ Years
Immediately
Several Months
Several Days
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What percentage of cyber attacks against the United States originate in Russia?
25%
74%
53%
12%
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What is/are the fundamental goal(s) of information security?
Confidentiality, intelligence, accessibility
Confidentiality, integrity, availability
To be secretive
To capture all the hackers in the world
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How soon after patches are released do exploits tend to be available?
2 days
2 weeks
Immediately
1 week