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BTEC / OCR A-Z of Cyber Security
BTEC / OCR A-Z of Cyber Security
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GCHQ stands for
Government Communications Headquarters
Government Cybersecurity Headquarters
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Technology that enables communication between devices when they’re “touched” together.
Network access control
Near-field communications
Network scanner
Network infrastructure device
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Which 'B' is the unauthorised access of data, computer systems or networks?
Bug
Breach
Brute force attack
Bluejacking
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Which 'W' replicates on the local system only
Whale
Water-hole
Wabbit
Worm
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Which 'T' is a physical device used to gain access to a system.
Time bomb
Token
2FA
Ticket
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Which 'P' is a test designed to expose security weaknesses in an information system so that they can be fixed?
Pharming
Penetration Testing
Password Sniffing
Phishing
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Which 'D' is an area where you can place a public server for access by people whom you might not trust?
DNS Cache
DMZ
Data destruction
DLP
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Which 'A' is the activity by which someone validates their identity?
Account Privilege
Authentication
Authorisation
Attack signature
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Which 'H' refers to the process of making a server or an application resistant to an attack?
Heuristic
High Availability
Hardening
Hoax
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A Zombie computer is
a teacher who has been marking all night
a reawakened corpse with a ravenous appetite
a student who has been gaming all night
a computer that appears normal but can be controlled remotely
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Which 'V' uses a tunnelling protocol
Virus
Vulnerability
VPN
Virtualisation
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False positives are events that aren't really incidents.
True
False
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Which 'R' is a pre-recorded attack that is played back?
Rootkit
Replay attack
Return attack
Reverse engineering
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Which 'I' refers to the process of stealing someone’s personal identification data and using it
IP Spoofing
Intellectual property
Intrusion Prevention
Identity Theft
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Which 'S' is a protocol that secures messages by operating between the Application layer (HTTP) and the Transport layer
Scope statement
Single-sign-on
SSL
SLA
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Which 'E' is used by state actors to disrupt cyber services in a neighbouring country?
Electronic Warfare
Evil Twin
Exploit
Exfiltration
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Obfuscation is a tactic used to make computer code visible or clear.
False
True
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What are 'user issues'?
Personal issues that may affect a user's work
Issues caused by poorly trained users
The amount of privilege that a user account has
The issue that a user has when they try to log on
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Jailbreaking is the removal of a device’s security restrictions, typically on mobile devices.
False
True
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What is catfishing?
The person that is responsible for the IT System
Infecting legitimate websites with malicious code.
Creating a fake online profile in order to trick people.
Malicious disruption and/or denial of service.
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Which 'M' can be purchased to commit cyber crime if you can't code?
Malware-as-a-service
Malvertising
MacroVirus
Malicious Code
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Least Privilege is
The person who doesn't have any access to a system
The minimum authorisations a user account needs to perform its function.
The unauthorised movement or disclosure of information
The ability of a system to sustain operations
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Quality of service is the ability to balance network traffic and prioritise workloads.
True
False
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Keylogger. A type of software or hardware that tracks keystrokes and keyboard events to monitor user activity.
True
False
