701 Sec: Intro Knowledge Check

What technology uses mathematical algorithms to render information unreadable to those lacking the required key?

Tina is tuning her organization’s IPS to prevent false positive alerts. What type of control is Tina implementing?

The credit card number column is an example of what?

You mounted a "beware of dog" sign on the fence surrounding your organization. What control type describes this control?

Which of these threat actors would be MOST likely to attack systems for direct financial gain?

What term best describes data that is being sent between two systems over a network connection?

The organization does not use full‐disk encryption on laptops. What type of control gap potentially exists in this case?

Chris is handling a web server incident where attackers defaced pages. What cybersecurity objective was violated?

Which one of the following data protection techniques is reversible when conducted properly?

Which one of the following data elements is not commonly associated with identity theft?

What compliance regulation most directly affects the operations of a health‐care provider?

What kind of security control is associated with a login banner?

Attackers stole customer records from an organization’s database. What cybersecurity principle was most impacted?

Which one of the following is not a common goal of a cybersecurity attacker?

Matt is updating the organization’s threat assessment process. What category of control is Matt implementing?

Greg needs a DLP system to block sensitive data transmissions by guests on his wireless network. What technology fits?

What term best describes an organization’s desired security state?

Which objective is not one of the three main principles to protect organizations against cyber threats?