Chapter 2: Attacks, Concepts, and Techniques

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Chapter 2: Attacks, Concepts, and Techniques

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An ____________  is the term used to describe a program written to take advantage of a known vulnerability

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Attack

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An ___________   is the act of using an exploit against a vulnerability.

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

What is the purpose of a rootkit?

to replicate itself independently of any other programs

to deliver advertisements without user consent

to gain privileged access through a backdoor to a device while concealing itself

to masquerade as a legitimate program

Which example illustrates how malware might be concealed?

A hacker uses techniques to improve the ranking of a website so that users are redirected to a malicious site.

A botnet of zombies carry personal information back to the hacker.

An email is sent to the employees of an organization with an attachment that looks like an antivirus update, but the attachment actually consists of spyware.

An attack is launched against the public website of an online retailer with the objective of blocking its response to visitors.

What is the most common goal of search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning?

to trick someone into installing malware or divulging personal information

to increase web traffic to malicious sites

to build a botnet of zombies

to overwhelm a network device with maliciously formed packets

What is involved in a trojan horse attack ?

Persuade the user to take a specific action based on fear.

Track and spy on the user

Tricks users into believing they are using safe software, then it carries out malicious operations under the guise of a desired operation

Hold a computer system or the data captive until a payment is made

In what way are zombies used in security attacks?

Remember:
a zombie is a computer or device infected with malware that is controlled remotely by a hacker. Then the controlled devices (zombies) are used to carry out attacks on other computers.

They probe a group of machines for open ports to learn which services are running.

They target specific individuals to gain corporate or personal information.

They are infected machines that carry out a DDoS attack.

They are maliciously formed code segments used to replace legitimate applications.

Which type of attack allows an attacker to use a brute force approach?

packet sniffing

password cracking

denial of service (DoS)

social engineering

What does the term social engineering mean in the cyber world?

building and design of computers

travels to new computers without any intervention or knowledge of the user

executes when software is run on a computer

infects computers by attaching to software code

manipulation of individual into performing actions or divulging confidential information

What is the primary goal of a DoS attack?

to facilitate access to external networks

to prevent the target server from being able to handle additional requests

to scan the data on the target server

to obtain all addresses in the address book within the server

An ____________  is the term used to describe a program written to take advantage of a known vulnerability

Other Answer Choices:

Attack

exploit

An ___________   is the act of using an exploit against a vulnerability.

Other Answer Choices:

Exploit

Attack

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Phishing		replicate themselves by independently exploiting vulnerabilities in networks
Tailgating		carries out malicious operations under the guise of a desired operation
Brute-Force Attacks		malicious executable code that is attached to other executable files
Social Engineering		modify the operating system to create a backdoor
Rootkit		hold a computer system or the data captive until a payment is made
Worm		deliver advertisements, usually comes with spyware
Ransomware		track and spy on the user
Adware		The attacker manipulates a person who knows the password into providing it.
Spyware		The attacker tries several possible passwords in an attempt to guess the password.
Virus		an attacker quickly follows an authorized person into a secure location.
Trojan Horse		a highly targeted individual phishing attack
Spear Phishing		trick the recipient into installing malware on their device or sharing personal or financial information

What is the purpose of a rootkit?

to replicate itself independently of any other programs

to deliver advertisements without user consent

to gain privileged access through a backdoor to a device while concealing itself

to masquerade as a legitimate program

Which example illustrates how malware might be concealed?

A hacker uses techniques to improve the ranking of a website so that users are redirected to a malicious site.

A botnet of zombies carry personal information back to the hacker.

An email is sent to the employees of an organization with an attachment that looks like an antivirus update, but the attachment actually consists of spyware.

An attack is launched against the public website of an online retailer with the objective of blocking its response to visitors.

What is the most common goal of search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning?

to trick someone into installing malware or divulging personal information

to increase web traffic to malicious sites

to build a botnet of zombies

to overwhelm a network device with maliciously formed packets

What is involved in a trojan horse attack ?

Persuade the user to take a specific action based on fear.

Track and spy on the user

Tricks users into believing they are using safe software, then it carries out malicious operations under the guise of a desired operation

Hold a computer system or the data captive until a payment is made

In what way are zombies used in security attacks?

Remember: 
a zombie is a computer or device infected with malware that is controlled remotely by a hacker.  Then the controlled devices (zombies) are used to carry out attacks on other computers.

They probe a group of machines for open ports to learn which services are running.

They target specific individuals to gain corporate or personal information.

They are infected machines that carry out a DDoS attack.

They are maliciously formed code segments used to replace legitimate applications.

Which type of attack allows an attacker to use a brute force approach?

packet sniffing

password cracking

denial of service (DoS)

social engineering

What does the term social engineering mean in the cyber world?

building and design of computers

travels to new computers without any intervention or knowledge of the user

executes when software is run on a computer

infects computers by attaching to software code

manipulation of individual into performing actions or divulging confidential information

What is the primary goal of a DoS attack?

to facilitate access to external networks

to prevent the target server from being able to handle additional requests

to scan the data on the target server

to obtain all addresses in the address book within the server

Phishing

replicate themselves by independently  exploiting vulnerabilities in networks

Tailgating

carries out malicious operations under  the guise of a desired operation

Brute-Force Attacks

malicious executable code that is attached to other executable files

Social Engineering

modify the operating system to create a backdoor

Rootkit

hold a computer system or the data captive  until a payment is made

Worm

deliver advertisements, usually comes with spyware

Ransomware

track and spy on the user

Adware

The attacker manipulates a person who knows the password into providing it.

Spyware

The attacker tries several possible passwords in an attempt to guess the password.

Virus

an attacker quickly follows an authorized person into a secure location.

Trojan Horse

a highly targeted individual phishing attack

Spear Phishing

trick the recipient into installing malware on their device or sharing personal or financial information

Chapter 2: Attacks, Concepts, and Techniques

Chapter 2: Attacks, Concepts, and Techniques

What is the purpose of a rootkit?

Which example illustrates how malware might be concealed?

What is the most common goal of search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning?

What is involved in a trojan horse attack ?

In what way are zombies used in security attacks?Remember: a zombie is a computer or device infected with malware that is controlled remotely by a hacker. Then the controlled devices (zombies) are used to carry out attacks on other computers.

Which type of attack allows an attacker to use a brute force approach?

What does the term social engineering mean in the cyber world?

What is the primary goal of a DoS attack?

In what way are zombies used in security attacks?

Remember:
a zombie is a computer or device infected with malware that is controlled remotely by a hacker. Then the controlled devices (zombies) are used to carry out attacks on other computers.