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1) Which of the following firewalls hides or masquerades the private addresses of network
hosts?
• Reverse proxy firewall
• Host-based firewall
• Proxy server
• Network address translation firewall
• Network layer firewall
2) Carrying out a multi-phase, long-term, stealthy and advanced operation against a specific
target is often referred to as what?
• Advanced persistent threat
• Network sniffing
• Social engineering
• Script kiddies
• Rainbow tables
3) You are configuring access settings to require employees in your organization to authenticate
first before accessing certain web pages. Which requirement of information security is
addressed through this configuration?
• Scalability
• Availability
• Integrity
• Confidentiality
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4) An organization is experiencing overwhelming visits to a main web server. You are developing
a plan to add a couple of more web servers for load balancing and redundancy. Which
requirement of information security is addressed by implementing the plan?
• Scalability
• Integrity
• Confidentiality
• Availability
5) What of the following are examples of cracking an encrypted password? (Choose four correct
answers)
• Intimidation
• Brute force attack
• Network sniffing
• Rainbow tables
• Social engineering
• Spraying
• Dictionary attack
6) Improper management of physical access to a resource, such as a file, can lead to what type of
security vulnerability?
• Weaknesses in security practices
• Race conditions
• Access control problems
• Buffer overflow
• Non-validated input
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7) A medical office employee sends emails to patients about their recent visits to the facility.
What information would put the privacy of the patients at risk if it was included in the email?
• Contact information
• Next appointment
• Patient records
• First and last name
8) You are surfing the Internet using a laptop at a public Wi-Fi cafe. What should you check first
before you connect to the public network?
9) Which technology creates a security token that allows a user to log in to a desired web
application using credentials from a social media website?
• Open authorization
• VPN service
• Password manager
• In-private browsing mode
10) Which of the following firewalls filters traffic based on source and destination IP addresses?
• Proxy server
• Application layer firewall
• Transport layer firewall
11) Which of the following firewalls filters web content requests such as URLs and domain names?
• Application layer firewall
• Proxy server
• Reverse proxy server

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12) Which of the following items are states of data? (Choose three correct answers)
• Storage
• Text
• ASCII
• Transmission
• Binary
• Processing
13) What action will an IDS take upon detection of malicious traffic?
• Block or deny all traffic
• Create a network alert and log the detection
• Drop only packets identified as malicious
• Reroute malicious traffic to a honeypot
14) You have stored your data on a local hard disk. Which method would secure this data from
unauthorized access?
• Data encryption
• Two factor authentication
• Duplication of the hard drive
• Deletion of sensitive files
15) How can you keep your personal browsing history hidden from other users on a shared
computer?
• Use only an encrypted connection to access websites
• Operate the web browser in private browser mode

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• Move any downloaded files to the recycle bin
• Reboot the computer after closing the web browser
16) Explain the following terms;
• Authentication
• access control
• cryptography
• threats in cybersecurity
• ways to mitigate risks in cybersecurity
17) Can a worm act like a virus? If yes specify the main properties that can transform a worm code
to a virus code. Justify your answer.
18) Can you think of three reasons why something as intangible as information is considered a
sensitive corporate asset often valued even higher than physical assets?
19) Reflect on a cybersecurity policy with which you are familiar. The example can come from
work, school, or a business relationship. You can also research organizational policies posted
online. Give a brief description of the policy. What is the purpose and value of the policy?
20) If you forget your password for a website and you click [Forgot my password], sometimes the
company sends you a new password by email, but sometimes it sends you your old
password by email. Compare these two cases in terms of the vulnerability of the website
owner

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• Network address translation firewall

• Network layer firewall

target is often referred to as what?

• Advanced persistent threat

addressed through this configuration?

requirement of information security is addressed by implementing the plan?

• Brute force attack

• Weaknesses in security practices

• Access control problems

• First and last name

before you connect to the public network?

application using credentials from a social media website?

• In-private browsing mode

• Network layer firewall

• Application layer firewall

• Transport layer firewall

• Network address translation firewall

• Application layer firewall

• Reverse proxy server

• Network layer firewall

• Network address translation firewall

• Block or deny all traffic

• Create a network alert and log the detection

• Drop only packets identified as malicious

• Reroute malicious traffic to a honeypot

• Two factor authentication

• Duplication of the hard drive

• Deletion of sensitive files

• Use only an encrypted connection to access websites

• Operate the web browser in private browser mode

• Move any downloaded files to the recycle bin

• Reboot the computer after closing the web browser

16) Explain the following terms;

• ways to mitigate risks in cybersecurity

to a virus code. Justify your answer.

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