CYSE 445 Midterm
Which of the following is *not* listed in the slides as a defense against RATs?
- patching
- activity monitoring
- good backups
- file baselining
- firewalls - CORRECT ANSWER -C) good backups
What capability does the Pegasus malware provide?
- iPhone user lockout
- botnet control
- remote access to iPhone content
- hard drive encryption - CORRECT ANSWER -C) remote access to iPhone content
What kind of malware is Ryuk?
- ransomware
B) RAT
- covert channel
- spyware - CORRECT ANSWER -A) ransomware
Podcast #2: What is Hank's view on wireless traffic?
- wireless is safe as long as it is encrypted
- consider anything wireless as being a risk and monitor all this traffic
- / 2
- don't allow an wireless traffic - CORRECT ANSWER -B) consider anything wireless
as being a risk and monitor all this traffic
Podcast #2: In the 2015 attack against the Ukranian power grid, what does Hank
consider a mistake by the Ukranians?
- did not connect their uninterruptible power supply to the network
- connected their uninterruptible power supply to the network - CORRECT ANSWER -
- connected their uninterruptible power supply to the network
Podcast #2: What does it mean for a system to be "multi-homed"?
- the system has connections on multiple networks
- the system has multiple users (multiple home directories)
- the system is made of components from multiple countries - CORRECT ANSWER -A)
the system has connections on multiple networks
When is a Windows Task Manager patch available, according to the articles?
- Expected before August 31st
- September 11th
- Has been available since August 28th
- There is no patch possible - CORRECT ANSWER -B) September 11th
Which of the following is not listed as something the NIST Cybersecurity Framework helps organizations do?
A.Assess progress toward the target state
B.Describe their target state for cybersecurity
C.Communicate among internal and external stakeholders about cybersecurity risk
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