Common cyber attacks — Quiz

Common cyber attacks

1. What is the primary goal of a reconnaissance attack? (Choose one answer) a) To encrypt files and demand a ransom b) To overwhelm a server with traffic c) To gather information about a target d) To intercept and alter communications between two parties

2. Which type of social engineering attack is highly targeted at a specific individual within a company, such as its president? (Choose one answer) a) Phishing b) Vishing c) Whaling d) Mishing

3. In a TCP SYN flood attack, what does the attacker fail to send to complete the three-way handshake, causing the target's connection table to fill up? (Choose one answer) a) SYN b) SYN-ACK c) ACK d) FIN

4. Which mitigation technique specifically helps prevent both DHCP exhaustion and DHCP poisoning attacks? (Choose one answer) a) Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) b) DHCP Snooping c) Rate Limiting d) SYN Cookies

5. How does a worm primarily differ from a virus? (Choose one answer) a) A worm encrypts files, while a virus does not b) A virus is more dangerous than a worm c) A worm is standalone and self-replicating, while a virus requires a host program d) A worm requires user interaction to spread, while a virus does not