Question 1

Insiders are people who are current or former employees of a company, contractors, or friends of employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Identify and explain international threats and the three main forms associated with those threats. Are there any recent examples of international threats that fall within the three forms?

Accepted Answer

A strong answer will include the following, along with an explanation of the form of threat.
-nation-states hacking or spying on trade and other secret information-a significant threat to the United States, for example, would be China
-advanced hackers aiming at large corporations-typically motivated by financial and political goals
-terrorists looking to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in our infrastructures and to infiltrate military and government systems-cyberterrorism

Question 3

______ typically work independently to expose security vulnerabilities or practices that endanger individuals' private data.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gray hats 
B)  Black hats 
C)  White hats 
D)  Green hats 
A)  Gray hats 
B)  Black hats 
C)  White hats 
D)  Green hats A

Question 4

Groups with displeasure of government are often motivated by all of the following except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom 
B)  individuality 
C)  aristocracy 
D)  privacy 
A)  freedom 
B)  individuality 
C)  aristocracy 
D)  privacy

Question 5

Malicious insiders may delete or expose sensitive information by incident-either by pressing a wrong key or by other errors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explain displeasure with the government and why groups such as Anonymous launch cyberattacks. Why do they launch cyberattacks? Do you agree with the work of such hacktivist groups? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answers will vary depending on the s

Question 7

Low probability that the criminals will get caught and convicted and public exposure are some of the reasons as to why so few victims report the crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Threats that originate from inside the company or organization are referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual threats 
B)  local threats 
C)  national threats 
D)  foreign threats 
A)  individual threats 
B)  local threats 
C)  national threats 
D)  foreign threats

Question 9

According to the text, cyberthreats originate mainly from all of the following entities except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  hackers 
B)  military units 
C)  local governments 
D)  terrorists 
A)  hackers 
B)  military units 
C)  local governments 
D)  terrorists

Question 10

Hackers with their abilities to research vulnerabilities in software products and disclose them to companies that developed the software are known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  bad hackers 
B)  careless hackers 
C)  ethical hackers 
D)  friendly hackers 
A)  bad hackers 
B)  careless hackers 
C)  ethical hackers 
D)  friendly hackers

Question 11

The most serious insider cybercrimes include all of the following except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  extortion 
B)  terrorism 
C)  embezzlement 
D)  harassment 
A)  extortion 
B)  terrorism 
C)  embezzlement 
D)  harassment

Question 12

Some of the most common insider cybersecurity crimes are cyberbullying and cyberharassment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One of the most persistent threats for the United States in terms of cyberattacks originates in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  North Korea 
B)  Israel 
C)  Russia 
D)  China 
A)  North Korea 
B)  Israel 
C)  Russia 
D)  China

Question 14

Social engineering is any act that influences a person to take an action that may or may not be in his or her best interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following were identified as vulnerable infrastructures except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  telecommunications 
B)  energy 
C)  education 
D)  transportation 
A)  telecommunications 
B)  energy 
C)  education 
D)  transportation

Question 16

Which of the following characteristics of hackers is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The members meet each other quite often. 
B)  It is male-dominated. 
C)  They work anonymously. 
D)  They have several public identities. 
A)  The members meet each other quite often. 
B)  It is male-dominated. 
C)  They work anonymously. 
D)  They have several public identities.

Question 17

Human behavior that departs from compliance with established policies, regardless of whether it results from malice or a disregard for security policies, is the manifestation of a/an ______ threat.

Accepted Answer

A)  insider 
B)  outsider 
C)  national government 
D)  foreign government 
A)  insider 
B)  outsider 
C)  national government 
D)  foreign government

Question 18

Explain hackernomics and identify five laws that apply to hackers.

Accepted Answer

A strong answer will include the followi

Question 19

Advanced hackers are typically motivated by financial or political goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

People who are "tricked" by others into giving up access information or information about themselves to an external party are known as ______ insiders.

Accepted Answer

A)  feared 
B)  exploited 
C)  malicious 
D)  careless 
A)  feared 
B)  exploited 
C)  malicious 
D)  careless

Insiders are people who are current or former employees of a company, contractors, or friends of employees.

Identify and explain international threats and the three main forms associated with those threats. Are there any recent examples of international threats that fall within the three forms?

______ typically work independently to expose security vulnerabilities or practices that endanger individuals' private data.

Groups with displeasure of government are often motivated by all of the following except ______.

Malicious insiders may delete or expose sensitive information by incident-either by pressing a wrong key or by other errors.

Explain displeasure with the government and why groups such as Anonymous launch cyberattacks. Why do they launch cyberattacks? Do you agree with the work of such hacktivist groups? Why or why not?

Low probability that the criminals will get caught and convicted and public exposure are some of the reasons as to why so few victims report the crimes.

Threats that originate from inside the company or organization are referred to as ______.

According to the text, cyberthreats originate mainly from all of the following entities except ______.

Hackers with their abilities to research vulnerabilities in software products and disclose them to companies that developed the software are known as ______.

The most serious insider cybercrimes include all of the following except ______.

Some of the most common insider cybersecurity crimes are cyberbullying and cyberharassment.

One of the most persistent threats for the United States in terms of cyberattacks originates in ______.

Social engineering is any act that influences a person to take an action that may or may not be in his or her best interest.

All of the following were identified as vulnerable infrastructures except ______.

Which of the following characteristics of hackers is not true?

Human behavior that departs from compliance with established policies, regardless of whether it results from malice or a disregard for security policies, is the manifestation of a/an ______ threat.

Explain hackernomics and identify five laws that apply to hackers.

Advanced hackers are typically motivated by financial or political goals.

People who are "tricked" by others into giving up access information or information about themselves to an external party are known as ______ insiders.

Cyberspace, the Internet, and the World Wide Web

What Is Cybersecurity

Threat Factors Computers As Targets

Threats to Cybersecurity by Criminals and Organized Crime

National Security: Cyberwarfare and Cyberespionage

Cyberterrorism

An Evolving Threat: the Deep Web

Cybersecurity Operations

Cyber Security Policies and Legal Issues

What the Future Holds

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Exam 5: Threats to Cybersecurity by Hacktivists and Nation States

Insiders are people who are current or former employees of a company, contractors, or friends of employees.

Identify and explain international threats and the three main forms associated with those threats. Are there any recent examples of international threats that fall within the three forms?

______ typically work independently to expose security vulnerabilities or practices that endanger individuals' private data.

Groups with displeasure of government are often motivated by all of the following except ______.

Malicious insiders may delete or expose sensitive information by incident-either by pressing a wrong key or by other errors.

Explain displeasure with the government and why groups such as Anonymous launch cyberattacks. Why do they launch cyberattacks? Do you agree with the work of such hacktivist groups? Why or why not?

Low probability that the criminals will get caught and convicted and public exposure are some of the reasons as to why so few victims report the crimes.

Threats that originate from inside the company or organization are referred to as ______.

According to the text, cyberthreats originate mainly from all of the following entities except ______.

Hackers with their abilities to research vulnerabilities in software products and disclose them to companies that developed the software are known as ______.

The most serious insider cybercrimes include all of the following except ______.

Some of the most common insider cybersecurity crimes are cyberbullying and cyberharassment.

One of the most persistent threats for the United States in terms of cyberattacks originates in ______.

Social engineering is any act that influences a person to take an action that may or may not be in his or her best interest.

All of the following were identified as vulnerable infrastructures except ______.

Which of the following characteristics of hackers is not true?

Human behavior that departs from compliance with established policies, regardless of whether it results from malice or a disregard for security policies, is the manifestation of a/an ______ threat.

Explain hackernomics and identify five laws that apply to hackers.

Advanced hackers are typically motivated by financial or political goals.

People who are "tricked" by others into giving up access information or information about themselves to an external party are known as ______ insiders.

Cyberspace, the Internet, and the World Wide Web

What Is Cybersecurity

Threat Factors Computers As Targets

Threats to Cybersecurity by Criminals and Organized Crime

National Security: Cyberwarfare and Cyberespionage

Cyberterrorism

An Evolving Threat: the Deep Web

Cybersecurity Operations

Cyber Security Policies and Legal Issues

What the Future Holds

Filters