Exam 14: Information Security: Barbarians at the Gateway and Just About Everywhere Else

A black hat hacker looks for weaknesses in security mechanisms, with a view to help plug the holes that might be exploited by cyber-criminals.

Which of these is most representative of a DDoS attack?

Sifting through trash in an effort to uncover valuable data or insights that can be stolen or used to launch a security attack is known as:

_____ are highly restrictive programs that permit communication only with approved entities and / or in an approved manner.

_____ refers to a trusted third party that provides authentication services in public key encryption schemes.

Hardware failure is the least likely of threats to one's data.

Describe briefly a few of the physical threats posed by hackers to information security with examples for each.

_____ are seemingly tempting, but bogus targets meant to draw hacking attempts.

An example of an exploit of unpatched vulnerability is:

A screen capture can be defined as a type of software that: