Deck 12: Cyber Terrorism and Information Warfare

Question 1

Radio Free Europe was supported by Western democracies during the Cold War.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

One technique of disinformation is to pad a message with noise that the enemy will perceive as valuable information.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The U.S.Patriot Act specifically deals with cyberterrorism.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In 1996 a hacker allegedly associated with the white supremacist movement temporarily disabled a ___________ ISP.

A)Massachusetts
B)New York
C)Sri Lankan
D)None of the above

Question 5

Usenet and Yahoo! are examples of email services.

Question 6

The virus that infected Iranian nuclear facilities was exploiting vulnerability in SCADA systems.

A)MyDoom
B)Stuxnet
C)Persian
D)None of the above

Question 7

Cyberterrorism is the use of computers and the Internet connectivity between them to launch a terrorist attack.

Question 8

Information warfare is any attempt to manipulate information in pursuit of a military or political goal.

Question 9

Chinese hackers whose stated goal is to infiltrate Western computer systems are called the ___________.

A)Eastern Alliance
B)China Eagle Union
C)Shanghai Express
D)None of the above

Question 10

___________ is the premeditated,politically motivated attack against information computer systems,computer programs,and data that results in violence against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents.

A)Cyberterrorism
B)Ecoterrorism
C)Cyberespionage
D)None of the above

Question 11

A propaganda agent can manage multiple online personalities,posting to many different _____________.

A)Bulletin boards and email accounts
B)Bulletin boards and discussion groups
C)Discussion groups and email accounts
D)None of the above

Question 12

A(n)________attack on data can include stealing or destroying data.

A)Money center
B)Memory
C)Economic
D)Hardware

Question 13

The Stuxnet virus was directed against Iraqi nuclear facilities.

Question 14

The ________ War was the first modern war in which there was strong and widespread domestic opposition.

A)Korean
B)Persian Gulf
C)Iraqi
D)Vietnam

Question 15

In May 2007,government offices of _________ were subjected to a mass denial-of-service attack because some people opposed the government's removal of a Russian WWII memorial.

A)Estonia
B)Latvia
C)Lithuania
D)None of the above

Question 16

During the ___________ War,Western democracies invested time and money for radio broadcasts into communist nations.

A)Korean
B)Vietnam
C)Cold
D)None of the above

Question 17

Hactivists means individuals who work for a cause using cyberterrorism.

Question 18

The Beijing Eagle Union consists of Chinese hackers.

Question 19

The MyDoom virus was directed against the Pentagon.

Question 20

Any attempt to manipulate information in pursuit of a military or political goal is ________.

A)Cyberterrorism
B)Economic terrorism
C)Information warfare
D)None of the above

Question 21

The joint task force representing components of all four U.S armed services is the ____________.

A)U.S.Cyber Command
B)Patriot Command
C)Cyber Terror Association
D)None of the above

Question 22

Although the Cyberterrorism Preparedness Act of 2002 was not passed,many of its goals were addressed by the ___________.

A)CIA
B)Pentagon
C)Patriot Act
D)None of the above

Question 23

In 1998,ethnic Tami guerrillas swamped _________ embassies with 800 emails a day.

A)Chinese
B)Iraqi
C)Sri Lankan
D)None of the above