History of Cybersecurity

TOTAL POINTS 18

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US Army gererals did not know how to use the advanced weapons systems they were responsable for.

KGB agents from the USSR were able to hack into Pentagon computer systems and steal plans for advanced US weapons.

A teenager hacked into a Pentagon computer that was capable of launching nuclear weapons.

The movie gave an accurate portayal of the Iran-Contra scandle that could have only come from inside sources.

1 point

The attack against the USS Cole while it was in port in Yeman.

Confirmed reports of Al Qaeda operatives hacking the E-mail servers of US Government agencies.

9/11

The failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

1 point

Who wrote the malware that took control of the 4 airplanes navigation systems?

Could an attack like this happen in the virtual world too?

Could this happen again?

How did this happen?

1 point

$100M

$1B

$10B

$100B

1 point

They are the pseudonyms (false names) used by members of the hacktivist group Anonymous.

They are fictional characters used to illustrate how cryptography works.

They are the founders of modern cryptography.

They were members of British Navel Intelligence who did pioneering work in secure communications that later became known as cryptography.

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Security practices are viewed as being “in the way”.

Security architectures require constant effort.

Security is often an after-thought; something that is added at the end of a project rather than baked into the project from the start.

All of the above

1 point

Vulnerability

Exploit

Threat

Risk

1 point

Risk

Threat

Vulnerability

Exploit

1 point

Security program

Administrative controls

Asset management

Technical controls

1 point

12. In the examples using Bob, Alice and Trudy, what aspect of cybersecurity is being illustrated?

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The availability of communication that needs to be shared between the 3 friends.

The positioning of firewalls that assure the integrity of communication between the 3 friends.

The security of communication between Alice and Bob that risks interception by Trudy.

The complexity of communication between people who use different protocols.

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Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

All of the above.

1 point

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

All of the above

1 point

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

All of the above

1 point

A Gray Hat

A White Hat

A Black Hat

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Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (EFIEC) Information Technology Examination.

NIST SP 800-42 Guidelines on Network Security Testing.

Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM).

Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

1 point

Exposure and Sensitivity

Identify Indicators and Exposure

Sensitivity and Adaptive Capacity

Potential Impacts and Adaptive Capacity

History of Cybersecurity

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History of Cybersecurity

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