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Corporate Cybersecurity, 6th edition Randall J Boyle Raymond R. Panko
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Corporate Computer Security, 6e (Boyle/Panko) C
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hapter 1 The Threat Environment
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1) The process of protecting computer hardware, networks, data, and applications fro
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy +z
2) If an attacker breaks into a corporate database and deletes critical files, this is
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an attack against the
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A) confidentiality
B) integrity
C) availability
D) CIA
Answer: B Pag +z +z
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Moderate +z
3) Which of the following is a type of countermeasure?
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A) Ethical
B) Invisible
C) Detective
D) Sustainable
Answer: C
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Difficulty: Moderate +z
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,4) The most common type of attack appears to be
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C) cloud misconfiguration +z
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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Difficulty: Easy +z
5) When a threat succeeds in causing harm to a business it is called a
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A) control
B) countermeasure
C) compromise
D) corrective
Answer: C Pa
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Difficulty: Moderate +z
6) Three common core security goals are known collectively as FB
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I. Answer: FALSE
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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7) Costs for all threats are increasing annually
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. Answer: FALSE
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8) Corrective countermeasures identify when a threat is attacking
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. Answer: FALSE
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9) Most countermeasure controls are preventative controls
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. Answer: TRUE
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define the term threat environment
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10) A +z
happens when an unauthorized person is able to view, alter, or ste+z +z +z +z +z +z +z +z +z +z +z
al secured data.
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A) countermeasure
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C) safeguard
D) compromise
Answer: B
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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Difficulty: Easy +z
11) In 2022, +z records were stolen.
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the impact of data breaches
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percent of organizations have had more than one dat
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a breach.
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A) 17
B) 25
C) 61
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