General Cyber Security Quiz

How well do you know the basics of cyber security?

Take this 10-question quiz and test your general cyber security knowledge!

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* 1. Cyber security protection of an organisation is the responsibility of:

Everyone in the organisation.

the CIO or CISO executive.

A specialised cyber security defence team.

The board of directors.

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* 2. Failure to comply with government regulations or laws for cyber security can lead to:

Loss of confidence in the organisation.

Civil liability.

Criminal prosecution.

All of the above.

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* 3. Cyber security should be viewed as a risk management problem because:

It is less expensive than using specialised cyber workers.

Absolute protection cannot be guaranteed.

Both answers above.

None of the above.

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* 4. Which of the following is not considered a factor in determining cyber risk?

The likelihood of a threat happening

The vulnerability of the organisation to the threat

The cost to mitigate or recover from the threat

The duration of the threat event

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* 5. Social engineering uses which aspects of human nature?

Trust manipulation

Desire to be helpful

Lack of understanding

All of the above

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* 6. Redundant computer servers would be an example of which type of security measure?

Detective

Corrective

Preventative

Deterrent

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* 7. To avoid , user input should not be put directly into a database.

Cross-site scripting

Buffer overflow.

SQL injection.

System shutdown.

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* 8. With regards to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) it is usually safest and cost effective to:

Disallow BYOD altogether.

Allow BYOD in accordance with a specified policy.

Allow BYOD only if a Mobile Device Management (MDM) tool is available.

Limit BYOD to quarantined or isolated networks.

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* 9. Behaviour-based intrusion detection is an improvement compared to rule-based because:

It decreases the number of false positives, especially early in deployment.

It examines all out-of-the-normal cases, not just ones specified in a script.

It requires establishing baseline behaviour.

All of the above.

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* 10. Which of the following is true for an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)?

They are easily detected by anti-virus software.

They seek targets of opportunity as opposed to specific organisations.

They evade detection by re-encrypting or repackaging their code.

All of the above.