CC ISC2 Exam Questions and Free Practice Test

Question 19

Juli is listening to network traffic and capturing passwords as they are sent to the authentication server. She plans to use the passwords as part of a future attack. What type of attack is this?

A. Brute-force attack

B. Dictionary attack

C. Social engineering attack

D. Replay attack

Correct Answer:D

Question 20

What is a threat in the context of cybersecurity

A. An inherent weakness or flaw in a system

B. Something in need of protection

C. The means by which a threat actor carries out their objectives

D. A person or thing that takes action to exploit a target organizations system vulnerabilities

Correct Answer:D

Question 21

A/hich layer of the OSI Layer model is the target of a buffer overflow attack

A. Layer 7

B. Layer 3

C. Layer 5

D. Layer 4

Correct Answer:A

Question 22

What is an incident in the context of cybersecurity

A. Any observable occurrence in a network or system

B. A deliberate security incident in which an intruder gains access to a system or system resource without authorization

C. A particular attack that exploits system vulnerabilities

D. An event that actually or potentially jeopardizes the confidentiality integrity or availability of an information system.

Correct Answer:D

Question 23

Which is not the function of IPS

A. To encrypt network traffic

B. To monitor network traffic

C. To filter network traffic

D. To detect and prevent attacks

Correct Answer:A

Question 24

A prolonged and targeted cyberattack in which an intruder gains access to a network and remains undetected for an extended period of time.

A. Spoofing

B. Phishing

C. DOS

D. Advanced Persistent Threat

Correct Answer:D

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