POL 2035 CYBERSECURITY POLITICAL SCIENCE

Which of the following is an example of a top level domain?

.edu

129.137.2.122 is an example of what?

An IP address

The U.S government actively responded to the Sony attack because it was considered...

An attack on American values and freedom of expression

The U.S. government actively responded to the Sony attack because it was considered...

An attack on American values and freedom of expression

The Macron e-mail dump is best understood as the combination of TWO types of attack? Confidentiality and which other type of attack?

Authenticity

Command and Control

Automatic activation once

The use of a cyber weapon by the United States to disable computers controlling Iranian missile and rocket systems and thus taking the systems offline (at least temporarily) is indicative of what type of cyber attack?

Availability

Packet Switching

Breaking data into smaller units that can be sent independently through a network and reassembled later

Weaponization

Building Stuxnet and

Actions on objectives

Cause centrifuges to spin

Which actor is believed to be behind the attempt to hack of the New York Times?

China

William Lynn III argues that the best-laid plans for defending the military networks will not matter unless what vital aspect of national security is protected?

Civilian Infrastructure

What type of attack best describes the Home Depot attack?

Confidentiality

Which type of attack best describes the breaching of Chancellor Merkel's phone?

Confidentiality

In 2017, over 20,000 emails were released from the campaign of Emmanuel Macron less than two-days before the French Presidential election. Most of the emails concerned routine campaign affairs and were genuine. While most of the emails were genuine, contained within the email dump were several fabricated emails designed to look like the Macron campaign was engaged in criminal activities including tax evasion, money laundering and election fraud. There was no factual evidence to support these claims outside of the fabricated emails. It is believed that the email theft, fabrication and leaking was conducted by Fancy Bear (APT 28) which is the cyber unit attached to Russian military intelligence (GRU). The objective of the leak was to sway the French election in favor of Russia's preferred candidate - Marie Le Pen and the National Front. This attack is best classified as?

Cyber Conflict

The United States military conducted a cyber attack against Iran in June 2019 after Iran shot down an American drone. While details of the attack remain unclear, the attack is targeted and disabled some Iranian air defense systems. Which best characterizes the motive behind this attack?

Cyber Conflict

In 2014, hackers used stolen credentials from a third-party vendor to compromise the credit card scanners at self-checkout stations at Home Depot stores in both the U.S.A. and Canada. The attackers were able to steal the credit card information on over 50 million costumers before the attack was detected. This stolen credit card information has since been sold on the dark web and used for identity theft. What actor-motive do you believe best classifies the Home Depot attack?

Cyber Crime

In 2013, it was revealed that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) had conducted an extensive surveillance program in Germany. Notably, this included compromising the personal cell hone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Cyber Espionage

Advanced Research Project Agency

Department of Defense agency responsible for creating an early computer network

U.S. Cyber Command is principally responsible for securing the .mil domain. Which institution is primarily responsible for helping secure the civilian government (.gov) and private sector domains (.com, .net...etc)?

Department of Homeland Security

Only U.S. Cyber Command is authorized to conduct cyber operations outside of U.S. networks.

False

The National Security Agency is a civilian intelligence agency that answers directly to the President.

False

The creation of U.S. Cyber Command consolidated all government agencies and activities in cybersecurity into a single institution?

False

Which agency is responsible for investigating major cyber crimes committed inside the U.S.?

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

What best describes the motive for the San Francisco attack?

Financial

What was the motivation behind the attempt to hack the New York Times and other media outlets?

Gain information on news sources

A key advantage that the London Olympics had over Sony Pictures that allowed them to overcome a threat was?

Incident planning and preparations

Installation

Infect centrifuge controls

The agency responsible for assigning and maintaining the Domain Name System.

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

The international agency responsible for developing and maintaining common internet standards and protocols.

Internet Engineering Task Force

America Online, Xfinity-Comcast, Verizon and Cincinnati Bell are all examples of what?

Internet Service Providers

Delivery

Jumping an air gap to install

The 1991 High Performance Computing Act did what?

Led to the expansion of internet access in the United States

Which two cyber security institutions currently share a common leader in a configuration known as the "dual hat"?

National Security Agency U.S. Cyber Command

Which institution is specifically tasked with advising the President on policy concerning new technologies?

Office of Science and Technology Policy

Which surveillance program disclosed by Edward Snowden allowed for the collection of data from internet companies like Yahoo and Google under the auspices of U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Court?

PRISM

Domain Name System

Process of assigning names to IP addresses

A key step in the American response to the Sony attack was?

Public attribution to North Korea

The Thanksgiving attack on San Francisco was an example of what kind of cyber attack?

Ransomware

Reconnaissance

Scouting Natanz nuclear facility

The use of stolen credentials from a third-party vendor to compromise the Home Depot system is illustrative of what kind of larger vulnerability within cyber security?

Supply Chain Vulnerability

What is the colloquial name for the trend of connecting regular devices like medical equipment, household appliances and cars to the internet?

The Internet of Things (IoT)

Both the attacks on Sony and the New York Times are example of what condition of the internet as a security domain?

The targeting of civilians by governments

What was the goal of the Sony Picture's hack?

To inflict harm on the targets as retribution

Internet Governance Forum

UN organized group for discussing a multi-stakeholder approach to internet governance

What delivery device was used by Russia to install the Agent.BTZ worm on SIPRNet computers?

USB flash-drive

Exploitation

Use exploits to spread through