FISS Chapter 3

Which control is not designed to combat malware?

Firewalls

Florian recently purchased a set of domain names that are similar to those of legitimate websites and used the newly purchased sites to host malware. Which type of attack is Florian using?

Typosquatting

An attacker attempting to break into a facility pulls the fire alarm to distract the security guard manning an entry point. Which type of social engineering attack is the attacker using?

Urgency

Brian notices an attack taking place on his network. When he digs deeper, he realizes that the attacker has a physical presence on the local network and is forging Media Access Control (MAC) addresses. Which type of attack is most likely taking place?

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) poisoning

Which password attack is typically used specifically against password files that contain cryptographic hashes?

Birthday attacks

Which one of the following is an example of a disclosure threat?

Espionage

Barry discovers that an attacker is running an access point in a building adjacent to his company. The access point is broadcasting the security set identifier (SSID) of an open network owned by the coffee shop in his lobby. Which type of attack is likely taking place?

Evil twin

A phishing attack "poisons" a domain name on a domain name server.

False

An attacker uses exploit software when wardialing.

False

Maria's company recently experienced a major system outage due to the failure of a critical component. During that time period, the company did not register any sales through its online site. Which type of loss did the company experience as a result of lost sales?

Opportunity cost

Tony is working with a law enforcement agency to place a wiretap pursuant to a legitimate court corder. The wiretap will monitor communications without making any modifications. What type of wiretap is Tony placing?

Passive wiretap

Which tool can capture the packets transmitted between systems over a network?

Protocol analyzer

In which type of attack does the attacker attempt to take over an existing connection between two systems?

Session hijacking

Users throughout Allison's organization have been receiving unwanted commercial messages over the organization's instant messaging program. What type of attack is taking place?

Spim

A DOS attack is a coordinated attempt to deny service by occupying a computer to perform large amounts of unnecessary tasks.

True

An alteration threat violates information integrity.

True

Rootkits are malicious software programs designed to be hidden from normal methods of detection.

True

The anti-malware utility is one of the most popular backdoor tools in use today.

False

Vishing is a type of wireless network attack.

False

Which type of denial of service attack exploits the existence of software flaws to disrupt a service?

Logic attack