CK Cyber 2 - LO1.2.C

A harmless software update

A potential disruption, harm, or loss to a computer system, computer network, or associated data

A routine maintenance task

A new software feature

A method to improve network speed

An attempt by an adversary to manipulate a human target to divulge confidential information

A technique to encrypt data

A way to design secure software

Listening to music online

Gaining access to digital information and recording or copying the data

Watching a live video stream

Reading a public blog

Sends spam emails

Interrupts a data stream between two parties and alters the data

Installs antivirus software

Creates a backup of data

To improve user interface design

To manipulate a human target to divulge confidential information

To develop new software applications

To enhance network security

The adversary captures data between two parties

Both parties are aware of the adversary's presence

The adversary alters the data before sending it on

Both parties think they are communicating directly with each other

Eavesdropping involves altering data, while on-path attacks do not

Eavesdropping is passive, while on-path attacks involve data alteration

Eavesdropping is more secure than on-path attacks

Eavesdropping requires physical access to the network

A hacker using a brute force attack to guess passwords

A phishing email that tricks a user into providing their login credentials

A virus that deletes files on a computer

A firewall blocking unauthorized access

Loss of physical hardware

Unauthorized access to sensitive information

Increased internet speed

Improved data encryption

A method to inject new features into software

A technique to introduce malicious code into a program

A way to improve data transmission speed

A process to update software automatically