Knowledge check

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Choose the best response for each of the questions below.

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1.

You have deployed several defense mechanisms to protect users from Phishing attacks. However, some users are still falling prey to these attacks. Which of the following statements will help educate your users about Phishing?

Scammers imitate someone you know, so verify their email address rather than contact information or brand accuracy

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Phishing scams are exclusively perpetrated in email

2.

Northwind Traders has recently been the victim of several cyber security attacks. The attackers have used eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks to steal data in transit across the Internet. Which of the following defense mechanisms can help mitigate the risk of these attacks?

Intrusion detection

Domain Name System Security Extensions

VPNs and DirectAccess

3.

Hackers recently attacked Trey Research by overloading its DNS system with a large number of fake requests. The purpose of this attack was to overload and shut down the server that hosts DNS. What is this common network security threat known as?

Man-in-the-middle attack

Denial of service attack

Brute force network attack

4.

Fabrikam is looking to update their antiquated system design. They currently connect their host servers directly to the Internet. While this makes their hosts servers available to Internet users, it also allows those users access to Fabrikam's corporate intranet. Which of the following defense mechanisms should they implement to resolve this issue?

Perimeter networks

Internet Protocol security (IPsec)

Firewalls

5.

A hacker has captured network packets that workstations connected to your network send and receive. You have concerns that your organization’s sensitive data has been compromised. What is this kind of network-based security threat known as?

Man-in-the-middle attack

Port scanning

Eavesdropping

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