Cyber Attack Countermeasures : Module 2 Quiz

Cyber Attack Countermeasures: Module 2 Quiz

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1.

Question 1

“Identification” in the process of authentication involves which of the following?

1 / 1 point

Typing a password

Keying in a passphrase

Typing in User ID and password

Typing in User ID

None of the above

Correct

Correct! The definition of identification involves providing a user’s ID (identification).

2.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true?

1 / 1 point

Identifiers are secret

Identifiers are not secret

Identifiers are the secret part of authentication

All of the above

Correct

Correct! Identifiers for users are generally not viewed by security experts as being secret.

3.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a good candidate for use as a proof factor in the authentication process?

1 / 1 point

Making sure the User ID is correct

Typing in a correct password

Confirming location, regardless of the country you are in

The movement of your hands when they type on a keyboard

Answering a tough math problem

Correct

Correct! User IDs are not proof factors.

4.

Question 4

Two-factor authentication can reduce the likelihood of which of the following security incidents?

1 / 1 point

Fraudulent use of websites

Spoofing an identity

Breaking into a company’s security system

All of the above

Correct

Correct! The possibility of each of the listed issues occurring can be reduced by 2FA.

5.

Question 5

The main drawback of a hardware token authenticator is which of the following?

1 / 1 point

They work better than passwords

They work better than one-time passwords

They require buying and administering physical entities

They are simpler to use than software

None of the above

Correct

Correct! Hardware authenticators require that physical entities (the hardware tokens) be purchased and administered.

6.

Question 6

The RSA SecureID protocol implements which of the following?

1 / 1 point

Location information

Cryptanalysis

Internet filtering

LAN surveillance

One-time password

Correct

Correct! The protocol specifically creates a one-time password for use as a second factor in authentication.

7.

Question 7

RSA SecureID cryptanalysis requires which of the following methods?

1 / 1 point

Known plaintext

Chosen plaintext

Ciphertext only

All of the above

Correct

Correct! No hints are included in the RSA SecureID protocol for intruders so it is ciphertext only.

8.

Question 8

Passwords are unlikely to disappear in the near term for which of the following reasons?

1 / 1 point

They are tough for developers to handle.

They are easy for developers to handle.

They are hard to remember.

All of the above

Correct

Correct! Developers love passwords because they are so easy to embed in software and maintain interoperability.

9.

Question 9

The six steps of the generic authentication protocol include which of the following steps:

1 / 1 point

Identify, detect, mitigate, respond, learn, update

Define, design, build, implement, test, deploy

Identify, challenge, compute, respond, validate, notify

Identify, check, authenticate, assess, analyze, respond

None of the above

Correct

Correct! These are the six steps involved in a round of authentication.

10.

Question 10

Spoofing the authentication process results in which of the following?

0 / 1 point

Slow response times

Incorrect attribution

Denial of service

None of the above

Incorrect

This is not the correct answer.