1. Which tool is used to provide a list of open ports on network devices?
Select one:
Ping
Whois
Nmap
Tracert
2. What is the most common goal of search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning?
Select one:
to overwhelm a network device with maliciously formed packets
to trick someone into installing malware or divulging personal information
to increase web traffic to malicious sites
to build a botnet of zombies
3. Which two characteristics describe a worm? (Choose two.)
Select one or more:
executes when software is run on a computer
travels to new computers without any intervention or knowledge of the user
infects computers by attaching to software code
is self-replicating
hides in a dormant state until needed by an attacker
4. Which example illustrates how malware might be concealed?
Select one:
A botnet of zombies carry personal information back to the hacker.
A hacker uses techniques to improve the ranking of a website so that users are redirected to a malicious site.
An email is sent to the employees of an organization with an attachment that looks like an antivirus update, but the attachment actually consists of spyware.
An attack is launched against the public website of an online retailer with the objective of blocking its response to visitors.
5. Which type of attack allows an attacker to use a brute force approach?
Select one:
denial of service
password cracking
social engineering
packet sniffing
6. What is the purpose of a rootkit?
Select one:
to deliver advertisements without user consent
to replicate itself independently of any other programs
to masquerade as a legitimate program
to gain privileged access to a device while concealing itself
7. In what way are zombies used in security attacks?
Select one:
They are maliciously formed code segments used to replace legitimate applications.
They target specific individuals to gain corporate or personal information.
They are infected machines that carry out a DDoS attack.
They probe a group of machines for open ports to learn which services are running.
8. What is the primary goal of a DoS attack?
Select one:
to facilitate access to external networks
to obtain all addresses in the address book within the server
to prevent the target server from being able to handle additional requests
to scan the data on the target server