Which category of "hacker" breaks into a system without the owners permission, hoping to collect a reward for finding vulnerabilities?
- White hat
- Grey hat
- Black hat
- Red hat
What are infected computers participating in a botnet typically referred to as?
- Monsters
- Ghosts
- Zombies
- Phreaks
How can input validation help protect against SQL injection?
- By encrypting database connections
- By restricting special characters in user input
- By increasing the complexity of SQL queries
- By installing antivirus software
Why might a person or organisation create malicious software?
- Theft of data
- Blackmail or extortion
- For fun
- All of the above
The weakest link in any system is the…
- Firewall
- Password
- USB port
- User
Which type of malware shows unwanted adverts?
- Adware
- Ransomware
- Spyware
- Trojan horse
Listening-in to communications between two devices is known as…
- A man-in-the-middle attack
- Encryption
- Decryption
- Malicious Wi-Fi
What is the term for the process of verifying the identity of a user or device?
- Authentication
- Authorisation
- Encryption
- Decryption
Some organisations pay a reward for reporting security flaws to them. This is known as a…
- Zero-day exploit
- Red hat hack
- Bug bounty
- Man-in-the-middle attack
Which type of malware spreads by self-replicating itself onto other devices?
