Cyber Security Top Questions.
Cybersecurity encompasses strategies and technologies designed to safeguard digital systems, networks, and data from cyber threats. It involves protecting against unauthorized access, data breaches, and malicious attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems and networks. Cybersecurity measures include encryption, firewalls, antivirus software, and intrusion detection systems, among others. With the increasing reliance on digital technologies in all aspects of life, cybersecurity plays a critical role in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Proactive cybersecurity practices are essential to mitigate risks and protect organizations, individuals, and critical infrastructure from cyber threats in today’s interconnected world.
Where did the term “hacker” originate?
MIT.
The term “hacker” was coined at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) because individuals and highly competent professionals use computer languages to address various challenges. In this context, labels such as geeks and nerds have been coined.
What is the existence of weakness in a system or network is known as?
Vulnerability.
Vulnerability is a term that refers to a weakness in a network or system that an attacker may exploit. Exploiting a weakness in security might have unintended and undesirable consequences.
The full form of Malware is ____
Malicious Software.
Different types of harmful software and programs that can pose threats to a system, network or anything related to cyberspace are termed as Malware. Examples of some common malware are Virus, Trojans, Ransomware, spyware, worms, rootkits etc.
___________ is a code injecting method used for attacking the database of a system / website.
SQL Injection.
XSS is abbreviated as ________
Cross Site Scripting.
Cross Site Scripting is another popular web application attack type that can hamper the reputation of any site.
This attack can be deployed by infusing a malicious code in a website’s comment section. What is “this” attack referred to here?
Cross Site Scripting (XSS).
XSS attack can be infused by putting the malicious code (which gets automatically run) in any comment section or feedback section of any webpage (usually a blogging page). This can hamper the reputation of a site and the attacker may place any private data or personal credentials.
When there is an excessive amount of data flow, which the system cannot handle, _____ attack takes place.
Buffer Overflow attack.
Compromising a user’s session for exploiting the user’s data and do malicious activities or misuse user’s credentials is called ___________
Session Hijacking.
Using session hijacking, which is popularly known as cookie hijacking is an exploitation method for compromising the user’s session for gaining unauthorized access to user’s information.
An attempt to harm, damage or cause threat to a system or network is broadly termed as ______
Cyber Attack.
Cyber attack is an umbrella term used to classify different computer & network attacks or activities such as extortion, identity theft, email hacking, digital spying, stealing hardware, mobile hacking and physical security breaching.