Question 1: To be protected against Ping of death attacks ensure that all operating systems are patched.
- True
- False
Question 2: Smurf attack is a popular DoS attack
- True
- False
Question 3: Which of the following is the best definition for IP spoofing?
- Sending a packet that appears to come from a trusted IP address
- Rerouting packets to a different IP address
- Setting up a fake website that appears to be a different site
- Sending packets that are misconfigured
Question 4: What is the danger inherent in IP spoofing attacks?
- They are very damaging to target systems
- Many of these attacks open the door for other attacks
- They can be difficult to stop
- Many firewalls do not examine packets that seem to come from within the network
Question 5: The point of hijacking a connection is to exploit trust and gain access to a system.
- True
- False
Question 6: The most common session-hijacking is man in the middle attack
- True
- False
Question 7: Which of the following best describes session hacking?
- Taking over a target machine via a Trojan horse
- Taking control of a target machine remotely
- Taking control of the communication link between two machines
- Taking control of the login session
Question 8: What is a Trojan horse?
- Software that self-replicates
- Software that appears to be benign but really has some malicious purpose
- Software that deletes system files then infects other machines
- Software that causes harm to your system
Question 9: Which of the following is the best definition of a virus?
- Software that causes damage to system files
- Software that self-replicates
- Software that causes damage to any files
- Software that attaches to e-mail