Which of the following attacks would a hacker use to potentially target the theft of intellectual property?

That’s right! Dumpster diving is one example of no-tech hacking. People throw out amazing amounts of highly sensitive information that could be leveraged or sold on the dark web. Hackers are looking for blueprints, trade secrets, sales and marketing information. Discarded documents containing account numbers, passwords, email addresses and phone numbers are also valuable pieces of confidential information that attackers could use for identity theft, social engineering, or phishing attacks.

An attacker was easily able to log in to your company's security camera by performing a basic Internet search. He found a setup guide for that particular camera brand and model. Which of the following BEST describes the configurations the attacker exploited?

That’s right! Hackers search the Internet for user guides and manuals to discover default settings such as default passwords, default port numbers and any other factory default settings to give them the ability to exploit these weaknesses. It’s always a good idea to change default passwords, disable any admin or guest accounts, if possible, and disable unused ports, where applicable.

Which of the following is one of the categories used in multifactor authentication?

That’s right! The three categories used for multifactor authentication are: something you know, something you have, something you are.

Which of the following is a way that a web browser is vulnerable to a breach?

That’s right! These small tools often have access to everything you do online, so they can capture your passwords, track your web browsing, insert advertisements into web pages you visit, and more. A dangerous web extension could potentially download malware, adware, and Trojan horse viruses. Malicious browser extensions can redirect your search traffic elsewhere. Some browser extensions can gather information from your browsing history and pass it on to third parties or sell it to advertisers.

Digital signatures provide which of the following?

That’s right! Digital signatures help ensure security during data transfers. They help to establish authentication, data integrity, and non-repudiation.

Which of the following best describes a zombie cookie?

That’s right! Zombie cookies don’t follow normal protocols. They may save directory to your device and recreate themselves after deletion. They are extremely difficult to remove.

Which of the following webpage addresses indicate that the browsing session is secured by SSL?

That’s right! Websites that begin with HTTPS indicate that they are using SSL to encrypt the session. Traffic flowing to and from the site is secure. SSL does not, however, guarantee that the site has not been compromised.