Cybersecurity Capstone: Breach Response Case Studies All Quiz Answer | Third-Party Breach Graded Assessment & Ransomware Graded Assessment | Week 3

Cybersecurity Capstone: Breach Response Case Studies All Quiz Answer 

Third-Party Breach Graded Assessment

Question 1) True or False. According to a 2018 Ponemon study, organizations surveyed cited "A third-party misused or shared confidential information..." as their top cyber security concern for the coming year.

• True

• False

Question 2) How effective were the processes for vetting third-parties as reported by the majority (64%) of the companies surveyed?

• Highly effective

• Effective

• Somewhat or not effective

• Not effective at all

Question 3) In the first few months of 2020 data breaches were reported from Instagram, Carson City, Amazon, GE, T-Mobile, radio.com, MSU, and Marriot. While different data were stolen from each organization, which two data elements were stolen from all of them ? (Select 2)

• Corporate financial data

• Confidential corporate strategy data

• Customer financial information

• Personal information

Question 4) True or False. More than 63% of data breaches can be linked to a third-party.

• True

• False

Question 5) According to a 2019 Ponemon study, which is the most common course of action for a consumer who has lost personal data in a breach ?

• Tell others of their experience

• Use social media to complain about their experience

• Comment directly on the company's website

• File a complaint with the FTC or other regulatory body

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Ransomware Graded Assessment

Question 1) You get a pop-up message on your screen telling you have been locked out of your computer and that access will remain blocked until you pay a fee to have your access restored. What type of ransomware has attacked your system ?

• Blockware

• Leakware/Doxware

• Locker

• Crypto

Question 2) You get a pop-up message on your screen telling you that embarrassing photos taken of you at a college party many years ago have been downloaded and will be made public unless you pay a fee. What type of ransomware has attacked your system ?

• Leakware/Doxware

• Crypto

• Locker

• Blockware

Question 3) You get an email from your Internet service provider addressed to "Dear Customer" asking you to log in and verify your credentials due to "suspicious activity" detected in your account. This email is most likely trying to exploit which attack vector ?

• Malicious Links

• Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

• Software Vulnerabilities

• Phishing

Question 4) A person you meet at a party offers to help you optimize your computer so you arrange for her to log in remotely. The next time you reboot your system, you get a pop-up message telling you all your critical files have been encrypted and you must pay a ransome to get the encryption key. What attack vector was used to exploit your system?

• Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

• Software Vulnerabilities

• Phishing

• Malicious Links

Question 5) You fear that the security patches sent out by the vendor of one of your products may introduce changes to what you are used to so you never allow the updates. What attack vector are you setting yourself up for ?

• Malicious Links

• Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

• Software Vulnerabilities

• Phishing

Question 6) You log into your bank and see an offer for a 0% interest rate loan. You click on the link to check out the details and suddenly your computer is locked and there is a message demanding payment in order to unlock it. Your bank's website was hacked! What attack vector was being used to install ransomware on your system ?

• Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

• Phishing

• Software Vulnerabilities

• Malicious Links

Question 7) True or False. Being vigilant about email you receive, links your follow and websites you visit is an effective way to keep yourself safe from a ransomware attack.

• True

• False

Question 8) Which ransomware used fake Adobe Flash download websites to distribute and install ransomware?

• Jigsaw

• GoldenEye

• WannaCry

• Bad Rabbit

Question 9) True or False. It is feared that in the future our cars, homes and factories may fall victim to ransomware attacks as more and more devices join the Internet of Things.

• True

• False