Test Bank For Computer Security and Penetration Testing 2nd Edition

Test Bank For Computer Security and Penetration Testing 2nd Edition By Alfred Basta Nadine Basta Mary Brown

Chapter 1

True/False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

1. Hacking requires that the practitioner be intimately familiar with the techniques of the perpetrator or opponent.

ANS:    T          PTS:     1          REF:    3

2. The reading and techniques used by both ethical and malicious hackers are identical.

ANS:    T          PTS:     1          REF:    3

3. Making money is a rare motive among all classes of hacker.

ANS:    F          PTS:     1          REF:    6

4. Viruses are indiscriminate in their damaging effects, but only expert hackers can set one loose.

ANS:    F          PTS:     1          REF:    8

5. The protection of data provided to organizations or stored on personal computers is a high priority.

ANS:    T          PTS:     1          REF:    11

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The ____ model is derived from old Western genre movies where the “good guys” always wore white hats and the “bad guys” always wore black hats.

ANS:    A         PTS:     1          REF:    2

2. “____” hackers are evidence that the dichotomy of good and evil is NOT a very good fit to the real world.

ANS:    C          PTS:     1          REF:    2

3.____ hackers have limited computer and programming skills, and rely on toolkits to conduct their attacks.

ANS:    D         PTS:     1          REF:    4

4.____ hackers act as mentors to new hackers. They write scripts and tools that others use.

ANS:    B          PTS:     1          REF:    4

5. The profession of ____ is emerging from a chaotic set of conflicting ethics from both the hobbyist and student communities and those on the information technology career track.

ANS:    C          PTS:     1          REF:    6