Quiz: Nasties in the news How much do you know about the creepy-crawlies that threaten to make the Net unsafe at any speed? Take our quiz to find out! Want to study up first? See our Learn IT: Malware . 1. It was recently discovered that this type of malware was installed as a component of digital rights management (DRM) software on Sony BMG CDs. What is it?
Answer 2. This type of malicious, self-replicating coding recently spread through AOL's instant messaging application, installing even more malware as it went. What is it?
Answer 3. This worm and its variants exploit a Windows buffer overflow vulnerability to gather personal and financial information. What is it?
Answer 4. This term describes an attack that takes place the same day as the enabling vulnerability is made public. What is it?
Answer 5. Ironic! The Washington post recently reported that crackers are increasingly targeting this, a type of software designed to... keep computers safe from crackers. What is it?
Answer 6. An e-mail spoofing fraud attempt that targets a specific organization, seeking unauthorized access to confidential data is known as:
a. social engineering
b. dumpster diving
c. spear phishing
d. identity theft
Answer 7. Social engineering is a completely automated, computer-generated method of tricking people into divulging passwords and other unwise behavior. True or false?
Answer 8. __________ is a series of messages sent by someone attempting to break into a computer to learn which computer network services the computer provides.
a. port knocking
b. war dialing
c. port scan
d. shoulder surfing
Answer 9. A vulnerability in Internet Explorer recently resulted in fully-patched systems being subject to this type of attack. What is it?
Answer 10. This term describes programming that is designed to execute when certain events occur or when a certain amount of time passes before a specific event occurs. What is it?
a. logic bomb
b. worm
c. buffer overload
d. packet monkey
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