INTRODUCTION – Welcome to The Exciting World of Cybersecurity

PRACTICE QUIZ: TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: INTRODUCTION TO CYBERSECURITY

1. Fill in the blank: Cybersecurity is the practice of ensuring ______ by protecting networks, devices, people, and data from unauthorized access or criminal exploitation.

2. What are the primary responsibilities of an entry-level security analyst? Select three answers.

3. Fill in the blank: Performing _______ enables security professionals to review an organization’s security records, activities, and related documents.

4. In what ways do security teams bring value to an organization? Select two answers.

5. Fill in the blank: Cybersecurity is the practice of ensuring ___. Select three answers.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: CORE SKILLS FOR CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS

1. Which of the following proficiencies are transferable skills, likely to be applicable in almost any field? Select three answers.

2. Which of the following proficiencies are technical skills that are needed to become an entry-level security analyst? Select two answers.

3. Fill in the blank: ______ identify, analyze, and preserve criminal evidence within networks, computers, and electronic devices.

4. What are examples of sensitive personally identifiable information (SPII) that cybersecurity professionals need to protect? Select two answers.

5. What are some core skills entry-level security analysts need to develop? Select three answers.

MODULE 1 CHALLENGE

1. Fill in the blank: The purpose of ______ is to protect networks, devices, people, and data from unauthorized access or criminal exploitation.

2. Which of the following tasks are typically responsibilities of entry-level security analysts? Select all that apply.

3. Someone outside of an organization attempts to gain access to its private information. What type of threat does this scenario describe?

4. Fill in the blank: Identity theft is the act of stealing _______ to commit fraud while impersonating a victim.

5. What are some key benefits associated with an organization meeting regulatory compliance? Select two answers.

6. Which of the following proficiencies are examples of technical skills? Select two answers.

7. Fill in the blank: Security information and event _____   (SIEM) tools enable security professionals to identify and analyze threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.

8. A security professional receives an alert about an unknown user accessing a system within their organization. They attempt to identify, analyze, and preserve the associated criminal evidence. What security task does this scenario describe?

9. Which of the following statements accurately describe personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive personally identifiable information (SPII)? Select all that apply.

10. Fill in the blank: Cybersecurity aims to protect networks, devices, people, and data from ______ or unauthorized access.

11. A security professional collaborates with information technology teams to deploy an application that helps identify risks and vulnerabilities. What does this scenario describe?

12. An employee receives an email that they believe to be legitimate. They click on a compromised link within the email. What type of internal threat does this scenario describe?

13. What is identity theft?

14. Fill in the blank: An organization that is in regulatory compliance is likely to ____ fines.

15. Fill in the blank: Security information and _____ management (SIEM) tools enable security professionals to identify and analyze threats, risks, and vulnerabilities.

16. A security professional investigates an alert about an unknown user accessing a system within their organization. What is the purpose of computer forensics in this situation?

17. An individual has their personal information stolen. They discover that someone is using that information to impersonate them and commit fraud. What does this scenario describe?

18. What do security professionals typically do with SIEM tools?

19. Fill in the blank: Cybersecurity aims to protect networks, devices, people, and data from ______ or criminal exploitation.

20. Which of the following entities may be an internal threat to an organization? Select three answers.

21. An individual is in their first job as an entry-level security professional. They apply the problem-solving proficiencies that they learned in past roles to their current security career. What does this scenario describe?