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Application security attacks

Quiz by Gaurav Sharma Cyber Security Expert

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  • Q1
    What is the purpose of session management in application security?
    To encrypt sensitive data during transmission
    To prevent denial of service attacks
    To maintain the state and identity of a user during their interaction with the application
    To restrict access to protected resources
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the purpose of access control in application security?
    To validate user input before processing
    To ensure that only authorized users can access resources and perform actions
    To restrict network traffic to trusted sources
    To encrypt sensitive data during transmission
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the purpose of encryption in application security?
    To ensure that only authorized users can access resources and perform actions
    To validate user input before processing
    To prevent denial of service attacks
    To protect sensitive data by converting it into unreadable ciphertext
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the purpose of a web application firewall (WAF) in application security?
    To filter and monitor incoming and outgoing web traffic for potential security threats
    To encrypt sensitive data during transmission
    To prevent denial of service attacks
    To restrict access to protected resources
    30s
  • Q5
    What is a common type of attack where an attacker tricks a user into revealing confidential information by pretending to be a trustworthy entity?
    Cross-Site Scripting
    Phishing
    Malware
    SQL Injection
    30s
  • Q6
    What is a type of attack where an attacker intercepts and reads sensitive information transmitted between two parties?
    Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack
    Denial of Service (DoS) attack
    Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
    Brute Force attack
    30s
  • Q7
    What is a type of attack where an attacker inserts malicious code into a website in order to execute it on the clients' browsers?
    Phishing attack
    Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack
    Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack
    SQL Injection attack
    30s
  • Q8
    What is a type of attack where an attacker exploits vulnerabilities in a web application's database query to manipulate or extract data?
    Brute Force attack
    SQL Injection attack
    Phishing attack
    Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack
    30s
  • Q9
    What is a type of attack where an attacker overwhelms a web application or system with excessive traffic, making it inaccessible to legitimate users?
    Phishing attack
    Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack
    Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack
    Denial of Service (DoS) attack
    30s
  • Q10
    What is a type of attack where an attacker attempts to guess a user's password by trying different combinations until the correct one is found?
    Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack
    Phishing attack
    SQL Injection attack
    Brute Force attack
    30s
  • Q11
    What is a type of attack where an attacker exploits a trusted website to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of a user?
    SQL Injection attack
    Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack
    Denial of Service (DoS) attack
    Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack
    30s
  • Q12
    What is a type of attack where an attacker gains unauthorized access to a system by exploiting a weakness in the encryption algorithm?
    Social Engineering attack
    Cryptanalysis attack
    Phishing attack
    Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack
    30s
  • Q13
    What is a type of attack where an attacker infiltrates a network by pretending to be a trusted device?
    Brute Force attack
    Phishing attack
    Spoofing attack
    Malware attack
    30s
  • Q14
    What is a type of attack where an attacker injects malicious code into a database query to manipulate its behavior?
    Phishing attack
    Command Injection attack
    Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack
    Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack
    30s
  • Q15
    What is a common security measure used to protect against brute-force attacks?
    Account lockouts or temporary bans
    Firewalls
    Encryption
    Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
    30s

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