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Cyber Security Investigate Vulnerabilities/Principles of Influence

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  • Q1
    Which of the following principles of influence is most effective for persuading individuals to disclose sensitive information?
    Authority
    Scarcity
    Social Proof
    Reciprocity
    30s
  • Q2
    What type of vulnerability involves an attacker tricking a user into executing malicious actions by exploiting their trust?
    Cross-Site Scripting
    Buffer Overflow
    SQL Injection
    Social Engineering
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following is a common tactic used in social engineering to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information?
    Phishing
    Denial of Service
    Malware Injection
    Brute Force Attack
    30s
  • Q4
    What principle of influence relies on the idea that people are more likely to comply with requests from individuals they perceive as experts?
    Commitment
    Authority
    Consistency
    Liking
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following best describes the practice of identifying and mitigating potential weaknesses in information systems?
    Firewall Configuration
    Penetration Testing
    Incident Response
    Vulnerability Assessment
    30s
  • Q6
    What behavioral principle explains why people are more likely to say yes to requests that align with their previous commitments?
    Reciprocity
    Consistency
    Social Proof
    Scarcity
    30s
  • Q7
    In the context of social engineering, which technique involves using misleading information to manipulate users into providing confidential data?
    Pretexting
    Baiting
    Pharming
    Spoofing
    30s
  • Q8
    Which cyber security principle suggests that maintaining a least privilege access model can help minimize potential vulnerabilities?
    Defense in Depth
    Segregation of Duties
    Principle of Least Privilege
    Accountability
    30s
  • Q9
    What form of manipulation involves advertising a product as being in limited supply to increase its perceived value?
    Authority
    Consensus
    Reciprocity
    Scarcity
    30s
  • Q10
    Which of the following best describes a method used by attackers to gain unauthorized access through misleading communications?
    Malware
    Phishing
    Rootkit
    Ransomware
    30s

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