Gencyber Concepts 2025 Spring
Quiz by Zhenhua He
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- Q1
A company encrypts all customer data stored in its database to prevent unauthorized access.
Which security principle does this represent?
Availability
Availability
Integrity
Confidentiality
30s - Q2
A hacker modifies financial records in an online banking system, changing account balances without authorization.
Which security principle has been violated?
Integrity
Think Like an Adversary
Defense in Depth
Availability
30s - Q3
A hospital’s electronic health record system crashes, preventing doctors from accessing patient data in an emergency.
Which security principle is affected?
Availability
Think Like an Adversary
Keep it Simple
Confidentiality
30s - Q4
A security analyst tests a company’s network by attempting the same techniques a hacker would use to break in.
Which principle is being applied?
Confidentiality
Think Like an Adversary
Availability
Integrity
30s - Q5
A bank uses firewalls, multi-factor authentication, intrusion detection systems, and encryption to protect its systems.
Which principle is being followed?
Think Like an Adversary
Integrity
Defense in Depth
Availability
30s - Q6
A company ensures that only authorized personnel can access confidential project files.
Which security principle is being maintained?
Confidentiality
Integrity
Keep it Simple
Availability
30s - Q7
A government agency uses digital signatures to ensure official documents are not altered after being signed.
Which principle is being followed?
Defense in Depth
Integrity
Keep it Simple
Confidentiality
30s - Q8
An online retailer implements backup servers to ensure its website remains accessible even during cyberattacks.
Which security principle does this support?
Think Like an Adversary
Availability
Integrity
Confidentiality
30s - Q9
A team builds a cloud infrastructure that has overly complex access control settings, making it difficult for employees to use the system properly and increasing the risk of errors.
Which principle is being ignored here?
Keep it Simple
Think Like an Adversary
Availability
Defense in Depth
30s - Q10
A company ensures that its email servers have built-in redundancy to prevent downtime during high traffic periods, keeping communications running smoothly.
Which principle is being supported?
Defense in Depth
Availability
Keep it Simple
Think Like an Adversary
30s - Q11
A hacker successfully bypasses the company’s firewall and gains access to a restricted area of the network, but multi-factor authentication prevents them from logging in to any sensitive systems.
Which principle is being demonstrated?
Confidentiality
Defense in Depth
Think Like an Adversary
Keep it Simple
30s - Q12
A cybersecurity team runs a mock phishing attack to see how their employees would respond, identifying vulnerabilities in employee awareness.
Which principle is being applied here?
Integrity
Think Like an Adversary
Defense in Depth
Integrity
30s