Quiz : A look inside the hacktivist world
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- Q1Who used to operate under the alias of topiary for activist groups such as Anonymous and LulzSec?Jake DavisCollin Kenan BurrupJulia SeegerEdward Snowden30s
- Q2What group was responsible for nearly 45 percent of all security breaches according to the transcript?AnonymousLulzSecKurdistan Workers PartyIBM30s
- Q3What did Jake Davis describe as the main reason for the decline in hacktivist attacks since 2015?Increasing support from governmentsTechnological advancementsSustained crackdown by law enforcement officialsAnonymous disbandment30s
- Q4Which group did Jake Davis splinter off to create, aiming to mock elite hacker groups?Kurdistan Workers PartyISISAnonymousLulzSec30s
- Q5What did Jake Davis describe as the main danger of the Internet in terms of security?Large corporations and governments using it for manipulationIndividual hackersInternet outagesNatural disasters30s
- Q6What group of tech vigilantes did Jake Davis operate under the alias of topiary for?LulzSecIBMAnonymousKurdistan Workers Party30s
- Q7What was one of the tactics used by LulzSec to mock elite hacker groups?Replacing homepages with a big picture of a catLaunching DDoS attacksEngaging in ransomware attacksStealing sensitive information30s
- Q8What was Edward Snowden's main motivation for exposing government surveillance programs?To gain personal fameTo sell classified informationTo protect people's privacy from mass surveillanceTo undermine national security30s
- Q9What did Jake Davis emphasize as the key to cybersecurity for companies?Ignoring cybersecurity threatsRelying on advanced technologyInvesting in people and not just regulatory standardsOutsourcing security measures30s
- Q10What did Jake Davis describe as the problem with companies' approach to security?Overinvesting in security measuresNeglecting security completelyPrioritizing physical security over digital securityTreating security as just a box to be checked30s
- Q11In which year were activist attacks reported to have declined by 95 percent?201620152018202030s
- Q12What did Jake Davis describe as a 'ludicrously childish' aspect of LulzSec's approach to hacking?mocking other hacker groups and global securityperforming sophisticated exploitsstealing data from websitestargeting government agencies30s
- Q13What led Jake Davis to feel a sense of relief when he was arrested by authorities in 2011?desire for attentionlack of thrill in hackingfear of punishmentparanoia and constant worry in the black hat hacker world30s
- Q14What does Jake Davis highlight as a major vulnerability in companies' cybersecurity practices?over-reliance on firewall protectionconstant monitoring by cybersecurity firmslack of updating systems and minimum security standardsno use of encryption techniques30s
- Q15In Jake Davis' opinion, what is the most dangerous aspect of the Internet?manipulation by governments and corporationsrise of cybercrimespread of fake newslack of online privacy30s