HOTSPOT
Select the appropriate attack from each drop down list to label the corresponding illustrated attack
Instructions: Attacks may only be used once, and will disappear from drop down list if selected.
When you have completed the simulation, please select the Done button to submit.
Hot Area:

DRAG DROP
Determine the types of attacks below by selecting an option from the dropdown list.
Determine the types of Attacks from right to specific action.
Select and Place:

A server with the IP address of 10.10.2.4 has been having intermittent connection issues. The logs show
repeated connection attempts from the following IPs:
10.10.3.16
10.10.3.23
212.178.24.26
217.24.94.83
These attempts are overloading the server to the point that it cannot respond to traffic. Which of the following
attacks is occurring?

Which of the following describes a type of malware which is difficult to reverse engineer in a virtual lab?

A user, Ann, is reporting to the company IT support group that her workstation screen is blank other than a
window with a message requesting payment or else her hard drive will be formatted. Which of the following
types of malware is on Ann’s workstation?

Pete, a security analyst, has been tasked with explaining the different types of malware to his colleagues. The
two malware types that the group seems to be most interested in are botnets and viruses.
Which of the following explains the difference between these two types of malware?

Which of the following malware types is MOST likely to execute its payload after Jane, an employee, has left
the company?

Ann, a software developer, has installed some code to reactivate her account one week after her account has
been disabled. Which of the following is this an example of? (Choose two.)

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) receives an anonymous threatening message that says “beware of the 1st
of the year”. The CIO suspects the message may be from a former disgruntled employee planning an attack.
Which of the following should the CIO be concerned with?

Two programmers write a new secure application for the human resources department to store personal
identifiable information. The programmers make the application available to themselves using an uncommon
port along with an ID and password only they know.
Which of the following is this an example of?