Cyber Security Interview Question-Answer Part – 3

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Updated on: May 17, 2022

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Cybersecurity Prologue Interview Question-Answer

Cyber Security Interview Question-Answer Part – 1

Cyber Security Interview Question-Answer Part – 2

Q.1 Which of the following can also consider as the instances of Open Design?

A. CSS

B. DVD Player

C. Only A

D. Both A and B

Ans : Both A and B

Q.2 Which of the following is the least strong security encryption standard?

A. WPA3

B. WPA2

C. WPA

D. WEP

Ans : WEP

Q.3 Which one of the following principles states that sometimes it is become more desirable to rescored the details of intrusion that to adopt more efficient measure to avoid it?

A. Least common mechanism

B. Compromise recording

C. Psychological acceptability

D. Work factor

Ans : Compromise recording

Q.4 Which of the following is a Stuxnet?

A. Trojan

B. Antivirus

C. Worm

D. Virus

Ans : Worm

Q.5 The web application like banking websites should ask its users to log-in again after some specific period of time, let say 30 min. It can be considered as an example of which cybersecurity principle?

A. Compromise recording

B. Psychological acceptability

C. Complete mediation

D. None of the above

Ans : Complete mediation

Q.6 Which of the following ethical hacking technique is used for determining which operating system (OS) is running on a remote computer?

A. Operating System fingerprinting

B. Operating System penetration testing

C. Digital-printing

D. Machine printing

Ans : Operating System fingerprinting

Q.7 Which one of the following statements is correct about Email security in the network security methods?

A. One has to deploy hardware, software, and security procedures to lock those apps down

B. One should know about what the normal behavior of a network look likes so that he/she can spot any changes, breaches in the behavior of the network

C. Phishing is one of the most commonly used methods that are used by hackers to gain access to the network

D. All of the above

Ans : Phishing is one of the most commonly used methods that are used by hackers to gain access to the network

Q.8 Which of the following can diminish the chance of data leakage?

A. Steganography

B. Chorography

C. Cryptography

D. Authentication

Ans : Steganography

Q.9 Which of the following statements is true about the VPN in Network security?

A. It is usually based on the IPsec( IP Security) or SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

B. It is a type of device that helps to ensure that communication between a device and a network is secure

C. It typically creates a secure, encrypted virtual “tunnel” over the open internet

D. All of the above

Ans : All of the above

Q.10 Which of the following type of text is transformed with the help of a cipher algorithm?

A. Plain text

B. Scalar text

C. Transformed text

D. Complex text

Ans : Plain text

Q.11 Which type of the following malware does not replicate or clone them self’s through infection?

A. Worms

B. Viruses

C. Rootkits

D. Trojans

Ans : Trojans

Q.12 “CHAP” stands for __________.

A. Circuit Hardware Authentication Protocols

B. Challenge Hardware Authentication Protocols

C. Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocols

D. Circuit Handshake Authentication Protocols

Ans : Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocols

Q.13 Which of the following malware’s type allows the attacker to access the administrative controls and enables his/or her to do almost anything he wants to do with the infected computers.

A. Worms

B. RATs

C. Rootkits

D. Botnets

Ans : RATs

Q.14 Which of the following statements is true about the Trojans?

A. Trojans perform tasks for which they are designed or programmed

B. Trojans replicates them self’s or clone them self’s through an infections

C. Trojans do nothing harmful to the user’s computer systems

D. None of the above

Ans : Trojans perform tasks for which they are designed or programmed

Q.15 Which of the following is just opposite to the Open Design principle?

A. Security through obscurity

B. Least common mechanism

C. Least privileges

D. Work factor

Ans : Security through obscurity

Q.16 Which of the following is a type of independent malicious program that never required any host program?

A. Trap Door

B. Trojan Horse

C. Worm

D. Virus

Ans : Worm

Q.17 Which of the following usually considered as the default port number of apache and several other web servers?

A. 20

B. 87

C. 80

D. 40

Ans : 80

Q.18 DNS translates a Domain name into _________.

A. Binary

B. IP

C. URL

D. Hex

Ans : URL

Q.19 In the CIA Triad, which one of the following is not involved?

A. Availability

B. Confidentiality

C. Integrity

D. Authenticity

Ans : Authenticity

Q.20 Which one of the following systems cannot be considered as an example of the operating systems?

A. Microsoft Office

B. Windows 8

C. Red Hat Linux

D. BSD Linux

Ans : Microsoft Office

Q.21 In an any organization, company or firm the policies of information security come under__________.

A. Confidentiality

B. Authenticity

C. CIA Triad

D. None of the above

Ans : CIA Triad

Q.22 In order to ensure the security of the data/ information, we need to ____________ the data:

A. Decrypt

B. Delete

C. Encrypt

D. None of the above

Ans : Encrypt

Q.23 Why are the factors like Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, and Authenticity considered as the fundamentals?

A. They help in understanding the hacking process

B. These are the main elements for any security breach

C. They help to understand the security and its components in a better manner

D. All of the above

Ans : They help to understand the security and its components in a better manner

Q.24 Which one of the following is considered as the most secure Linux operating system that also provides anonymity and the incognito option for securing the user’s information?

A. Ubuntu

B. Fedora

C. Tails

D. All of the above

Ans : Tails

Q.25 Which type following UNIX account provides all types of privileges and rights which one can perform administrative functions?

A. Client

B. Root

C. Administrative

D. Guest

Ans : Administrative

Q.26 Which of the following is considered as the first hacker’s conference?