CYB 100 UP Importance of Each Layer in Cyberspace Questions

Layers of the Cyber Domain Worksheet

Is one layer of the cyberspace domain more important than another? If yes, explain which layer is the most important. If not, explain why.

What security threats or risks can impact multiple layers? Explain your answer.

How can the layers help to manage the security threats or risks individually?

How can the layers work collectively for the same purpose, managing security threats or risks?

Which layer of cyberspace is the most targeted or vulnerable?

How do culture and ethics play a role in cyberspace?

Question 1

Which of the following is not a type of malware?

Virus

Trojan

Rootkit

Encryption

Question 2

Does the U.S. consider cyberspace similar to land, sea, air, and space?

Yes, but it cannot be defended by anyone.

No, it is global and a completely free space.

Yes, it must be defended like other terrains.

No, it has no borders and is not like other terrains.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a step in the cyber kill chain?

Installation

Extraction

Weaponization

Exploitation

Question 4

Which of the following terms is used to describe any software that harms a computer or its data?

TCP

Social engineering

Malware

Botnet

Question 5

The

World Wide Web Consortium

(W3C) manages the development of the protocols associated with the World Wide Web, usually accessed via which of the following?

Persona layer

A home network

A mobile network

A browser

Question 6

During early development of the internet, governance discussions focused on interoperability and which of the following?

Efficiency

Politics

Protocols

Security

Question 7

Who was the NSA contractor that became a whistleblower, revealing spying tactics of the United States?

Mark Raymond

Janet Abbate

Edward Snowden

Steven Levy

Question 8

Overt and covert malware does not attack which of the following?

Businesses

Critical infrastructure

Individual

s

Hackers

Question 9

Governance of the internet is challenging the sovereign rights of states because international law

Recognizes U.S. laws over other states

Is irrelevant in cyberspace

Recognizes legal and physical control

Is only relevant in some cases

Question 10

Which of the following issues digital certificates and certifies the ownership of a public key by the named subject of a certificate?

Certificate authority

World Wide Web Consortium

Internet Engineering Task Force

Internet service provider

Question 11

Which is a feature of malware?

Polymorphic

Polyphonic

Spyware

Individual

Question 12

A virus is an example of a threat to which layer’s security?

Personal security

Logical security

Physical security

Network security

Question 13

Which of the following describes a cyber capability but not a kinetic capability?

Not returnable

Costly to develop

Costly to maintain

More easily reversible