ITPEC IP April 2019 Question 39
ITPEC IP April 2019 — Question 39 of 100
Searching discarded physical media for confidential information is not a cyber attack. It is a physical information-gathering technique often called dumpster diving; it threatens security, but it does not attack a computer or network through cyberspace.
Answer (a)
Why not others:
- exploiting a server to alter website data is an unauthorized cyber intrusion
- flooding a service with requests is a denial-of-service cyber attack
- remotely controlling a PC through a back door is a cyber attack on the compromised system
Key rule: A security incident can be physical or cyber; cyber attacks act through computers, software, or networks.
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