ITPEC IP October 2023 Question 42
ITPEC IP October 2023 — Question 42 of 100
Ransomware is malware that denies access to data or systems and demands payment or another benefit for restoration. Crypto-ransomware commonly encrypts files and claims that a decryption key will be supplied after payment. Paying does not guarantee recovery, so resilient offline backups and incident response preparation are essential.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- (a) Keylogger records keystrokes to steal information such as credentials
- (c) Rootkit hides malicious presence or preserves privileged access
- (d) Worm self-replicates and spreads across systems or networks
Key rule: Encryption or system lockout combined with an extortion demand identifies ransomware.
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