ITPEC IP October 2024 Question 38
ITPEC IP October 2024 — Question 38 of 100
Ransomware makes files or systems unusable and demands money in exchange for restoring access. It commonly encrypts a victim's files or locks the device and displays a payment demand. Paying does not guarantee recovery, so prevention, isolated backups, incident response, and restoration are important defenses.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- (a) covertly stealing personal information describes information-stealing malware
- (c) capturing typed characters describes a keylogger
- (d) remotely controlling a compromised PC describes a backdoor or bot capability
Key rule: The defining combination for ransomware is denial of access to data or a system plus an extortion demand for its supposed release.
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