Suppose an employee demands the root access to a UNIX system, where you are the administrator; that right or access should not be given to the employee unless that employee has work that requires certain rights, privileges. It can be considered as a perfect example of which principle of cyber security?

Cyber Security - Quiz(MCQ)

Least privileges

Open Design

Separation of Privileges

Noe of the Above

Correct Answer : Least privileges

Explanation : The example given in the above question refers to the least privileges principle of cyber security. The least privileges principle of cyber security states that no rights, access to the system should be given to any of the employees of the organization unless he/she needs those particular rights, access in order to complete the given task. In short, we can say that its primary work is to restrict or control the assignment of rights to the employees.

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These are a collective term for malicious spying programs used for secretly monitoring someoneâ€™s activity and actions over a digital medium.

Malware

Spyware

Keyloggers

Remote Access Trojans

Correct Answer : Spyware

Explanation : Spyware is professional malicious spying software that is hard to detect by anti-malware or anti-virus programs because they are programmed in such a skillful way. These types of software keep on collecting personal information, surfing habits, surfing history as well as credit card details.

__________ is a violent act done using the Internet, which either threatens any technology user or leads to loss of life or otherwise harms anyone in order to accomplish political gain.

Cyber attack

Cyber-warfare

Cyber-terrorism

Cyber campaign

Correct Answer : Cyber-terrorism

Explanation : Cyber- terrorism is the term used to describe internet terrorism, where individuals and groups are anonymously misusing ethnicities, religions as well as threaten any technology user, which may lead to even loss of life.

__________ gets propagated through networks and technologies like SMS, Bluetooth, wireless medium, USBs and infrared to affect mobile phones.

Malware

Worms

Antivirus

Multimedia Files

Correct Answer : Malware

Explanation : Malware gets propagated through networks and technologies like SMS, Bluetooth, wireless medium, USBs and infrared to affect mobile phones.