abbreviations

Question 1

What does ISP stand for?

Answer 1

Internet Service Provider.

Question 2

What is the role of an ISP?

Answer 2

An ISP provides access to the Internet for individuals and businesses.

Question 3

What is a common type of connection provided by ISPs?

Answer 3

A common type of connection is broadband.

Question 4

What does APWG stand for?

Answer 4

Anti-Phishing Working Group

Question 5

What is the main focus of the Anti-Phishing Working Group?

Answer 5

Eliminating identity theft and fraud resulting from phishing and email spoofing

Question 6

Is the Anti-Phishing Working Group a national or international association?

Answer 6

International association

Question 7

What does EOL stand for?

Answer 7

EOL stands for end-of-life.

Question 8

What is the significance of the EOL date?

Answer 8

Changing the EOL date could mean that an organization is no longer eligible for service and maintenance support.

Question 9

(SaaS)

Answer 9

Software as a Service

Question 10

what is Software as a service? (SaaS)

Answer 10

provides organizations with software that is centrally hosted and accessed by users via a web browser, app or other software.

Question 11

were is (SaaS) stored

Answer 11

this is software not stored locally but in the cloud.

Question 12

(PaaS)

Answer 12

Platform as a Service

Question 13

what is Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Answer 13

provides a platform that allows an organization to develop, run and manage its applications on the service’s hardware, using tools that the service provides.

Question 14

where can you access Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Answer 14

this platform is accessed via the public cloud.

Question 15

(IaaS)

Answer 15

Infrastructure as a Service

Question 16

what is Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Answer 16

provides virtual computing resources such as hardware, software, servers, storage and other infrastructure components over the Internet.

Question 17

what would organizations do to Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Answer 17

organization will buy access to them and use them via the public cloud.

Question 18

(DDoS)

Answer 18

Distributed denial of service

Question 19

what is Distributed denial of service (DDoS)

Answer 19

originate from multiple coordinated sources and make the botnet of zombies

Question 20

what is (botnet)

Answer 20

Infected hosts called zombies, which are controlled by handler systems.

Question 21

what do zombies do?

Answer 21

The zombie computers constantly scan and infect more hosts, creating more and more zombies.

Question 22

what is RANSOMWARE

Answer 22

This malware is designed to hold a computer system or the data it contains captive until a payment is made.

Question 23

how does RANSOMEWARE work?

Answer 23

encrypting your data so that you cannot access it.

Question 24

(PSIRT)

Answer 24

Product Security Incident Response Team

Question 25

what is Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) responsible for?

Answer 25

investigating and mitigating potential vulnerabilities in Cisco products.

Question 26

DoS attack occurs when?

Answer 26

a network device or application is incapacitated and no longer capable of supporting requests from legitimate users.