CyberRookie CSX Fundamentals - Section 6: Security Implications and adoption of evolving technology

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A threat landscape or threat environment Correct Answer: is a collection of threats. The cybersecurity threat landscape is Correct Answer: constantly changing and evolving as new technologies are... developed and cyberattacks and tools become more sophisticated Corporations are becoming increasingly dependent on Correct Answer: digital technologies that can be susceptible to cyber security risk Cloud computing, social media, and mobile computing are Correct Answer: changing how organizations use and share information. They provide increased levels of access and connectivity, which create larger openings for cybercrime. Cybercriminals are usually motivated by one or more of the following: Correct Answer: Financial gains, Intellectual property (espionage), Politics (hacktivism) Recent trends in the cyberthreat landscape include Correct Answer: Threat agents are more sophisticated, Attack patterns are now being applied to mobile devices, Multiple nation states have the capabilities to infiltrate government and private targets, Cloud computing targets, Social networks, data as an asset allows for the potential for big data breaches. Advanced persistent threats (APTs) Correct Answer: are relatively new phenomena for many organizations Although the motives behind Advanced persistent threats are not entirely new Correct Answer: the degree of planning, resources employed and techniques used in APT attacks are unprecedented These threats demand a degree of vigilance and a set of countermeasures that Correct Answer: are above and beyond those routinely used to counter everyday security threats from computer hackers, viruses or spammers. Many experts regard APTs as Correct Answer: nothing new or, simply the latest evolution in attack techniques that have been developing over many years, the term is misleading, pointing out that many attacks classed as APTs are not especially clever or novel. An APT is Correct Answer: a targeted threat that is composed of various complex attack vectors and can remain undetected for an extended period of time. It is a specifically targeted and sophisticated attack that Correct Answer: keeps coming after the victim [Show More]

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