What is the most common method to exploit the "Bash Bug" or "ShellShock" vulnerability?

• A.SYN Flood
• B.SSH
• C.Manipulate format strings in text fields
• D.Through Web servers utilizing CGI (Common Gateway Interface) to send a malformed environment variable to a vulnerable Web server

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Bob is acknowledged as a hacker of repute and is popular among visitors of "underground" sites.
Bob is willing to share his knowledge with those who are willing to learn, and many have expressed their interest in learning from him. However, this knowledge has a risk associated with it, as it can be used for malevolent attacks as well.
In this context, what would be the most effective method to bridge the knowledge gap between the "black" hats or crackers and the "white" hats or computer security professionals? (Choose the test answer.)

• A.Make obtaining either a computer security certification or accreditation easier to achieve so more individuals feel that they are a part of something larger than life.
• B.Educate everyone with books, articles and training on risk analysis, vulnerabilities and safeguards.
• C.Hire more computer security monitoring personnel to monitor computer systems and networks.
• D.Train more National Guard and reservist in the art of computer security to help out in times of emergency or crises.

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An attacker is trying to redirect the traffic of a small office. That office is using their own mail server, DNS server and NTP server because of the importance of their job. The attacker gains access to the DNS server and redirects the direction www.google.com to his own IP address. Now when the employees of the office want to go to Google they are being redirected to the attacker machine. What is the name of this kind of attack?

• A.ARP Poisoning
• B.Smurf Attack
• C.DNS spoofing
• D.MAC Flooding

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Which of the following items of a computer system will an anti-virus program scan for viruses?

• A.Password Protected Files
• B.Windows Process List
• C.Deleted Files
• D.Boot Sector

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Which of the following guidelines or standards is associated with the credit card industry?

• A.Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT)
• B.Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
• C.Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• D.Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS)

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