firmware

hardware

What piece of hardware on a computer’s motherboard generates encryption keys and only releases a part of the key so that decrypting a disk on a new piece of hardware is not possible?

What piece of hardware on a computer’s motherboard generates encryption keys and only releases a part of the key so that decrypting a disk on a new piece of hardware is not possible? Option 1: CPU Option 2 : UEFI Option 3: GPU Option 4 : TPM 1. CPU The pc’s central process unit (CPU) is that the portion of a computer that retrieves and executes instructions. … The cpu is usually simply mentioned as …

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MSP

Alice, a professional hacker, targeted an organization’s cloud services. She infiltrated the target’s MSP provider by sending spear-phising emails and distributed custom-made malware to compromise user account and gain remote access to the cloud service. Further, she accessed the target customer profiles with her MSP accounr, compressed the customer data, and stored them in the MSP. Then, she used this information to launch further attack on the target organization. Which of the following cloud attacks did Alice perform in the above scenario?

Alice, a professional hacker, targeted an organization’s cloud services. She infiltrated the target’s MSP provider by sending spear-phising emails and distributed custom-made malware to compromise user account and gain remote access to the cloud service. Further, she accessed the target customer profiles with her MSP account, compressed the customer data, and stored them in the MSP. Then, she used this information to launch further attack on the target organization. Which of the following cloud attacks …

Alice, a professional hacker, targeted an organization’s cloud services. She infiltrated the target’s MSP provider by sending spear-phising emails and distributed custom-made malware to compromise user account and gain remote access to the cloud service. Further, she accessed the target customer profiles with her MSP accounr, compressed the customer data, and stored them in the MSP. Then, she used this information to launch further attack on the target organization. Which of the following cloud attacks did Alice perform in the above scenario? Read More »

DDOS attack

A DDOS attack is performed at layer 7 to take down web infrastructure. Partial HTTP requests are sent to the web infrastructure or applications. Upon receiving a partial request, the target servers opens multiple connections and keeps waiting for the requests to complete. Which attack is being described here?

A DDOS attack is performed at layer 7 to take down web infrastructure. Partial HTTP requests are sent to the web infrastructure or applications. Upon receiving a partial request, the target servers opens multiple connections and keeps waiting for the requests to complete. Which attack is being described here? Option 1 : Slowloris attack Option 2 : Session splicing Option 3 : Phlashing Option 4 : Desynchronization 1. Slowloris attack Developed by Robert “RSnake” Hansen, …

A DDOS attack is performed at layer 7 to take down web infrastructure. Partial HTTP requests are sent to the web infrastructure or applications. Upon receiving a partial request, the target servers opens multiple connections and keeps waiting for the requests to complete. Which attack is being described here? Read More »

rootkit

To invisibly maintain access to a machine, an attacker utilizes a rootkit that sits undetected in the core components of the operating system. what is this type of rootkit an example of ?

To invisibly maintain access to a machine, an attacker utilizes a rootkit that sits undetected in the core components of the operating system. what is this type of rootkit an example of ? Option 1 : Firmware rootkit Option 2 : Hardware rootkit Option 3 : Hypervisor rootkit Option 4 : Kernel rootkit 1. firmware rootkit A firmware rootkit uses device or platform firmware to form a persistent malware image in hardware, like a router, …

To invisibly maintain access to a machine, an attacker utilizes a rootkit that sits undetected in the core components of the operating system. what is this type of rootkit an example of ? Read More »

Booting-Process

What is the Booting Process?

Booting is the process of starting or resetting the computer when the user turns the system on. The process includes getting both the hardware and software ready and running. The booting process is of two types: Cold booting: The process happening when we first turn on the computer. Also called as hard boot, this happens when user completely cuts the power supply to the system. Warm booting is the process happening when we reset the …

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