Cyber Terrorism

Flashcards about Cyber Terrorism, covering espionage, attacks, defenses, and tools.

What is a growing concern as networks connect through the Internet?

Cyber terrorism

List three reasons why people engage in espionage.

Economic gain, grudge, and ideology

What approach should be used for information access to defend against espionage?

A need-to-know approach

What should be done with old disks/tape backups/CDs to defend against espionage?

They should be melted.

What should be done with terminated employees' PCs to defend against espionage?

They should be scanned carefully.

What should employees with access to sensitive data sign?

A nondisclosure statement

Give four examples of potential harm from terrorist attacks.

Direct economic damage, economic disruption, compromising sensitive/military data, and disrupting mass communications

What can result from an out-of-service e-commerce site?

Lost revenue from sales

What is the focus of general attacks in cyber terrorism?

Economic chaos

What is one defense strategy at the state and national level to prevent cyberterrorism?

Greater law enforcement attention to computer crimes

What is involved in propaganda, in the context of cyber terrorism?

Putting an undisclosed political spin on what claims to be objective news

How is public perception affected in information control?

By the amount and type of information available and the language used

What is the function of a packet sniffer?

It intercepts packets on a network or the Internet and copies their contents for analysis

Name one reason for using a packet sniffer.

To ensure packets are encrypted.

What is CommView?

Basic packet sniffing software that provides statistics regarding captured packets

What is EtherDetect?

A tool to study specific packets, simpler than CommView but without statistics or graphs

What is WireShark?

A free, easy-to-use packet analyzer with a GUI and filters to drill down on data

List four pieces of information provided by packet sniffers.

Source IP address, destination IP address, protocol of the packet, contents of the packet