Cyber Threats Study Guide

OBJECTIVES: After reading identified course materials and attending in-class instruction, the student should be able to:

• Define cyberterrorism and cyberwarfare;• Identify five types of cyber attacks and understand the damage that cyber attacks can

inflict;• Discuss several recent examples of cyber attacks;• Identify and explain the roles of two organizations involved in defending US cyberspace.

Define cyberterrorism. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Define cyberwarfare. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

List 5 types of cyber attacks.1. _________________________________________________________________2. _________________________________________________________________3. _________________________________________________________________4. _________________________________________________________________5. _________________________________________________________________

Discuss a recent example of a cyber attack. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Which two organizations take the lead role in defending US cyberspace? What is each responsible for?

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Study Guide DisclaimerThis guide is a solely a study aide to assist you in test preparation – this is not a comprehensive list of all the information the student must know for the exam