A Network Attack in Which an Intruder Gains Access to a Network

question 27

Multiple Choice

A network attack in which an intruder gains access to a network and stays there, undetected, with the intention of stealing data over a long period of time is known as which of the following?

• A)DDoS
• B)APT
• C)rootkit
• D)trojan horse

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Definitions:

Co-ordination Loss

The inefficiencies that arise in group tasks due to the poor integration of efforts, resources, or actions among team members.

Highly Centralised

Pertaining to a system or organization where decision-making is kept at a single central point, often leading to a concentration of power.

Hub Person

An individual who acts as a central point of information and communication within a network.

Diffuse Status Characteristics

Information about a person’s abilities that are only obliquely relevant to the group’s task, and derive mainly from large-scale category memberships outside the group.