Deck 6: National Security: Cyberwarfare and Cyberespionage

Question 1

Historically, power has depended on which of the following strengths?

A) economic
B) educational
C) military
D) leadership

Answer 1

C

Question 2

According to the text, the most pervasive cyberthreat may be ______.

A) fraud and identity theft
B) theft of intellectual property
C) child pornography
D) financial theft

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following countries was not identified as being one of the strong actors in world politics?

A) China
B) Russia
C) United States
D) Mexico

Answer 3

D

Question 4

According to the text, cyberwarfare generally includes which of the following?

A) cyberespionage and cybersabotage
B) cyberterrorism and cyberespionage
C) cyberharassment and cyberterrorism
D) cybersabotage and cyberharassment

Question 5

Which of the following countries is considered one of the most advanced cyberespionage powers?

A) South Korea
B) China
C) Russia
D) North Korea

Question 6

The first "software" was the Morse code developed by Samuel F. B. Morse. The Morse code made telegraphing much easier by using ______.

A) ciphers
B) different flags
C) dots and dashes
D) special birds

Question 7

The Syrian Electronic Army has been responsible for attacks against which of the following?

A) major U.S. newspapers
B) social media sites
C) telecommunications providers
D) all of these

Question 8

In 2014, President Obama attributed the Sony hack to the North Korean government and raised the issue of foreign obstruction of ______ Amendment rights in the United States.

A) First
B) Third
C) Fourth
D) Fifth

Question 9

Which of the following countries is known to be the most advanced with regard to computers, hardware, and software?

A) China
B) Russia
C) United States
D) South Korea

Question 10

Which of the following systems led to the creation of the Morse code?

A) naval flag system
B) telegraph system
C) box cipher system
D) raven system

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT identified as one of the main issues associated with cyberespionage?

A) Malicious software can be developed and used by actors with limited and large resources and without developing specific tools.
B) Hackers across the Internet share tools and techniques, making it very difficult to distinguish between hackers.
C) Nation-states and crime organizations never use independent hackers to avoid being associated with a cyberattack.
D) Actors route Internet traffic through different countries, making it appear to come from another country.

Question 12

China is known to prioritize ______ control over cyberdefense strategies.

A) education information
B) demographic information
C) economic information
D) political information

Question 13

According to the text, China also engages in economic ______ against the United States and other countries.

A) espionage
B) sabotage
C) terrorism
D) treason

Question 14

Which of the following is not an example of a cyberattack used by the Syrian Electronic Army?

A) Zapchast
B) DarkComet
C) Moonlight Maze
D) Blackshades

Question 15

The Syrian Electronic Army has collected information using which of the following cyberattack techniques?

A) Trojan horses
B) botnets
C) worms
D) spam

Question 16

ISIS and the operators have utilized technological advances such as social media to do all of the following except ______.

A) launch attacks
B) propagandize
C) denounce themselves
D) recruit

Question 17

According to RAND, actions by a nation-state or international organization to attack and attempt to damage another nation's computers or information networks is referred to as ______.

A) cyberterrorism
B) cyberespionage
C) cybersabotage
D) cyberwarfare

Question 18

The Strategic Support Force intelligence unit is a part of which of the following?

A) Syrian Electronic Army
B) People's Liberation Army
C) National Security Agency
D) General Reconnaissance Bureau

Question 19

In 2015, a cyberattack was launched against Ukraine by the Russians. The ______ attack to shut down the power grid based in Russia was possibly backed by the Russian government.

A) KillDisk
B) DarkComet
C) Rbot
D) Blackshades

Question 20

Cyberespionage can be classified into which of the following types?

A) economic
B) political
C) military
D) both economic and political

Question 21

Cyberspace has increased the power differential between nation-states and between nation-states and non-state actors.

Question 22

The Syrian Electronic Army was established in 2011 as a result of the protests against the Assad regime.

Question 23

Encryption and going dark is a relatively new invention.

Question 24

The collection and analysis of information that produces timely reporting, with context and relevance to a supported decision-maker, is referred to as ______.

A) cyberdomain
B) cyberintelligence
C) cyberactivity
D) cybersecurity

Question 25

An act that occurs when an actor, knowing that his or her actions will benefit any foreign government, instrumentality, or agent, steals, copies, or receives a trade secret is referred to as ______

A) corporate espionage
B) political espionage
C) economic espionage
D) military espionage

Question 26

Economic cyberespionage is typically carried out by all of the following except ______.

A) state-affiliated actors
B) individual actors
C) nation-states
D) organized crime groups

Question 27

According to the text, cyberattacks focus mainly on the destruction of sensitive information.

Question 28

Identify and example the three main issues associated with cyberespionage.

Question 29

The Economic Espionage Act of 1996 makes it a ______ to steal or interfere with trade secrets.

A) misdemeanor crime
B) infraction
C) federal crime
D) a crime not punishable by law

Question 30

One of the most important inventions was that of a telegraphing code, which was first introduced by the French Claude Chappe in 1792.

Question 31

Given the contentious nature of social media accounts and terrorists efforts to utilize them for propaganda, recruitment, and launching attacks, do you believe that social media websites should shut down accounts associated with terrorists? Why or why not? What are the difficulties in doing so?

Question 32

One of the oldest reasons for threats of harm by nation-states is power.

Question 33

Compare and contrast espionage and sabotage.

Question 34

Nation-states are independent in the global economy and they work alone to accomplish economic growth.

Question 35

Define and explain denial-of-service attacks and the four types associated with these attacks.

Question 36

Political espionage is typically used to gain access to sensitive information and/or to fatally damage a network.

Question 37

Cyberattacks have become a potent political instrument, with the common goal of protection of national sovereignty and power.

Question 38

Actors route Internet traffic through different countries, making it appear to come from another country.

Question 39

Using the information learned in the text, can you think of any recent examples that have hindered cybersecurity? What implications did these have on the security of the United States?

Question 40

GhostNet was one of the most successful programs with regard to ______ cyberespionage.

A) corporate
B) individual
C) political
D) economic