AY Honor Cybersecurity - Advanced Answer Key

Cybersecurity - Advanced

Skill Level

3

Year

2024

Version

24.03.2025

Approval authority

Southern Asia-Pacific Division

1

Have the Internet - Advanced Honor.

For tips and instruction see Internet - Advanced.

2

Have the Cybersecurity Honor.

For tips and instruction see Cybersecurity.

3

Explain what is CIA.

4

Explain what is the difference between Symmetric and Asymmetric encryptions.

5

Explain what is the difference between IDS and IPS.

6

Explain how is encryption different from hashing.

7

Explain what is the difference between VA (Vulnerability Assessment) and PT (Penetration Testing).

8

Explain what is the difference between HIDS and NIDS.

9

Explain what are the steps to set up a server.

10

Explain what is SSL encryption.

11

Explain what are the steps to secure a server.

12

Explain what is port scanning.

13

Explain what are the different layers of the OSI model.

14

Explain what is black hat, white hat, and grey hat hackers.

15

Explain what is a Brute Force Attack and how to prevent it.

16

Explain how to prevent a MITM attack.

17

Explain how to prevent a DDOS attack.

18

Explain how to prevent a XSS attack.

19

Explain how to prevent phishing.

20

Explain how to prevent a SQL injection.

21

Explain what are the common methods of authentication for network security.

22

Explain what is the difference between Diffie Hellman and RSA.

23

Explain what is ARP poisoning and how to avoid it.

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