Why Systems Break
Hacks & Gadgets
Staying Safe
People Problems
Hacking & the Law
200
The Internet grew out of this research network, built for sharing, not defense.
What is ARPANET?
200
Heartbleed hid in this widely used library that encrypts communications for websites.
What is OpenSSL?
200
Firewalls filter traffic, while these systems flag suspicious activity in real time.
What are intrusion detection systems (IDS)?
200
Pretending to be IT support on the phone to get a password is an example of this.
What is social engineering?
200
He built “blue boxes” for free long-distance calls before he cofounded Apple.
Who is Steve Wozniak?
300
The textbook says users and buyers often choose this over security.
What is convenience?
300
Spoofed GPS signals mislead these devices about their location.
What are drones?
300
SSL/TLS and end-to-end are two types of this protection.
What is encryption?
300
The phishing type aimed at one specific person using their personal data.
What is spear phishing?
300
This antiterrorism law raised CFAA penalties and allowed some monitoring without a court order.
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?
400
This software balances features, control, stability, and security, and runs the whole computer.
What is the operating system?
400
A hacked version of this hospital device allowed unsafe dosage changes.
What is an infusion pump?
400
A security token or a smartphone push app counts as this MFA category.
What is “what you have”?
400
Limiting each employee to only the data their job needs.
What is the principle of least privilege?
400
A court ruled software counts as speech, which brings in this constitutional amendment.
What is the First Amendment?
500
A patch exists, but the device never installs it. The textbook calls this risk the patch ___.
What is the gap?
500
Smart-home devices stay vulnerable for years because they are hard to do this.
What is patch (update)?
500
Companies pay ethical hackers these rewards for privately reporting flaws.
What are bug bounties?
500
Telling a vendor about a flaw privately and giving them about 90 days before going public.
What is responsible disclosure?
500
He faced CFAA charges after downloading hundreds of thousands of JSTOR articles at MIT.
Who is Aaron Swartz?
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