Phishy Business
Hackers Gonna Hack
Patch Me If You Can
Kali Me Maybe
Hackers with Benefits
100
What would raise an alarm in this email address from “Microsoft”?
msonlineservices@microsfrtfonline.com
MISPELLINGS
100
These hackers wear white hats -- not for fashion -- but because they try to protect systems, not break them.
ETHICAL HACKERS
100
This common vulnerability results from not validating user input, allowing attackers to run arbitrary SQL commands on a database
SQL
100
*WILDCARD*
What is the command to list out all of the files in a directory?
LS
100
Design algorithms and ciphers to make networks more secure
CRYPTOGRAPHER
200
*WILDCARD*
What is the common tactic used in phishing which manipulates victims into acting quickly without fully considering the legitimacy of the request?
SENSE OF URGENCY
200
Who was the hacker who discovered the WannaCry kill switch, stopping one of the world’s worst cyberattacks at the time?
MARCUS HUTCHINS
200
*WILDCARD*
Regularly updating your software helps protect against these, which are flaws or weaknesses that hackers can exploit.
VULNERABILITY
200
Name a common text-editor found on Kali systems.
Options: vi, vim, nano, kate, GNOME text editor, gedit
200
Manage, maintain, and secure database systems.
DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
300
You get a text from your ‘bank’ asking to click a link to verify your account. What is this mobile phishing technique called?
SMS PHISHING or SMISHING
300
This ‘hacktivist’ group is known for wearing Guy Fawkes masks and saying ‘We are Legion’
ANONYMOUS
300
This automatic feature in many operating systems helps keep your device secure by installing the latest security patches without needing user action.
AUTOMATIC UPDATES
300
What command is user to remove all the files in a directory and all its subdirectories?
RM -R
300
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
Professionals who stimulate cyber attacks to find vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
PENTESTER
400
A fake website that looks identical to your email login page is called this.
SPOOFED SITE
400
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
This 2014 hack leaked emails, movies, and personal data from a major movie film studio, allegedly in retaliation for a movie mocking North Korea
SONY PICTURES HACK
400
This type of vulnerability is caused when a program tries to store more data in a buffer than it can hold, often leading to crashes or exploitable code execution.
BUFFER OVERFLOW
400
What command would you use to output the sorted version of a file?
SORT
400
Actively search for lateral threats within the network or advanced threats like APTs.
THREAT HUNTERS
500
*WILDCARD*
The FBI calls this “Business Email Compromise’ -- what do we call it when scammers pretend to be the CEO and trick employees in wiring money?
hint: also is a homonym with a type of whale hunting technique
SPEAR PHISHING
500
This sophisticated cyberattack targeted Iranian nuclear facilities using a weaponized computer worm.
STUXNET
500
This Microsoft vulnerability, famously exploited by the WannaCry ransomware in 2017, was patched in MS17-010 and targeted the SMB protocol.
EXTERNAL BLUE
500
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY*
How do you create a symbolic link between files?
LN -S
500
Maintain the integrity of Layer 2 and Layer 3 operations.
NETWORK ADMINISTRATORS