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According to the Carnegie Endowment, what is one of the biggest challenges in countering disinformation while maintaining democratic principles?
A. High costs of AI tools
B. Balancing regulation with free expression
C. Lack of government interest
D. Weak international alliances
B. Balancing regulation with free expression
According to cyber experts, what type of attack caused major disruptions at global airports in September 2025?
A. Phishing scams
B. Denial-of-service attacks
C. Ransomware
D. Insider sabotage
C. Ransomware
Moldova's upcoming election that has been compromised by disinformation determines what?
A. Their admittance to the UN
B. Their membership in Brexit
C. Their type of government
D. Their membership in the EU
D. EU
Hackers linked to Russia’s government launched a cyberattack last spring against municipal water plants in _______.
A. Upstate New Jersey
B. Lower Manhattan
C. Downtown Raleigh
D. Rural Texas
D. Rural Texas
What is the ICC (In global contexts)?
A. International Caribbean Committee
B. International Community of the Caucusus
C. International Criminal Court
D. Interseminary Compact Commission
C. International Criminal Court
In late September 2025, what group was affected by a widespread hack in Europe?
A. Cruiselines
B. Military
C. United Nations Information
D. Airports
D. Airports
According to cyber-security experts, why are hackers taking more risks?
A. to get bigger payoffs
B. to boost their online reputational clout
C. they are becoming increasingly desperate with better technology
D. Both a and b
E. Both b and c
D. Both A and B
Moldovans are facing a flood of disinformation driven by _____ ahead of a critical parliamentary election.
A. Artificial Intelligence
B. Russian Hackers
C. Belarusian Hackers
D. Command Control
A. Artificial Intelligence
What was the point of the Russian water supply attack last spring?
A. To taint the filtered water
B. To ask for a ransom without being noticed
C. To cut off the water supply to Houston and damage NASA operations
D. To test the vulnerability of US public infrastructure
D. To test the vulnerability of US public infrastructure
In 2025, the week of June 30th, which IGO was targeted by a cyber attack that it contained later that week.
A. European Trade Commission
B. Pacific Forum
C. ICC
D. Nordic Council
C. ICC
A. Drones
B. Unidentified Jets
C. UFOs
D. Biplanes
A. Drones
The European Union's cybersecurity agency ENISA confirmed that what RTX-owned company was the target of a devastating hack?
A. Antimere Airways
B. Barrens' Blue-way
C. Collins Aerospace
D. Dusmareb Initiative
C. Collins Aerospace
Spoof websites impersonate legitimate Western media and pay _______ in Africa, while AI bots are deployed to flood _______ deriding PAS and the EU.
A. Silicon Farms, Spyware
B. Engagement Farms, Comment Sections
C. Tech Farms, Short-form Content
D. Nigerian Princes, Cities
B. Engagement Farms, Comment Sections
What digital conflict are many countries now preparing for?
A. A global Bejeweled tournament
B. Trade war
C. Jousting
D. BRICS dissolution
B. Trade War
France accused a Russia-linked hacking group of targeting ______ and French Agencies.
A. Belgian
B. The Paris Olympics
C. International
D. Eurovision 2025, Strasbourg
B. The Paris Olympics
In response to September 25th attacks, what is the cyber-security challenge that European airports are facing?
A. Private agencies make it difficult to achieve parity in security
B. Upgrading airport tech to counter threats is costly and slow
C. The technology used for these incursions is unidentified and the origin must be identified first
D. All of the above
B. Upgrading airport tech to counter threats is costly and slow
What is Ransomware?
A. Software used to encrypt a company’s data and demand payment for its release.
B. Software used to log a company's access codes and demand payment for their reinstatement
C. Software used to steal IP addresses and demand payment to not release them to public
D. None of the Above
A. Software used to encrypt a company's data.
What small, eastern European Country is facing large disinformation threats?
A. Belarus
B. Moldova
C. Latvia
D. Bulgaria
B. Moldova
President Donald Trump has upended America’s digital defenses by __________________.
A. Firing the guy who led the National Security Agency
B. Making an open security compact with Putin and Xi Jinping
C. Surfing with his pet cactus on a 9.5 magnitude tsunami in Osaka, Japan
D. Investing in the SCO
A. Firing the guy who led the National Security Agency (he was a general)
France is among Ukraine’s most vocal backers, and its government is working to ensure that an eventual ________-brokered peace deal doesn’t further embolden Russia and threaten Europe’s security.
A. US
B. UK
C. EU
D. ECC
A. US
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In April, a group of hackers dubbed ____________ was widely reported to be behind an attack that crippled British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L), opens new tab
A. Gerbil Force
B. Lexipruss
C. Scattered Spider
D. Sieglift Schwartz
C. Scattered Spider
What is it called when a "pseudo-war" is fought by meddling in elections and using other cyber-scare tactics?
A. Proxy War
B. Hybrid War
C. Warm War
D. Soft War
B. Hybrid War
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard noted that Iran has supplied _____ in exchange for Russian _______ and cybercapabilities.
A. Intelligence; Drones
B. Drones; Intelligence
C. Weapons; Military Reserves
D. Military Reserves; Weapons
B. Drones; Intelligence
What does GRU stand for in Russian politics?
A. Control Regulation Ukraine
B. Garamond Regal Ukraine
C. Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces
D. Green-Red Uruwarry
C. Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces