World Computer Security day –November 30.(Scheduled Caste Development Officer Grade I(SC/ST) Scheduled Caste Development, 2014; Sales Assistant Gr. II / Excise Circle Inspector (SR)/Excise Inspector (Trainee), 2016)ഇന്ത്യയിൽ ദേശീയ സൈബർ സുരക്ഷാ ബോധവത്കരണ മാസം ഏതാണ്?

ഒക്ടോബർ.(Cobbler, VFA (10th level Mains), 2023)സൈബർ നിയമങ്ങളിൽ നിയമനിർമ്മാണങ്ങൾ നടത്തുവാനുള്ള അധികാരം ആർക്ക്?കേന്ദ്രപാർലമെന്റിന്.ഭരണഘടനയിൽ സൈബർ നിയമങ്ങൾ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത് ഏത് ലിസ്റ്റിലാണ്?അവശിഷ്ടാധികാരങ്ങൾ.(Theatre Assistant (Main Exam), 2024)

Budapest convention on cyber crime was adopted in ______ year

2001.(Manager (Personnel), 2023)

First cyber crime police station was instituted in India at

Bengaluru.(Care Taker (Male), Social Justice, 2018)

Where is India’s first cyber forensic laboratory has been set up?

Tripura.(Scheduled Caste Development Officer Grade I(SC/ST) Scheduled Caste Development, 2014)

Which one of the following has been launched by the Central Government for providing softwares for the detection of malicious programs and free tools to remove these programs?

(A) National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit(B) Cyber Swachhta Kendra(C) National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre(D) Platform for Joint Cybercrime Investigation Teamസൈബര് ക്രൈം ഇരകള്ക്ക് ജൂറിസ്ഡിക്ഷന് പരിമിതികള് മറികടന്ന് ഓണ്ലൈനായി FIR നല്കാന് കഴിയുന്ന ഭാരത സര്ക്ക...

Computer programmes designed to work automatically over the internet

Classification of Cyber Crimes1. HackingAn illegal Intrusion into a computer system or network is called

Hacking.(Scheduled Caste Development Officer Grade I(SC/ST) Scheduled Caste Development, 2014)

The unauthorized control/access over the computer system and destroys the data is known as

Hacking.(Tradesman (Computer Engineering),2024)

Which phase of hacking performs actual attack on a network or system?

Gaining access.“Access” means(Sub Inspector (Trainee),2023)i. Gaining entry into a computer, computer system or computer network.ii. Instructing the logical, arithmetical or memory function resources of a computer, computer system or computer network.iii. Communicating with the logical, arithmeti...

The term _________ refers to a bad or criminal hacker

Black Hat.A group of hackers who are both white and black hat –Grey Hat Hackers.IT Act 2000, Section ____ describes the penalty for hacking computer system –Section 66

What is the maximum punishment for hacking under the Information Technology (IT) Act, of 2000?

3 years imprisonment.(Tradesman (Computer Engineering),2024)

Hacking Methods & ToolsWhich is a method of defeating a cryptographic scheme by trying a large number of possibilities?

Brute Force Attack.(Junior Instructor (Computer Operator & Programming Assistant),2023)

Attack the ability of a network server to respond to TCP-connection requests by overflowing the tables used to manage such connections

SYN spoofing attack.(Workshop Instructor / Demonstrator / Instructor Gr.II (CSE), 2023)“Signature” in Intrusion Detection means –Known patterns of malicious data.(Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects),2023)

Which one of the following is an attack where the attacker pretends to be a trusted entity and gains unauthorized access to a system?

(A) DDoS attack(B) IP Spoofing(C) Ransomware attack (D) Brute Force attackConsider the following statements in the context of session hijacking.(i) It is compromising a user’s session to exploit their data and perform malicious activities or misusing their credentials.(ii) The most common method ...

When an attempt is to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users, the attack is called

Denial-of-Service Attack.(Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance), 2019)

An attack that tries to flood a computer resource with more requests than it can handle is known as ___________

DoS Attack.(Motor Transport Sub inspector (Trainee), 2020)

Which one of the following quality is most affected by denial of Service (DoS) attack?

(Junior Manager (Information Management),2023)(A) Confidentiality(B) Integrity(C) Availability(D) RobustnessDarwin is the network administrator of the Chennai Office of a Company. He is annoyed about his low salary and in rage disables the passwords of the other employees so they are unable to ac...

MalwareMalware is a –(Assistant Pharmacist, Civil Supplies Corporation, 2015)(A) Hardware (B) Firmware(C) Software(D) None of theseHarmful software which can have unauthorized access to systems or cause damage?

Malware.(Junior Instructor (Computer Operator & Programming Assistant),2023)A ‘crime ware’ is a –Toolkit to develop and deployment of malware.(Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects),2023)

Use of online advertising to spread malware is called

Malvertising.(Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects), 2019)

Computer systems under the control of one attacker by installing malware in it and that can be used to attack other systems is known as

Zombie.(Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects),2023)

Choose the malware that allows a hacker to access your computer completely

(Typist Clerk/ LD Typist (Plus 2 Level Main Exam),2023)(A)

Virus(B) Spyware(C) Adware (D) Root kitsa) VIRUSComputer virus is a

Software.VIRUS stands for –Vital information Recourse Under Siege.A program that has capability to infect other programs and make copies of itself and spread into other programs is called –Virus

Malware.(Clerk cum Typist (Degree Level MainExam), 2023)b) Trojan HorseA Trojan Horse is a –Malicious Software

Malicious software that pose as legitimate programs or files that user may recognize and want to use are known as ___________

Trojan horse.(Motor Transport Sub inspector (Trainee), 2020)

The code segment that misuses its environment is called a

Trojan horse.______ does not replicate or clone through an infection–Trojan horse.(Junior Instructor (Stenographer and Secretarial Assistant- English),2023)

Which computer virus will not reproduce by infecting other files or by self-replicating?

Trojan horse.(Junior Instructor (Data Entry Operator), 2014)___________ may change or steal the password or may modify records in protected ﬁles or may allow illicit users to use the systems and have access to data and information stored there–Trojan horse.c) WormA computer program that can to ru...

Which mechanism is used by worm process?

Spawn process.(Junior Instructor (Software Testing Assistant), 2019)d) SpywareThe software installed on computers for collecting the information about the users without their knowledge is –Spyware

In the right setting, a thief can try __ information by listening in while the victim gives credit card number or other information to a legitimate agent

Snagging.e) RansomwareThe ever big Cyber Attack in history which affected almost 150 countries of the world is –Wanna Cry

Which of the following statements about Ransomware are correct?

(i) Ransomware is a virus which replicate itself.(ii) Kind of cyber crime where the attacker gains access to the computer and blocks the user from accessing, usually by encrypting the data(iii) The attacker blackmails the victim to pay for getting access to the data.(A) (i) only (B) (i) and (ii)(...

Select the most appropriate answer to fill in the blank from the choices given below:(A) Such attacks originate from the dark web and cannot be protected against.(B) The data in IoT devices are stored in a very scattered manner that traditional methods cannot be used for protection.(C) The sensors used in IoT devices themselves provide the best means of protection.(D) It requires more computing and resources for protection.What is a trap door in a program?

A security hole inserted at programming time in the system for later use

What is the type of injection in which malicious scripts are injected into trusted site?

XSS.(Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance), 2019)

Which type of Malware is designed to remain undetected on a system and provide unauthorized access to cybercriminals?

Rootkit.(Tradesman (Computer Engineering),2024)

Match the following(Dairy Farm Instructor, 2020)(a) Trojans (i) Michelangelo(b) Denial of Service attacks (ii) The Mirai Botnet(c) Hacking (iii) Flood a network(d) Worm (iv) Time bombs(A) a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i(B) a-i, b-iii, c-ii, d-iv(C) a-i, b-iii, c-ii, d-iv (D) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-iMatch List

I with List – II.List – I List – IIa. RansomwareI. A software that collects information about a person or organization such as their internet activities, their personal data, password etc.b. SpywareII. A software that gains continued access to a computer by attacking the root or administrator acc...

Attempting to acquire usernames, passwords, etc. by claiming as the original website of a popular website is called

Phishing.____s the process of acquiring information such user name, passwords, and credit card details without permission –Phishing.(Scheduled Caste Development Officer Grade I(SC/ST) Scheduled Caste Development, 2014)

Attacking the victims through fake URL resembling that of a valid financial institution is called as

Phishing.(Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance), 2023)

What is the term used to describe the practice of tricking individuals into providing sensitive information such as passwords or credit card numbers?

Phishing.(Tradesman (Computer Engineering),2024)

Repeated PSC Questions: Cyber Crimes & Cyber Security

Q: This post is a collection of repeatedly asked questions on the Computer-based topic, ' Cyber Crimes & Cyber Security,' from the previous year question papers of the various Kerala PSC exams.Previous Year PSC Questions onCyber Crimes & Cyber SecurityCriminal Activity using computer, mobile phone and Internet is termed as

Cyber Crime.(Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)

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Computer Repeated PSC Questions

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This post is a collection of repeatedly asked questions on the Computer-based topic, ' Cyber Crimes & Cyber Security,' from the previous year question papers of the various Kerala PSC exams.Previou...

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