You have taken on a contract with popular entertainment outlets to store archives of all kinds of digital media, while still remaining accessible if network demand for that content increases.

You have acquired and configured a server to host database applications and facilitate queries and connections to that data.

You are now regularly making copies of all the data on one of your assets. While it would be convenient to keep these backups in the same place, they are kept off-site to ensure that the data survives.

An attacker has been listening to the wireless transmissions of your opponent. The attacker has collected critical files and login data and can now access your opponent’s systems.

Your opponent has downloaded a game which is actually a Trojan Horse, a type of malicious software (malware). While the game is played, the program is also sending copies of files to an attacker.

Your opponent responded to an email asking for their security/login information. The attacker can now access your opponent’s account and system.

Your opponent picked a bad or weak password. An attacker was able to guess the password and has accessed their accounts and system.

Your opponent is hit by the “I Love You” email virus. It appeared to be an email from a friend with the subject “I Love You” but contained an attachment that destroyed system files when opened.

An attacker has launched a Denial of Service (DoS) attack against your opponent’s systems. One system is now not functioning and no work can be accomplished on it.

One of your opponent’s assets has been producing too much heat. Without proper cooling or shielding, excessive heat can cause irreversible damage to electronic circuits and their components.

Your opponent is struggling to maintain a sustainable budget. It is not uncommon for security budgets to be cut when a business encounters financial difficulties. Unfortunately, this will often affect the security readiness of the company.

A binary search is an algorithm designed to quickly search a sorted data structure by recursively splitting sets of data in half and comparing their values.

One of your opponent’s data backup processes has not been closely monitored and it has been making corrupted copies for quite some time. All of the data copied from that machine is unusable.

You attend one of the largest cybersecurity conferences in the world. While there, you meet insightful security professionals, learn about some of the latest technologies, and gather some useful free resources.

You attended a security training course to learn about ways you can improve your security.

Your opponent experiences a loss of electrical power. This means that no work can be accomplished.

Your opponent chose a very poor wireless encryption key which allowed an attacker to crack or break it, thus gaining the ability to monitor their wireless traffic.

The failure of critical computer and network equipment causes your opponent to lose the use of an asset.

Your opponent forgot to install a critical security update to their operating system (OS). Their system is now vulnerable to attack.

Your opponent has forgotten to update their firewall rules, which will allow attackers to penetrate it using newer exploits.

You received an increase to your security budget and purchased newer and more powerful equipment.

Your opponent did not update their virus and malware signature database. This means they are vulnerable to recent virus and malware attacks.

With the rise of data breaches and identity theft, you implement a policy that outlines how to discard objects that may contain confidential information.

Many vulnerabilities in computer systems come from programming errors found in software. You have implemented training and code review policies that significantly improved your software security.

Networks and devices will eventually fail. In fact, the expectation is so high that it is measured as the Mean Time To Failure (MTTF). Redundant systems are used as substitutes for critical systems when they fail or take over their responsibilities.

You become involved in sharing cyber threat information, which improves global network security and undermines potential threats by enabling participants to better identify vulnerabilities, prepare for attacks, and recover from incidents.

You create a honeypot which is intended to detect unauthorized activity on your network. This closely monitored data appears to contain vulnerable, valuable and useful information, but it is designed as bait for network intrusion detection.

You install and setup a network-based firewall. This firewall uses a simple set of rules to allow or deny connections between your local network and the internet. This will help to prevent unauthorized access to your systems.

You have received a notification that there is a critical update to your operation system (OS). It patches a security vulnerability that would allow attackers to take over your computer.

You activate encryption on your wireless device. This scrambles the signal so that attackers can’t listen to your wireless traffic.

You recently acquired a backup generator to keep your systems functioning in case of an electrical failure. Once this detects a loss of electricity, the generator immediately begins providing power until the electrical failure is fixed.

You install or update anti-malware and anti-virus software on your computer systems. This prevents known viruses and other malicious software (malware), but needs to be updated periodically.

This wireless router allows laptop computers and other wireless systems to be connected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

A typical laptop computer that can be used to connect to the Internet via a Wireless Router.

Establishes a connection to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

A typical desktop computer that can be used to connect to the internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).