Identifying security needs of my device

Practice identifying attack types, describing the harms they cause, and selecting the most appropriate security control from a given scenario.

This practice set covers AP Networking Unit 1.3 — device security threat identification and controls. Questions will ask you to interpret scenarios involving:

• Distinguishing digital attacks from physical attacks
• Identifying phishing, shoulder surfing, and malware by their characteristics
• Recognizing the harms caused by PII exposure, identity theft, and credential compromise
• Describing the effects of malware on device and network behavior
• Selecting the correct control (email filtering, MFA, privacy screen, antivirus, updates) for each threat
• Evaluating layered security scenarios with multiple controls in play