Question

Using spyware is an example of _________ type of information gathering. (a) active (b) passive (c) active & passive (d) non-passive This question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class. My question is based upon Information Gathering Phase & Techniques in chapter Phases of Security of Cyber Security Select the correct answer from above options Cyber Security questions and answers, Cyber Security questions pdf, Cyber Security question bank, Cyber Security questions and answers pdf, mcq on Cyber Security pdf,

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) active The best I can explain: Using spyware is an example of an active information gathering technique. Spywares can be used to steal browsing history, browsing habits and other related searches from the attacker’s browser. Google chrome itself has a search box in the address bar which the spyware might monitor to take search results as information for the attacker.