SSCP · Question #1253
The CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) was created in response to what famous security problem?
The correct answer is D. The Morris worm. The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) was established in 1988 in direct response to the significant internet-wide disruption caused by the Morris worm.
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The CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) was created in response to what famous security problem?
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- AThe ILoveYou virus
- BCodeRed
- CKevinMitnik
- DThe Morris worm
- ESATAN
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(32 responses)- A3% (1)
- C6% (2)
- D91% (29)
Why each option
The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) was established in 1988 in direct response to the significant internet-wide disruption caused by the Morris worm.
The ILoveYou virus appeared in 2000, well after CERT was created.
CodeRed was a worm that appeared in 2001, also long after CERT's formation.
Kevin Mitnick was a famous hacker, but his activities, while significant, did not directly lead to the creation of CERT in the same way a single, widespread internet event did.
The Morris worm, released in 1988, was one of the first major internet-wide computer worms and caused significant disruption to early internet infrastructure, directly leading to the creation of CERT/CC at Carnegie Mellon University to address future cyber incidents.
SATAN (Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks) was a vulnerability scanner released in 1995, much later than CERT's establishment.
Concept tested: Historical cyber incidents and CERT origin
Source: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/about/divisions/cert/index.cfm
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