Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert (CCTE) — Question 40

What type of attack is Ransomware?

Answer options

• A. Where a victim encrypts files on a computer and demands payment for decryption key from an attacker.
• B. Where an attacker encrypts files on a computer and demands payment for decryption key.
• C. Ransomware is not an attack.
• D. Where an attacker decrypts files on a computer and demands payment for encryption key.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a victim's files and then demands a ransom for the decryption key. Option A is incorrect as it describes the victim as the one encrypting files, which is not how ransomware operates. Options C and D misrepresent the nature of ransomware attacks entirely.