Foundational Cybersecurity Knowledge Questions

Assesses a candidate's baseline understanding of core cybersecurity and technical concepts. Candidates should be able to explain what common malware is, how cyberattacks occur, the differences between various threat types such as viruses and ransomware, basic network concepts such as ports and segmentation, and what constitutes a security incident and its typical lifecycle. The goal is not deep specialist expertise but to show that the candidate is not starting from zero technical knowledge and can follow technical discussions, understand risk impact, and ask informed questions.