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What is a bug bounty program?
a. A program where organizations reward researchers for reporting security vulnerabilities
b. A program that offers free cybersecurity tools
c. A type of antivirus software
d. A method for encrypting data
Answer: a. A program where organizations reward researchers for reporting security vulnerabilitiesacte+1
Who primarily participates in bug bounty programs?
a. Web designers
b. Security researchers and ethical hackers
c. Customer support staff
d. Network administrators only
Answer: b. Security researchers and ethical hackersstudocu+1
What is the usual reward for reporting a valid security bug in a bug bounty program?
a. Recognition only
b. Monetary compensation
c. No reward
d. Software license
Answer: b. Monetary compensationacte+1
What is the main purpose of bug bounty programs?
a. To test web development skills
b. To incentivize security researchers to report vulnerabilities
c. To provide customer support
d. To promote open source software
Answer: b. To incentivize security researchers to report vulnerabilitiesstudocu+1
What is responsible disclosure in bug bounty programs?
a. Disclosing vulnerabilities to the public immediately
b. Reporting vulnerabilities to the organization first
c. Ignoring vulnerabilities
d. Selling bugs to third parties
Answer: b. Reporting vulnerabilities to the organization firstcybertalents+1
Which of the following best describes a critical vulnerability?
a. A flaw causing minor bugs
b. A vulnerability with high potential for system compromise
c. A UI issue
d. A documentation error
Answer: b. A vulnerability with high potential for system compromisecybertalents+1
What should a beginner do before joining a bug bounty program?
a. Read and understand the program’s rules
b. Start testing without permissions
c. Ignore legal considerations
d. Build a website
Answer: a. Read and understand the program’s rulesstationx+1
Which is the most common type of vulnerability reported in bug bounty programs?
a. Broken links
b. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
c. Outdated libraries
d. Missing documentation
Answer: b. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)studocu+1
What is a public bug bounty program?
a. Only selected individuals can participate
b. Open for submissions from anyone
c. Only open during weekends
d. Is not monitored
Answer: b. Open for submissions from anyonecybertalents
What are the essential OWASP vulnerabilities to know?
a. Only SQL Injection
b. The OWASP Top 10 list, including things like Broken Access Control, Injection, Security Misconfiguration
c. Outdated drivers
d. Social media security
Answer: b. The OWASP Top 10 list, including things like Broken Access Control, Injection, Security Misconfigurationcybertalents
Which two platforms are most popular for bug bounty submissions?
a. LinkedIn and Twitter
b. HackerOne and Bugcrowd
c. YouTube and Facebook
d. Stack Overflow and Medium
Answer: b. HackerOne and Bugcrowdacte+1
Which skill is NOT essential for bug bounty hunting?
a. Knowledge of web applications
b. Network fundamentals
c. Cooking skills
d. Scripting knowledge
Answer: c. Cooking skillscybertalents
What does “ethical hacking” mean in the context of bug bounties?
a. Hacking without permissions
b. Seeking vulnerabilities with authorization and reporting them responsibly
c. Writing malware
d. Stealing data and hiding traces
Answer: b. Seeking vulnerabilities with authorization and reporting them responsiblyacte+1
What is meant by “private bug bounty program”?
a. Only open to selected, invited researchers
b. Only open to software developers
c. Anyone can participate
d. For friends and family
Answer: a. Only open to selected, invited researcherscybertalents
What is the primary motivation for organizations to launch bug bounty programs?
a. To replace their security teams
b. To supplement their security and discover more vulnerabilities
c. To hire more software developers
d. To create new products
Answer: b. To supplement their security and discover more vulnerabilitiesacte+1
What is a Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP)?
a. A blog post
b. A policy outlining how to report security vulnerabilities
c. An organizational secret
d. A kind of malware
Answer: b. A policy outlining how to report security vulnerabilitiesacte+1
What is a proof of concept (PoC) in bug bounty reporting?
a. Proof of education
b. A demonstration of how a vulnerability can be exploited
c. Sales pitch
d. Marketing tool
Answer: b. A demonstration of how a vulnerability can be exploitedacte
What happens if a bug bounty hunter acts maliciously?
a. They get paid more
b. They are likely banned or face legal action
c. They are promoted
d. Nothing happens
Answer: b. They are likely banned or face legal actioncybertalents+1
What is “in-scope” in a bug bounty program?
a. Anything outside the internet
b. Targets and vulnerabilities explicitly listed as eligible for rewards
c. All bugs in the wild
d. Features only developers use
Answer: b. Targets and vulnerabilities explicitly listed as eligible for rewardsstationx+1
What is “out-of-scope” in a bug bounty program?
a. Bugs that give the highest rewards
b. Anything not covered or eligible for submission and bounty
c. Server configuration bugs
d. Network cables
Answer: b. Anything not covered or eligible for submission and bountystationx+1
What is a “white-hat” hacker?
a. A criminal hacker
b. An ethical hacker working with permission
c. Someone who ignores vulnerabilities
d. A developer
Answer: b. An ethical hacker working with permissionacte+1
What happens after submitting a vulnerability report?
a. Ignored by organization
b. Triage, validation, and possibly a reward if valid
c. Automatic rejection
d. Direct payout every time
Answer: b. Triage, validation, and possibly a reward if validacte
What is the primary language used for scripting/testing in bug bounty hunting?
a. English
b. Python
c. French
d. Hindi
Answer: b. Pythonacte
What should a bug report include?
a. Only a description
b. Detailed steps to reproduce, PoC, and potential impact
c. Request for money
d. Developer credits
Answer: b. Detailed steps to reproduce, PoC, and potential impactcybertalents+1
What is “triaging” in bug bounty platforms?
a. Ignoring reports
b. Sorting, validating, and prioritizing reported bugs
c. Hiring new hackers
d. Rewarding all reports equally
Answer: b. Sorting, validating, and prioritizing reported bugsacte
What kinds of vulnerabilities are most rewarded?
a. Critical vulnerabilities affecting large user bases or sensitive data
b. Grammar errors
c. Outdated documentation
d. Feature suggestions
Answer: a. Critical vulnerabilities affecting large user bases or sensitive dataacte
What is the difference between public and private bug bounty programs?
a. Public is for all, private is by invitation only
b. Public has no rewards
c. Public requires coding, private does not
d. Private is for beginners
Answer: a. Public is for all, private is by invitation onlycybertalents+1
Which phase is NOT part of the vulnerability lifecycle?
a. Discovery
b. Exploitation for malicious gain
c. Reporting
d. Remediation and patch
Answer: b. Exploitation for malicious gaincybertalents+1
What are “coordinated disclosure” policies?
a. Publishing vulnerabilities widely before fixing
b. Coordination between researcher and vendor on publicizing bugs
c. Ignoring external researchers
d. Only reporting to police
Answer: b. Coordination between researcher and vendor on publicizing bugsacte
What is the primary risk of not following a program’s rules?
a. No reward
b. Ban from program or legal consequences
c. Promotion
d. None
Answer: b. Ban from program or legal consequencescybertalents+1
What should be avoided when bug bounty hunting?
a. Testing only in authorized scope
b. Using unauthorized tools and attacks
c. Reading documentation
d. Reporting responsibly
Answer: b. Using unauthorized tools and attackscybertalents+1
Which web component is NOT essential to understand for bug bounty beginners?
a. HTML
b. CSS
c. PHP
d. Cooking websites
Answer: d. Cooking websitescybertalents
What does “incentivize” mean in bug bounty?
a. To punish
b. To reward or motivate
c. To ignore
d. To slow down
Answer: b. To reward or motivatestudocu+1
Which of the following is an example of DLP?
a. Data Loss Prevention solution
b. Downloading large files
c. Delivering public lectures
d. Data Loop Programming
Answer: a. Data Loss Prevention solutionacte
What is ARP poisoning?
a. An attack that manipulates network traffic via Address Resolution Protocol
b. A numerical error
c. A Windows update
d. A storage attack
Answer: a. An attack that manipulates network traffic via Address Resolution Protocolacte
What is “phishing”?
a. Fishing in a lake
b. Tricking users to disclose sensitive information
c. Developing software
d. Encrypting data
Answer: b. Tricking users to disclose sensitive informationacte
What is a firewall’s main job?
a. To allow or block network traffic based on rules
b. To check spelling
c. To design websites
d. To help cook
Answer: a. To allow or block network traffic based on rulesacte
What does network enumeration mean?
a. Locating and identifying devices and services on a network
b. Writing code numbers
c. Making phone calls
d. Erasing data
Answer: a. Locating and identifying devices and services on a networkacte
What is sniffing in network security?
a. Monitoring data packets on a network
b. Printing documents
c. Closing ports
d. Java coding
Answer: a. Monitoring data packets on a networkacte
Which of the following best defines “confidentiality” in cybersecurity?
a. Keeping information secret
b. Making everything public
c. Printing data
d. Destroying data
Answer: a. Keeping information secretacte
What is “maintainability” in code quality?
a. How easy it is to read, understand, and modify code
b. How many bugs exist in code
c. How slow a code runs
d. How many times code is printed
Answer: a. How easy it is to read, understand, and modify codeacte
What is “testability”?
a. Ease of performing testing on a system or component
b. Number of bugs in software
c. Color coding in IDE
d. Consultant hiring
Answer: a. Ease of performing testing on a system or componentacte
What does “code smell” mean?
a. Potential problem signs in the written code, such as complexity or repetition
b. How code is organized on disk
c. The way code is commented
d. Versioning history
Answer: a. Potential problem signs in the written code, such as complexity or repetitionacte
What is test-driven development (TDD)?
a. Writing tests before code to ensure all behavior is checked
b. Writing code without tests
c. Developing only documentation
d. Building graphics only
Answer: a. Writing tests before code to ensure all behavior is checkedacte
What is a common benefit of bug bounty programs for beginners?
a. No learning experience
b. Hands-on experience and career growth
c. No rewards
d. Limited to coding only
Answer: b. Hands-on experience and career growthstationx+1
What is SQL injection testing mainly used for?
a. Testing how a website handles SQL inputs to find vulnerabilities
b. Checking HTML tags
c. Testing JavaScript animations
d. Printing user info
Answer: a. Testing how a website handles SQL inputs to find vulnerabilitiesstationx
What is meant by “remediation” in the bug life cycle?
a. Patching or fixing vulnerabilities
b. Ignoring bug reports
c. Hiding vulnerabilities
d. Selling reports
Answer: a. Patching or fixing vulnerabilitiesacte
What is a “Zero-Day” vulnerability?
a. A bug already widely patched
b. An unknown vulnerability actively exploited before a fix is available
c. An old coding error
d. A design standard
Answer: b. An unknown vulnerability actively exploited before a fix is availablescribd
Which of the following is NOT a type of bug tracked in bug bounty programs?
a. Security bugs
b. Performance bugs
c. Functional bugs
d. Presentation slide bugs
Answer: d. Presentation slide bugsacte
What is a safe place to practice bug bounty skills as a beginner?
a. On live production banking sites, without permission
b. On legal platforms and sandboxed environments provided by bug bounty programs
c. On personal Instagram accounts
d. On school homework servers
Answer: b. On legal platforms and sandboxed environments provided by bug bounty programsstationx+1

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