Will you be phished? A Cyber Security Flashcard

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Is it safe to use your real personal information for an online character?

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It’s better not to reveal personal information, even when creating an online character.

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Phishing means

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Websites and emails created just to trick you so cybercriminals can steal your information

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Can you get an email scam from someone even if you never gave your email to that person?

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Yes, phishing scams use software to take other sources.

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Which of the following is not a tip to avoid falling for scams?
- Thinking before you click.
- Doing a web search for a company’s name before you give them any information about yourself.
- Only read the fine print.
- All answers listed

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All answers listed

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Chain emails are…

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A way for you to help cybercriminals to spread scams and tricks

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Personality quizzes are

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A way for cybercriminals to collect facts about you to collect your private information

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Pop-Up ads are

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Just annoying advertisements and are not safe.

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Which is NOT a way to identify a phishing email attack? Options: Generic Greeting OR Spelling/Grammar Mistakes, Check the "from" email address, Click the link to see if it's real, None of the above

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Click the link to see if it's real

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Which of the following is also a scam?
Become a laptop tester job advertisement email
Free Sports equipment for filling out a survey
Bank of American security asking you to change your password by clicking the link
All of the above

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All of the above

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How do you check to be sure the email is really from a company you know?

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Open your web browser and log–on to the site the way you normally would.