Cyber Attacks and Prevention

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What is a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDOS) attack?

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A form of cyber crime where the perpetrator sends more traffic than the Website can handle.

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How would DDOS attacks affect an online gaming website?

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The gaming website would become inaccessible to users.

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How can DDOS attacks be prevented?

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All of the above

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What is a computer virus?

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A harmful program that is able to copy itself when it runs.

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How do viruses affect devices?

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Devices stop functioning normally.

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Avery, Benjamin, and Samuel are discussing ways to protect their computers from viruses. What should they do to ensure their computers are safe? Options: Regularly update security updates and antivirus programs, Avoid downloading software from untrusted websites, Use strong passwords, All of the above

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All of the above

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What is a phishing scam?

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Fake emails sent by cyber criminals to steal personal information.

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How can phishing scams be identified? Options: Phishing scam emails are sent from official company email addresses, Phishing scam emails contain authentic web addresses, Phishing scam emails ask for personal information, Phishing scam emails have official-looking login pages

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Phishing scam emails ask for personal information

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How do phishing scams affect individuals?

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Personal information such as usernames and passwords can be stolen.

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Aiden received an email claiming to be from his bank, asking him to update his account information. How can he prevent falling for a phishing scam in this situation?

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Check for authentic email and web addresses