Cyber Security

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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 & 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
- Read the fine print.
- All of these are correct.

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All of these are correct.

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Chain emails are:

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

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Personality tests 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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none of these are correct

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You just placed an order with: Orbitz, Priceline.com, Buy.com, 1-800Flowers, Continental Airlines, and Fandango. Because you entered your email in the "free coupon" pop-up ad afterwards you get...

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a repeating charge from a "web loyalty" company on your credit card

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Which of these is a scam?
Options:
become a laptop tester,
free sports equipment for filling out a survey,
Bank of America security asking you to change your password,
All of these are scams

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All of these are scams

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How do you check to be sure the email is really from a company you know? Options: Open your web browser & log-on to the site the way you normally would, click on the link in the email

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Open your web browser & log-on to the site the way you normally would