Spam

Spam

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Spam is any kind of communication, often an email, that gets sent out in bulk

• True

• False

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In general , how do Spammers make any money?

• They don't make money

• They infect your machine with ransomware

• If a spam recipient buys something via links included, the spammer gets a percentage of the sale.

• They sell your email to other suppliers of legitimate goods

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How many Covid spam emails are blocked by Google every day in 2020?

• 1 million

• 18 million

• 1 billion

• 200 million

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What percentage of all global email is spam (2019)?

• 25.5%

• 56.5%

• 89.2%

• 10%

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When was the first known spam email sent?

• 1999

• 2010

• 1978

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Which country is the biggest source of spam in the world (2020)

• USA

• Russia

• China

• UK

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Which one of these statements is correct?

• If you get an email that looks like it’s from someone you know, you can click on any links as long as you have a spam filters and AV software.

• You can trust an email really comes from a client if it uses the client’s logo and contains at least one truthful fact about the client that you know.

• In an emergency , a colleague asks for your password via a message, so you should give it.

• An email from your Human Resources is asking you to provide personal information right away, you should check/ring first to make sure they are who they say are.

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What is Spamhaus?

• An Internet service provider that doesn't care if their members distribute spam.

• An organization dedicated to stemming the distribution of spam

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This German word is used to describe an intentionally slow server that's set up to trap spammers.

• Grube

• Spamhaus

• Terrgrube

• UCE

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What is Smishing?

• sending messed up emails

• incompleted text

• uses SMS to trick you into providing private information

• email spam