Cyber Security 101

Who is responsible for Cyber Security?

• Technology Information Security Office
• Developers
• Government
• Everyone

When receiving an email from an unknown contact that has a link, you should?

• Open the link to view its contents
• Report the suspicious email to TISO
• Forward the email to your co-workers to allow them to open the link first
• Forward the email to your personal email account so you can open it at home

How can you tell if a website encrypts its traffic?

•  Google it
•  Look for the lock symbol in a URL
• All websites encrypt their traffic
• Encrypted sites take longer to load

If you see a pop-up message like this when you’re on the web, you should: 

• Click OK to decide whether it is a legitimate offer
• Click Cancel
• Press Ctrl + F4 on your keyboard to close it
• Click the X button

Which of the following circumstances should you treat as suspicious?

•  Flight information attachment from airline when no travel is planned
•  Request from Bank with  a link to update information
•  Email from unknown sender with an urgent message requiring action
• All of the above

Who are Hackers?

• They are benign computer experts
• They are malicious computer criminals
• Hackers could be both benign computer experts and malicious computer criminals
• Investment Bankers

These days in the media it is not uncommon to hear that organisations and companies have suffered from cyber-attacks. The popular image is that these attacks are carried out by so-called malicious hackers that are external to an organisation. However several observations show that many of these attacks are carried out by organisation employees/officers or former employees. What is the common name which is given to this latter type of threat?

• Ethical hacking
• Trolling
• Insider Threat
• Honeypot

What is a Trojan Horse?

• Malfunction of the software that makes it difficult to navigate the Internet.Bottom of Form
• Malicious software that allows other programs to control your computer by misleading users of its true intent
• A web browser with advanced capability
• Next generation antivirus 

What does social engineering mean in a security context?

• Building secure systems that are easy to use for society
• It is a form of social deception focussed on information gathering, fraud, or system access.
• It is a Honeypot
• All of the above

The other day you were watching the news and you heard a journalist talking about a of cyber-threat. Essentially criminals seem to be able to use malicious software to restrict users from accessing their computer system or personal files. Later criminals demand a payment in order for the restriction to be removed. What is the name of this threat?

• Ransomware
• Virus
• Botnet
• Trojan