The dangers of computer crime

Malware that encrypts data (making it unavailable) until you pay the hacker a fee.

• Phishing

• Pharming

• Whaling

• Randsomware

An attack on a country's IT infrastructure, affecting for example the power grid is known as...

• DoS (Denial of Service Attack)

• Spam

• Cyber-terrorism

• Click jacking

True or False:

Firewall software must be updated every two weeks to be efficient.

• True

• False

A lot of data, both structured and unstructured, captured about people's habits, that are analysed using computers are known as...

• Analysis

• Big data

• Trends

• AI

Software written to disrupt the normal functioning of a computer, without their knowledge or consent can be classified as ...

• Bots

• A Computer Virus

• A trojan

• Spoofing

The practice of stealing money from an account over a period of time is known as ...

• Skimming

• Whaling

• Phising

• Pharming

An attack on high-profile employees in an organisation, such as CEO's / CFO's who has access to a lot of sensitive data is known as...

• Phishing

• Pharming

• Whaling

• Randsomware

A telephonic attack where the fraudster pretends to be the bank in order to obtain personal information is known as ...

• Vishing

• Phishing

• Whaling

• Pharming

The e-mail above is known as an example of ...

• Pharming

• Phishing

• Whaling

• Click jacking

The downloading of software (not freeware) from the Internet with the intent to distribute it is known as ...

• Plagiarism

• Piracy

• Bandwidth theft

• Hardware theft