Hacking

When was the Computer MIsuse Act introduced?

• 1970
• 1980
• 1990
• 2000

Why was the Computer Misuse Act Introduced?

• To make copying software illegal so that people can be prosecuted.
• To make hacking and other misuse illegal so that people can be prosecuted.

A hacker who "uses their knowledge with permission to test vulnerabilities and other weakness and then offer details on how to improve the system" is a _____

• Good hacker

• Bad hacker

A hacker who "attacks the system without prior permission, which they might do to steal, alter, or destroy information, or to cause problems" is a _____.

• Good hacker

• Bad hacker

How does a computer virus infect a pc?

• Email attachments
• Attached to files on memory sticks
• Suspicious web links
• All of the above

How can you protect your computer against viruses?

• Put a lock on it.
• Install an anti-virus package, scan and delete files and update it.

What is Malware?

• Bad computer equipment

• Pop up adverts on your computer

• Software designed to do harm to a computer

• Fake web sites

Gaining illegal access to a computer system.

• Hacking

• Spam

• Malicious Software

• Virus

Software or hardware which records all key strokes on a computer system.

• Social Engineering

• Packet Sniffer

• Key Logger

• Password Cracker

AI technique that considers all possible solutions, looking for the best.

• Brute Force

• Dictionary Attack

• Key Logger

• Password Cracker