Social Media & Security Awareness Fundamental

When a social media friend request is received from someone that isn’t familiar, what is the best way to proceed?

• Be cautious and take appropriate steps to verify the identity.

• Check for common connections and accept/reject based on that.

• Look at the picture to decide if this is trustworthy person.

• Accept it right away, there's no harm from virtual friends.

You receive a message from your favorite social media platform, indicating your account has been compromised. You need to immediately click a link to enter a new password and secure your account. What is this message likely to be?

• This is a phishing attack attempting to get you to take an action.

• This is legitimate message from your social media platform.

• This is social engineering trying to get you to install malware.

• This is likely a prank message from a friend trying to fool you.

The initial privacy and security settings for most social media platforms:

• Fail to adequately safeguard user information from others.

• Sufficiently protect most users from unwanted intrusion.

• Offer guidance on the types of information that should be shared.

• Only share sensitive and confidential information with friends.

What is the goal of most social media based attacks?

• Get the victim to enable geotagging.

• Get the victim to send a friend request.

• Get the victim to take an action.

• Get the victim to respond to a message.

What is the critical question you should always ask before sharing information on social media?

• Will sharing this information increase possible sales?

• Is this information that really needs to be shared?

• Will this information increase my popularity ranking?

• How will friends and customers react to this information?

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The only person with whom you should ever share your password is:

• Your spouse.

• Your manager.

• Your trusted co-worker.

• The IT admin or tech support person.

• No one.

What is the most important thing to do if you suspect a security incident?

• Attempt to investigate and mitigate yourself.

• Report it immediately.

• Call 911.

• Immediately pull your computer's power plug from the socket.

What are three proven practices for safeguarding your identity and privacy?

• Using strong, unique passwords for every account.

• Avoiding most websites.

• Not clicking so fast and taking time to examine a message thoroughly before responding or clicking.

• Keeping devices up to date with recent software releases.

• Setting your social media profiles to public.

Which of the following best describes a human firewall?

• Someone who always follows policy and reports every security incident.

• Someone who keeps tabs on their co-workers to make sure they are following policy.

• Someone who shows up to work on time and doesn't fall victim to cyber attacks.

• Someone who never ask questions for fear of being perceived as ignorant.

• Someone who is technically competent.

You have received an email from an acquaintance requesting sensitive information, what should you do?

• Contact the sender in person or by phone.

• Reply to the email since you know the sender.

• Forward some personal questions to confirm the sender's identify.