IPF Women CyberSecurity Quiz

Which one of the following describes spam message?

• Gathering information about a person or organisation without their knowledge.

• Performing an unauthorised, usually malicious, action such as erasing files.

• Sending unwanted bulk messages.

• Putting unnecessary load on the network by making copies of files.

A hacker locks out users and encrypts their personal computer files and data, holding it hostage until they agree to pay to the attacker. What is this practice called?

• Browser hijacker

• Ransomware

• Brute-force

• Worm

Which one of the following describes why it is important to update antivirus software regularly?

• To protect your computer from all known computer viruses.

• To ensure the software identifies old viruses.

• To protect your computer from unwanted bulk messages.

• To prevent the spread of malicious programs on the Internet.

Which one of the following is MOST likely to be a hoax?

• An email from a friend you have not seen recently.

• An email with an attachment sent by a colleague using their personal email address.

• An email asking you to go to a website for a free computer scan.

• An email advertisement from a local shop you subscribe to.

Which one of the following statements about a password is TRUE?

• It must be changed only if it is compromised.

• It cannot contain special character symbols.

• It must be registered with the system administrator.

• It should be changed regularly

Which one of the following an unsafe online activity?

• Using a screen name or nick name that cannot identify you.

• Meeting someone you met online face-to-face in the company of your parents.

• Keeping your social network profile private.

• Giving your home address to someone you met in a public online chat room.

Which of the following is a common example of a "phishing" attack?

• You receive an email from an acquaintance who you are rarely in contact with that contains only a web link.

• You got an email that appears to be from your bank asking you to enter your account number and password, but the web address looks unfamiliar.

• You received a text message claiming that you won a contest and asking you to click on the link.

• All of the above

You are on a business trip and sitting in the local cafe trying to send emails to your colleagues to catch up on a few tasks.

To protect your communications over these public networks you should always do the following:

• Find the strongest WiFi signal near you and connect to it directly

• Turn off your file sharing

• Always check if the Wi Fi to be connected is legitimate or not

• Do not send emails outside your office or during travel

You are on vacation and have no internet access. You can't wait to check your email to see if your friend has emailed you back. You should:

• Call your best friend and give her your username and password so she can check your email for you.

• Go from house to house asking people if you can borrow their computer for a couple of minutes.

• Wait until you get back home to check your email. After all, you'll be back in a week.

• Travel by yourself to an Internet café that is 2 hours away and check your email.

Fact or Myth:

It's ok to post pictures that you wouldn't want your parents, teachers, or future employers to see as long as you set up your privacy settings - that way there's no way they'll ever see the photos!

• TRUE

• FALSE