Brute force

Brute force attack is

• hackers trying out passwords to gain access to your account

• when an attacker punches you

• hackers who shuts down your system

• random attacks on computer

What techniques can minimise the risk of a Brute force attack?

• Human verification

• Two-step verification

• Automatic Lock Out

• Anti-virus software

If you forgot your password after several attempts, you will have to reset your account. What is this called?

• List attack

• Brute force attack

• Automatic Lock Out

• Human verification

If you have 8 character password with uppercase and lowercase, how many possible combinations can the attackers try?

• 19 Billion combinations

• 53 Trillion combinations

• 53 Billion combinations

• 19 Trillion combinations

What is the pros of a brute force?

• Simple attack

• Chances of finding password quite high since the attack uses so many possible answers

• Does not consume a lot of processing power

• Short time

What are the disadvantage of brute force?

• Takes up a lot of processing power

• Takes a very long time

• Very complicated attack

• High risk of computer failure

A strong password should include

• Uppercase and lowercase

• Symbols

• Numbers

• Words from dictionary

If I have an easy password, should I share my personal information publicly?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

Which of the password is the most secure if I use the word Flower?

• F!0w4r_

• Flo_wer

• flower

• flower444

Which of these password is the most commonly used password?

• 123456

• login

• welcome

• 121212