Computer Safety and Security - 2

A phishing email is one which:

• requests a payment for goods you have not received

• offers you products in which you may have no interest

• encourages you to click on a link to a fraudulent website

• contains abusive and threatening language

Gaining unauthorised access to someone else’s computer files is known as:

• copyright infringement

• hacking

• virus attack

• data theft

You can protect yourself against spam or fraudulent emails by:

• using a spam filter

• never clicking on links that you are suspicious of

• being aware of different types of fraudulent email

• all of the above

You can protect your files from unauthorised access by:

• only allowing your friends and family to know your passwords

• making frequent backups

• choosing a strong password and changing it regularly

• never using computers in a public place such as a library

A computer virus is a small program which:

• will destroy your computer hardware

• you may unintentionally transmit to other computers and infect them

• can only be transmitted via email

• cannot be removed from your computer

What is pharming?

• Code that redirects a user to a fake website
• When you farm computers (server farms)
• A type of software
• Software from before the year 2000

What is a trojan horse?

• A virus
• A worm
• A program that copies itself
• Malware that appears safe to trick you into downloading it

What is ransomware?

• Malware that locks your files until you pay the hacker to unlock them
• Code that will run a malicious function if certain functions are met
• Malware that steals senstive information.

What is a logic bomb?

• Any form of malicious software
• Malware that steals senstive information.
• Code that will run a malicious function if certain functions are met

What is a man-in-the-middle attack?

• Code that will run a malicious function if certain functions are met
• Malware that steals senstive information.
• Someone that intercepts data from a user, pretending to be a website