Nova CyberSecurity Lab Quiz

What is a network?

• Interconnected computers or devices

• A super computer

• A computer vulnerability

• An Internet service provider

Why are cyber vulnerabilities unlikely to ever go away?

• The government won’t allow people to fix them.

• Criminals need them to steal identities.

• They are side effects of the freedom and ease of communicating online.

• They’re protected in a secret base on the moon.

Which of these groups exploits cyber vulnerabilities?

• Criminals

• Governments

• Hacktivists

• All of these

What did the identity-theft crime ring use Tim’s photo for?

• To create a Tim-like disguise

• To make a counterfeit passport

• They sent it in spam emails to Tim’s friends

• To figure out Tim’s address

Why do hackers hack?

• To make discoveries

• To protect information

• To steal information and money

• To expose corruption

Which of these is not a hack?

• Using a bicycle to power a computer

• Stealing an unlocked bicycle

• Building a working bicycle out of discarded umbrellas

• Creating a kinetic bicycle sculpture

Which of these is regularly used for secure online communication?

• Caesar cipher

• Public-key cryptography

• Morse code

• Enigma code

How can you tell if a website encrypts its traffic?

• Google it.

• Look for the lock symbol in a URL.

• All websites encrypt their traffic.

• Encrypted sites take longer to load.

What can you trust to be secure 100 percent of the time?

• Text Messages

• Emails

• Apps

• Browser history

• None of these