Stay Safe Online Campaign

What does a digital footprint refers to?

• A scanned image of your foot

• A photograph of your shoe

• All the information online about a person that is stored online

• Having a blog, facebook or twitter page

Which one of the following is an example of phishing?

• An email directing the recipient to enter personal details on a fake website

• An email warning the recipient of a computer virus threat

• An email directing the recipient to forward the email to friends

• An email directing the recipient to download an attachment

Which one of the following best in terms of cyber safety describes why bluetooth device settings should be adjusted ?

• To increase the range of device

• To prevent the risk of unauthorised access

• To reduce interference from other devices

• To improve the quality of reception

Which one of the following is the appropriate definition of spamming ?

• Gathering information about a person or organisation without their knowledge

• Performing an unauthorised usually malicious action such as erasing files

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

• Sending unwanted bulk messages

Which one of the following describes a Public Network?

• A network where devices outside the network cannot see or communicate directly with Computers on the network

• A network where devices outside the network can see but not communicate directly with Computers on the network

• A network where devices outside the network can see and communicate directly with Computers on the network

• A network where devices outside the network cannot see but can communicate directly with Computers on the network

The letter 's' in "https://" at the beginning of the URL stands for

• Safe

• Secure

• Special

• Site

Criminals access someone's computer and encrypt the user's personal files and data. The user is unable to access this data unless they pay the criminals to decrypt the files. This is called as

• Botnet

• Vishing

• Phishing

• Ransomware

It is a type of malicious software designed to gain unauthorized access to a Computer system without being detected. Which tool is being referred here?

• Rootkit

• DDOS

• Malware

• Virus

Which one of the following passwords is comparatively more secure?

• DGVC1234

• 18dec2001

• RTiij0998&njd$

• 12345678

Turning of the GPS Function of your smartphone prevents any tracking of phone's location

• True

• False