network security

Adware ....

• prevents the user from being able to access the data.

• infects a computer and causes it to download or display malicious adverts or pop-ups

• Must be a Trojan

• can be a worm, virus, or Trojan

• is used to cause damage

What does Encryption Mean?

• That data can no longer be read without the key

• That data is secure

• That data has been lost

• That data is changed

Ransomware ....

• form of virus

• self-replicating

• form of worm

• prevents the user from being able to access the data

Which of these is an example of social engineering?

• A Trojan Horse

• Ransomware

• A Phishing Email

• A Virus

I bombard the network with requests using bots, which crashes the network – What am i?

• Spyware

• Malware

• Firewall

• DDOS

What type of malware can copy itself and typically corrupts or deletes files. It is usually triggered by running an infected program.

• Virus

• Trojan

• Worm

• Ransomware

• Spyware (Key Logger)

Which of these is the best definition of Phishing?

• Calling someone to create an invented situation that increases the chance they will share sensitive information with you.

• Sending an email that pretends to be from a reputable company which usually has a link to click that takes you to a website that looks real but is not.

• A cyber attack that redirects a user from a real URL to a website that looks real but is not.

• Looking at someone entering their personal data into a system and copying what you see.

Malware (malicious software) is software that is designed to gain access to your computer with malicious intent.

• False

• True

What type of malware can record the keys that you type at the keyboard and sends them to a 3rd party?

• Virus

• Trojan

• Worm

• Ransomware

• Spyware (Key Logger)

I attach myself to documents and files, I disrupt the system. I need a host program to work from the inside - What am i?

• A Virus

• Trojan Horse

• Ransomware

• Spyware