Cyber Security: Safeguarding the Data

Match the following

• Integrity

• Protecting sensitive information and ensuring that it is only accessible by authorized individuals.

• Availability

• Ensuring that data and systems are available when needed, and minimizing downtime due to cyber attacks or other disruptions.

• Confidentiality

• Maintaining the accuracy and consistency of data by preventing unauthorized changes or alterations.

Name the following example of Social Engineering technique:

An attacker leaves a USB drive in a common area, such as the school library or computer lab, with a label that says "Ms Dar Test Solution" or "Computing Science Answers."

When a curious student or staff member plugs in the USB drive, it installs malware on their computer, giving the attacker access to their data.

Answer explanation

Baiting

Name the social engineering technique in the following scenario:

An attacker poses as a school official and calls a student pretending to need urgent access to sensitive information, such as login details to resolve an issue.

The creates a sense of urgency or authority, to convince the victim to give away the information.

Answer explanation

Pretexting

Social Engineering is ​ (a)   manipulation of people into performing actions or giving out ​ (b)   which may not be in their ​ (c)  

• psychological
• confidential information
• best interests.

Personal Data refers to anything that can be used to identify a person. Personal Data can be either sensitive or non-sensitive. What needs to be done when handling sensitive data?

• Data needs to be exposed

• Data needs to be secured

• Data needs to be accessed only by people who has been authorised to access it

• Data needs to be accurate and up to date

Match the following

• Face Scanner, Touch ID, email with access code

• Strong Password

• Any smart devices connected to the network of any kind

• 2 Factor Authentication

• Daily Updates of threats database

• Anti Virus Software

• use of numbers, letters capital and small size, special characters,

• Regular Software Update & Security Patches

Cyber security is all the ​ (a)   , processes and practices designed to ​ (b)   networks, computers, programs and data from attack, ​ (c)   and ​ (d)   access.

• technologies
• protect
• damage
• unauthorised