What type of attack guesses a user's password?

• Brute Force Attack

• DDos

• Man in the Middle Attack

• Packet Sniffer

What type of software could be installed on a computer to see what passwords are being used?

• Spyware

• Ransomware

• Anti Virus

• Password Cracker

What type of malware encrypts the users hard drive and demands money for release?

• Worm

• Virus

• Ransomware

• Trojan Horse

What type of software can intercept data between a user and a server?

• Malware

• Packet Sniffer

• Bot Net

• Data Interceptor

Passwords should be stored on a server?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Passwords are never stored on servers. Instead we store Password Hashes - these are encrypted versions of our passwords that cannot be decrypted.

What piece of hardware could be installed which monitors incoming and outgoing traffic on a network?

• Alarm

• Virtual Machine

• Firewall

• Router

Which of the following would be a suitable password

• LiverpoolFC

• 123456790-123456790

• ManufactureOrganisationFinance

• M@nufacture0rganisationF1nance

Answer explanation

The correct answer is one which uses three words and replaces some characters with special ones.

What BYOD stand for?

• Borrow your own device

• Buy your own Device

• Bring your own device

• Bring your own dongle

What does VPN stand for?

• Virtual Personal Network

• Virtual Private Network

• Virtual Primitive Network

• Virtual Private Netface

When an email is received which looks genuine but is in fact bogus is known as what type of attack?

• Pharming

• Blagging

• Fishing

• Phishing