Cyber Security Threats

A standalone malware computer program replicates itself to spread to other computers. Often, it uses a computer network to spread, relying on security failures on the target computer for access.

• Malicious Code

• Computer Worm

• Anti Virus Software

• Computer Virus

What is software?

• Viruses on your computer

• Programs used by a computer

• Documents used to type information

• Harmful information

How does malware get onto your computer?

• Email attachments or links

• By visiting dodgy websites

• On USB sticks

• All of the above

Malware is designed to disrupt your device's proper functioning and sometimes to steal your information.

• True

• False

Which is NOT a type of malware?

• Virus

• Worm

• Trojan horse

• Phishing

What are the ways an operating system can enhance system security? (PICK 3)

• By offering the use of password protection

• By providing different levels of user access

• By keeping the software updated

• Through disk defragmentation

• Through the use of virtual memory

Which of the following are examples of social engineering? (PICK 2)

• Phishing

• Disguising oneself as an employee to gain access to computer systems

• Sending an email with an attached virus that you created

• Using brute force to access a system

• Calling someone while pretending to be IT support to steal confidential data

Which of the following best describes a Trojan Horse?

• Malicious software that misleads users about its intent, which is to allow unauthorized access to your system.

• Malicious software that replicates itself and spreads through your network to steal data.

• Malicious software that is usually attached to an email and sends itself around a network to allow unauthorized access to your system.

• Malicious software that sets your computer on fire.

When visiting a website, you notice a lock icon in the lower-right corner of the browser window. What does the lock represent?

• A link to open another site

• A webpage that has a secure connection

• A program that prevents you from leaving the page

• A warning that you are not allowed to view this webpage

Special types of viruses can travel from computer to computer without human action. They are self-replicating and can multiply until they use up the computer's resources.

• spyware

• worms

• trojans

• phishing