Cyber security and programming Easter v3

Which of 2 the following describe 'Social engineering'?

• Confusing people so they give-up information

• Manipulating people to give-up information

• Assaulting people so they give up information

• Paying people so they give-up goods and services

Which of these is an easy and common way of recognizing or stopping phishing?

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Which of the following is NOT an example of social engineering?

• Phishing

• Shouldering

• Name generator attacks

• DDOS attack

What method of attack is shown in the image?

• DDOS

• Brute Force

• SQL Injection

• DNS Pharming

What is the definition of a brute force attack?

• Repeatedly trying usernames/passwords to access a system
• Physically threatening someone to give up personal information
• Physically breaking into a device to hack it
• Being a very strong hacker

What is a Trojan malware?

• A type of malware that appears to be a legitimate program, but actually causes harm

• A type of malware that deletes programs on the system each time replacing them with itself

• A type of malware that spies on users without their knowledge

• A type of malware that removes and sends all of your files to a third party, over time so you don't notice

Which of the following are clauses of the Computer Misuse Act 1990?

• It is an offence to look at someone else’s computer files without their permission

• 2-people cannot be logged on to 1-computer

• It is an offence to modify or change the content of computer files without permission

• You cannot have the password, 'password1234'

It’s OK for organisations to pass your data on to other organisations if they ask your permission first.

• True

• False

• Under certain conditions

What is the name of the legislation that focuses on IT related crime?

• Data Protection Act
• GDSR
• Computer Misuse Act
• GDPR

If you commit a crime under Section A of the Computer Misuse Act you receive...?

• Up to 12 Months in prison and/or a fine
• Life imprisonment
• £1000 Fine