Cybersecurity Review

What is Cybersecurity?

• Group of people who are only there to protect your devices.

• An organization that protects technology

• Technique to protect devices from external or personal threats.

• Practice of sabotaging a personal device.

Which of the following is a common type of cyber attack?

• Phishing

• Fishing

• Swimming

• Running

What does 'malware' stand for?

• Malicious Hardware

• Malicious Software

• Malicious Network

• Malicious User

What is the purpose of encryption in cybersecurity?

• To enhance the speed of internet connections.

• To create a backup of all the data.

• To convert information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access.

• To make the data heavier so it's harder to steal.

Which of the following is NOT a good practice for password security?

• Using a combination of letters, numbers, and special characters.

• Changing your password regularly.

• Using the same password for multiple accounts.

• Keeping your passwords confidential.

Subversive use of computer systems to promote a political/social agenda.

• Script Kiddie

• Hactivist

• Nation-State Hacker

• Cybercriminal

An unskilled person who uses programs developed by others to hack.

• Script Kiddie

• Hacktivist

• Nation-State Hacker

• Cybercriminal

Tricking people into breaking normal security rules and procedures and/or divulging personal information.

• Zero-Day Exploit

• Botnet

• Social Engineering

• Backdoor

• Phishing

A malicious file that can attach to other files and replicate when the user shares the file.

• Virus

• Worm

• Trojan

• DDOS

A malicious program that pretends to be benign/normal.

• Virus

• Worm

• Trojan

• DDOS