Cybersecurity Awareness Quiz

When receiving an email from an unknown contact that has an attachment, you should:

• Forward the email to your personal email account so you can open it at home

• Forward the email to your co-workers to allow them to open the attachment first

• Delete the email or report as Phishing.

• Open the attachment to view its contents

The mouse on your computer screen starts to move around on its own and click on things on your desktop. What do you do? (Select all that apply)

• Contact the IT Helpdesk immediately.

• Call your co-workers over so they can see.

• Unplug your mouse.

• Turn your computer off

• Run the Anti Virus

You receive an e-mail with an attachment from "I.T. Security." The e-mail says that your computer has been infected with a virus and you need to open the attachment and follow the directions to get rid of the virus. What should you do? (Select all that apply)

• Follow the instructions ASAP to avoid the virus

• Open the e-mail attachment to see what it says.

• Reply to the sender and say "take me off this list".

• Delete the message from the unknown source.

• Contact the IT Help Desk and ask about the email.

Which of the following is a good way to create a password? (Select all that apply)

• Your children's or pet's names

• Using common names or words from the dictionary.

• Using look-alike substitutions of numbers or symbols

• Using a password generator.

• A combination of upper and lowercase letters mixed with numbers and symbols.

Instant Messaging is safer than regular email.

• True

• False

__________ is a special software designed to detect computer viruses and avoid them from the system.

• Spyware

• Malware

• Adware

• Antivirus

Who amongst the following is known for computer virus defense techniques?

• Eric Corley

• Tim Berners-Lee

• Robert Tappan Morris

• Fred Cohen

Who coined the term "Virus"?

• Len Adleman

• Carl Pomerance

• Ron Rivest

• John Brunner

What is the most common delivery method for viruses?

• Email

• Instant Message

• Internet download

• Portable media

Which of the following would be the best password?

• MySecret

• Iw2c^tILV

• Abc123

• Keyboard

• George1234