Cybersecurity Awareness

What type of cyber attack involves sending fraudulent emails to trick individuals into revealing personal information?

• Ransomware

• Malware

• Spoofing

• Phishing

Which type of ransomware encrypts files on a victim's computer and demands payment for decryption?

• File-locking ransomware

• Decryption ransomware

• Data-stealing ransomware

• Encrypting ransomware

What method is commonly used in DDoS attacks to overwhelm a target system with a flood of traffic?

• Bandwidth throttling

• Traffic flooding

• Packet filtering

• Firewall configuration

Which variant of malware disguises itself as legitimate software to infect a system?

• Trojan horse

• Ransomware

• Worm

• Spyware

What social engineering technique involves manipulating individuals into divulging confidential information?

• Spoofing

• Vishing

• Smishing

• Phishing

In what type of attack does an attacker insert malicious code into a database query to gain unauthorized access?

• Cross-Site Scripting

• SQL Injection

• Malware Injection

• Phishing Attack

What cyber attack involves sending malicious links via email or messages to steal sensitive information?

• Spyware

• Ransomware

• Phishing

• Trojan Horse

Which ransomware type threatens to publish a victim's data unless a ransom is paid?

• exposeware

• blackmailware

• leakware

• extortware

What DDoS attack method involves using multiple compromised devices to launch an attack?

• Single Denial of Service

• Distributed Denial of Service

• Isolated Denial of Service

• Centralized Denial of Service

Which malware variant is designed to spread across a network and infect multiple systems?

• trojan

• virus

• worm

• spyware