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Malware, CyberSecurity Life cycle, and CIA Triad

Authored by Andrew Schmitz

Computers

9th - 12th Grade

Malware, CyberSecurity Life cycle, and CIA Triad
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is malware?

A) A type of virus

B) Malicious software designed to harm or exploit devices

C) Legitimate software used for security

D) A form of computer hardware

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is malware considered a serious problem?

A) It only affects government systems.

B) It causes no significant issues.

C) It can cause financial losses, data breaches, and identity theft.

D) It makes computers run faster.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What must be understood to stop malware?

A) The color of the software interface

B) How it spreads and operates

C) The physical location of the malware

D) The company that created it

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes a Trojan Horse deceptive?

It looks like legitimate software but is actually malicious.

It is invisible to antivirus programs.

It spreads without the user knowing.

It requires no installation.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of malware replicates on its own to infect other computers?

Virus

Worm

Spyware

Trojan Horse

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does a virus typically infect a computer?

Through user actions like opening infected attachments

By silently installing itself without user knowledge

By exploiting a hardware defect

By attaching to legitimate software

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a backdoor?

Software that steals personal information

Malicious software that provides unauthorized access to a system

A program that deletes files

A virus disguised as a legitimate program

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