Riddles

I can unlock your online accounts, but if I’m weak, hackers will have no doubts. What am I? 

(a)  

When you send data over me, I keep it hidden from sight. But if I’m broken, all that you send becomes clear light. What am I?

(a)  

Though I seem secure, I open back doors. Hackers love me for I give them control that’s yours. What am I?

(a)  

I ask you for your mother’s name, or where you were born. If you fail to answer me, your account is gone. What am I? 

(a)  

 I’m a type of attack that floods your systems, making them slow. What’s my name, do you know?

(a)  

Which of the following should you do to restrict access to your files and devices?

• Update your software once a year

•  Share passwords only with colleagues you trust

• Have your staff members access information via an open Wi-Fi network

• Use multi-factor authentication

Which is the best answer for who should be responsible for cybersecurity in a business?

• Business owners. They run the business, so they need to know cybersecurity basics and put them in practice to reduce the risk of cyber attacks.

• IT specialists, because they are in the best position to know about and promote cybersecurity within a business.

• • Managers, because they are responsible for making sure that staff members are following the right practices.

• • All staff members should know some cybersecurity basics to reduce the risk of cyber attacks.

Which of the following is the best answer for how to secure your router?

• Change the default name and password of the router.

• Turn off the router’s remote management.

• • Log out as the administrator once the router is set up.

• • All of the above

What is ransomware?

• Software that infects computer networks and mobile devices to hold your data hostage until you send the attackers money

• • Computer equipment that criminals steal from you and won’t return until you pay them.

• • Software used to protect your computer or mobile device from harmful viruses

• A form of cryptocurrency.

Which of these best describes how criminals start ransomware attacks?

• Sending a scam email with links or attachments that put your data and network at risk.

• • Getting into your server through vulnerabilities and installing malware.

• Using infected websites that automatically download malicious software to your computer or mobile device.

• All of the above