Cybersecurity

Which one of these statements is correct?

• If you get an email that looks like it's from someone you know, you can click on any links as long as you have a spam blocker and anti-virus protection.

• You can trust an email really comes from a business if it uses the business' logo and contains at least one fact about the business you know to be true.

• If you get a message from a coworker who needs your network password, you should never give it out unless the coworker says it's an emergency.

• If you get an email from your job asking you to provide personal information right away, you should check it out first to make sure they are who they say they are.

An email from your boss asks for the name, addresses, and credit card information of the business' customers. The email says it’s urgent and to please reply right away. You should reply right away. True or False?

• True

• False

You get a text message from a business that asks you to click on a link to update your password so that you can log in to its website. You should:

• Reply to the text to confirm that you really need to renew your password.

• Pick up the phone and call the business, using a phone number you know to be correct, to confirm that the request is real.

• Click on the link. If it takes you to the business' website, then you know it's not a scam.

If you fall for a phishing scam, what should you do to limit the damage?

• Delete the phishing email

• Unplug the computer. This will get rid of any malware.

• Change any compromised passwords.

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

• Update your software once a year.

• Shares passwords only with people you trust.

• Access information via open Wi-Fi networks.

• Use multi-factor authentication.

Which is the best answer for which people should be responsible for cybersecurity?

• 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 cybersecurity.

• Everyone should know some cybersecurity basics to reduce the risk of cyber attacks.

Cyber criminals only target large companies. True or False?

• True

• False

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.

Which of the following scenarios does NOT describe a tech support scam?

• Someone calls you and tells you they've found viruses on your computer, then asks for credit card information so they can bill you for tech support services.

• While you're browsing online, an urgent message pops up telling you that there's a problem with your computer and directs you to a website to pay for tech support services.

• You get an email asking you to give remote access to your computer to fix a problem in your computer.

• You pay a trusted security professional to check your network for intrusions, and the professional tells you that your network has a problem that needs to be fixed.

Which of these answers describes the best way to protect against tech support scams?

• Use a unique password for each account.

• Scan your computer for any unknown software.

• Hang up on callers who say your computer has a problem.

• All of the above.