Topic Area 4: Identify the Threat

Lucy receive an email form her bank, asking her to update her account details by clicking on a link. The email looks legitimate, with the bank's logo and official looking language. Which type of threat is Lucy facing?

• Trojan Horse

• Phishing

• Denial of Service

• Pre-texting

Tammara is accessing a website of a large online retailer, Tammara can't access the website. What is most likely happening?

• Ransomware

• Quid Pro Quo

• Denial of Service

• Spyware

Fletcher is working for a company, he receive and instant message that appears to be from the company's CEO urgently requesting a password to access a critical system within the company. What threat could Fletcher be facing?

• Baiting

• Pretexting

• Scareware

• Phishing

Jasmine works for a large company, at the beginning of her working day she finds that the files she normally uses can't be access. Instead there is a window on a screen demanding payment by cryptocurrency in order for the company to get access to the files again. What threat is occuring?

• Spyware

• Adware

• Ransomware

• Virus

While at work, Zunain gets a call from someone claiming to be from IT support, offering help installing a vital security update. What threat could Zunain be facing?

• Phishing

• Quid Pro Quo

• Baiting

• Scareware

Oliver is noticing that their computer is sending out spam emails to everyone in their contact list. What type of threat could be occurring?

• Ransomware

• Botnet

• Adware

• Trojan Horse

Daniel is receiving multiple pop up warnings stating that their computer is infected and they need to download ant-virus software. What threat could Daniel be facing?

• Phishing

• Pretexting

• Scareware

• Baiting

Grupreet receives an email with an attractive job offer, but the email requires he download an attachment in order to register his interest in the job. What threat could Gurpreet be facing?

• Trojan Horse

• Sacareware

• Quid Pro Quo

• Pretexting

Myles finds a promotional USB stick in the office lobby, promising a free gift card if they play it into their computer and register. What threat could Myles be facing?

• Baiting

• Scareware

• Quid Pro Quo

• Pretexting

Max is working as a network administrator, he notices that computer on the network are using a lot of processing power and is transferring large amounts of data, even when not being used. He notices that code is replicating and spreading to other computers in the network. What threat could Max be facing?

• Ransomware

• Botnet

• Adware

• Worm