End of Y9 cyber security big quiz

A phishing email is one which:

• requests a payment for goods you have not received

• offers you products in which you may have no interest

• encourages you to click on a link to a fraudulent website

• contains abusive and threatening language

If you receive an email from a well-known company, but its name is misspelt in the sender’s address, you should:

• click on the link in the email to check if it’s genuine

• reply, pointing out the error

• report it as a possible phishing scam

• forward the email to a friend to check

A fraudulent email which is trying to obtain your username and password for a particular site will typically:

• have a link to a webpage that isn’t the correct web address

• address you by name

• offer large sums of money

• appear to come from a friend

You can tell whether a link in an email will take you to a genuine website, for example belonging to a bank, without risk, by:

• Hovering over the link without clicking

• highlighting the link

• replying to the email

• clicking on the link

Hacking is illegal under:

• The Data Protection Act or GDPR

• The Computer Misuse Act

• Copyright Law

• Health and Safety regulations

You receive a desperate plea for help from a friend who says they are stuck overseas and all their money has been stolen. You met the friend yesterday and they said nothing about going abroad. You should:

• reply to the email

• delete the email

• send some money

• forward the email to a friend

Gaining unauthorised access to someone else’s computer files is known as:

• copyright infringement

• hacking

• virus attack

• data theft

You can protect yourself against spam or fraudulent emails by:

• using a spam filter

• never clicking on links that you are suspicious of

• being aware of different types of fraudulent email

• reporting suspicious emails to the authorities

Under the Computer Misuse Act, it is illegal to:

• Viewing someone else's files without permission.

• Modifying data on someone else's computer without permission.

• Installing software on another person's computer.

• Sending an email without the recipient's consent.

Hackers:

• usually break computer hardware

• never steal personal data

• sometimes steal passwords so they can access your online accounts

• can only steal one password at a time