Cybersecurity Quiz

Which of the following is a social engineering technique used to obtain information?

• Pharming

• Shouldering

• Malware

• Outdated software

What is the primary goal of phishing?

• To forward users to a bogus website

• To persuade someone to enter confidential data

• To look over someone's shoulder to gain information

• To get a victim to divulge information

Which of the following is a type of malware?

• Pharming

• Blagging

• Trojan

• Shouldering

What does "blagging" involve?

• Sending fraudulent emails

• Forwarding users to a fake website

• Creating a scenario to trick a victim into giving away information

• Observing someone entering their password

Which of the following is NOT listed as a threat in the slides?

• Weak passwords

• Misconfigured access

• Hardware failure

• Removable media

What is a key characteristic of a virus?

• It does not self-replicate

• It monitors user activity without their knowledge

• It requires a host program to spread

• It self-replicates and infects other files

What is "shouldering"?

• Sending emails claiming to be someone else

• Forwarding users to a bogus website

• Looking over someone's shoulder to get private data

• Using removable media to spread malware

What is the risk associated with outdated software?

• It can lead to pharming attacks

• It can result in weak passwords

• It is a form of social engineering

• It is a security threat

Which threat involves redirecting users to a fake website?

• Phishing

• Blagging

• Pharming

• Shouldering

What is the primary goal of spyware?

• To spread itself to other systems

• To gain unauthorised access

• To gather information

• To corrupt or delete files