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WorksheetsCyber Security and Social Engineering
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the most COMMON method of social engineering?
Phishing
Pretexting
Baiting
Tailgating
What is this?
A person releases a music file for free download. The file, when opened, plays a song while secretly installing a piece of malware. What is this called?
Keylogger
Virus
Trojan
Worm
What is this?
A user is contacted by email asking them to fill in a survey, if they complete the form they are entered into a prize draw for a 7 nights 5 star holiday experience.
Baiting
Phishing
Quid pro Quo
Pretexting
What does social engineering use on its targets to trick or persuade them into doing what the person wants them to do?
The Force
Sophisticated Software
Psychology
Which of these words represent the biggest weakness in a computer system.
Hardware
Software
Wetware
Malware
What is this?
A person lays in wait, looking for an oppotunity to follow someone inside a secured building.
Tailgaiting
Phishing
Baiting
Pretexting
Which of these below are pieces of Malware
iTunes
Trojan
Word Processor
Spyware
Computer Virus
What is this?
A person is using an ATM, the person behind them is standing behind them but just to the side watching what they are doing.
Pharming
Baiting
Shoulder Surfing
Phising
What is this called?
When a user logs into a website it asks them to answer a question that looks something like the image above.
CAPTCHA
Password
Bio-metric security
Email confirmation
Quid Pro Quo is a type of social engineering which does what?
Exchanges data/access to data for something
Entices targets with something good in return for usernames and passwords.
Sends the user to a convincing website clone.
Creating a rich backstory to trick someone into trusting you.
How can you protect your self from malware? (Select three [3])
Antivirus software
Defragment your hard drive
Firewall software/hardware
Data encryption
Physical destruction
How could you prevent shoulder surfing?
Using a stronger password
Checking a website is secure
Hiding what you are typing
Changing your password frequently
While using the internet on your home computer a pop-up window keeps appearing in the middle of your screen.
Which piece of malware is this?
Trojan
Adware
Spyware
Virus
Your friend shows you an email they received telling them they have won a £10 voucher to spend on the high street.
What advice would you give.
Read the email carefully before clicking on any links.
Its too good to be true. Ignore it.
There is a great shop in Princess Quay that sells a super cute bag for £10!
Say nothing, shrug your shoulders and walk away.
Head surfing is a type of social engineering.
True
False
Pharming is where a website re-directs you to a bogus site even if you typed in the correct URL.
True
False
Is this a genuine email?
True
False
Which of these statements are true?
A keylogger records what you type and sends it to a third party.
A trojan disguises a malicious piece of software as something else.
Pharming involves direct observation of the user
Phishing is use usually done through emails and text messages.
