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WorksheetsPrivacy and security
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
______________is the identification of the geographic location of a user or device. The ’Snapmaps’ feature on Snapchat is an example of geolocation in use.
Geolocation
Browsers
Pop-ups
GDPR
A ___________is a program that you use to access and view all the information on the web. Examples of browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari.
Bio-metric
Cookie
Firewall
Browser
________ are internet windows that can appear suddenly on your screen and are often annoying or virus-ridden
Cookies
Firewalls
Pop-ups
Browsers
_________ are data collectors. Data is generated when you use a website and is then stored by your web browser. They can help businesses and web-developers understand how users use their website.
Firewalls
Cookies
Browsers
Pop-ups
______________ is an EU law that aims to give
individuals more rights over how their data is used.
General Data Protection Regulation
Copyright
Computer Misuse Act
Intellectual property
A __________________ is a security system that helps to protect devices from networks and systems with unauthorised access.
Anti-virus app
Firewall
Browser
Trojan horse
____________ is (often) irrelevant commercial messages, including emails, advertisements and text messages, that are posted on a large scale.
Spam
Cookie
Virus
Pop-ups
__________ is the collection of data that helps to identify an
individual’s identity, including their physical and behavioural attributes.
Spam
Biometrics
Pop-ups
Cookies
____________ has an extra layer of security on the data
(HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure).
HTTP
Secure website
Spam
Bio-metric
_____________ authenticates the identity of the website (this guarantees visitors that they're not on a bogus site). It encrypts the data that's being transmitted.
Biometric
Phishing
SSL (Secured Socket Layer)
Geolocation
The process of coding information to make it unreadable except to those who have a special piece of information known as a key.
Restriction
Protection
Encryption
Prevention
Which of the following is not a measure to protect computer security?
Encrypting data
Restricting access
Copying data and storing it at a remote location
Keeping the same password on all systems consistently
I_______ t____ (2 words) is the illegal assumption of someone's identity for the purposes of economic gain.
(a)
T (a) -party cookies are used by advertising companies to keep track of your web activity as you move from one site to the next.
A r (a) Wi-Fi hotspot imitates a legitimate free Wi-Fi hotspot in order to capture personal information.
_____ private networks encrypt connections between company networks and remote users, such as workers connecting from home, creating a secure virtual connection to a company LAN across the Internet.
Vast
Virtual
VAN
Which of the below is a clue that a message or an email might be phishing? SELECT 3
It's from a "friend in trouble" and they ask for money.
The message has a sense of urgency.
There are spelling and grammar errors in the message.
It includes your name and account number in the email.
You see a contest that reads, "Win $10,000 instantly! Click this link to sign up!" You click on the link, and the website asks for your name, address, and email to enter the contest. Why could it be unsafe to share your private information?
You could no longer be you.
Someone could steal your information to create a fake identity pretending to be you.
Someone could give you a lot of money.
Your information would be safe because you're sharing the information online.
