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WorksheetsThe dangers of computer crime
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Malware that encrypts data (making it unavailable) until you pay the hacker a fee.
Phishing
Pharming
Whaling
Randsomware
An attack on a country's IT infrastructure, affecting for example the power grid is known as...
DoS (Denial of Service Attack)
Spam
Cyber-terrorism
Click jacking
True or False:
Firewall software must be updated every two weeks to be efficient.
True
False
A lot of data, both structured and unstructured, captured about people's habits, that are analysed using computers are known as...
Analysis
Big data
Trends
AI
Software written to disrupt the normal functioning of a computer, without their knowledge or consent can be classified as ...
Bots
A Computer Virus
A trojan
Spoofing
The practice of stealing money from an account over a period of time is known as ...
Skimming
Whaling
Phising
Pharming
An attack on high-profile employees in an organisation, such as CEO's / CFO's who has access to a lot of sensitive data is known as...
Phishing
Pharming
Whaling
Randsomware
A telephonic attack where the fraudster pretends to be the bank in order to obtain personal information is known as ...
Vishing
Phishing
Whaling
Pharming
The e-mail above is known as an example of ...
Pharming
Phishing
Whaling
Click jacking
The downloading of software (not freeware) from the Internet with the intent to distribute it is known as ...
Plagiarism
Piracy
Bandwidth theft
Hardware theft
When a user takes a file / video from their website and links it to your website, without permission, this is known as ...
Click jacking
Hotlinking
Intellectual property
Plagiarism
Hackers that use software to analyse information that is sent over a network and access all encrypted data being transmitted. This technique is known as ...
Spoofing attack
Cyber terrorism
Sniffer attack
Denial of Service attack
The infection of multiple computers to create a "botnet" is better known as ...
Zombie army
Botnets
DoS
Malware bots
Which ONE of the following is NOT anti-virus software?
AVG
NOD32
Kaspersky
Sharepoint
True or False:
A way to protect yourself from a pharming attack would be to make sure that the website is secure.
True
False
