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Worksheets1.4 - Network security
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
What type of 'Malware' is the following describing? "Self replicates without help from user"
Viruses
Worms
Trojans
Spyware
Ransomware
Malware is short for...?
(a)
What type of 'Malware' is the following describing? "Attach by copying themselves to files and activated by user opening files."
Viruses
Worms
Trojans
Spyware
Ransomware
What type of 'Malware' is the following describing?
"Monitors user actions such as websites visited and logins used."
Viruses
Worms
Trojans
Spyware
Ransomware
What type of 'Malware' is the following describing?
"Pressures users into taking action such as paying money by threats or preventing access to their own files."
Viruses
Worms
Trojans
Spyware
Ransomware
What type of 'Malware' is the following describing? "Disguised as legitimate software."
Viruses
Worms
Trojans
Spyware
Ransomware
Malware is software installed on a users computer without their knowledge or (a)
What type of attack is this? - "Someone monitors data on the network"
Data interception
(Passive)
Active
Insider
Brute force
Denial-of-service
What is the best defence against 'data interception' (passive attack) on a network?
Firewall
Encryption
Strong passwords
Potatoes
What type of attack is this? - "Someone inside organisation exploits their network access"
Passive
Active
Insider
Brute force
Denial-of-service
What type of attack is this? -
"Trying to gain access to sensitive information by cracking passwords through trial and error"
Passive
Active
Insider
Brute force
Denial-of-service
What is the best defence against a 'Brute force attack'?
Firewall
Encryption
Strong passwords
User access levels
What type of attack is this? - "Flooding network with useless traffic which makes it slow or inaccessible"
Passive
Active
Insider
Brute force
Denial-of-service
What type of attack is this? - "Using malware to attack network"
Passive
Active
Insider
Brute force
Denial-of-service
What is the best defence against a 'Denial of service' attack?
Firewall
Encryption
Strong passwords
Anti-malware software
SQL Injection is an attack where code is typed into a website's (a) box to try and reveal sensitive information from database
Which is the best defence against SQL injection attack?
Input Sanitisation
Passwords
Firewall
User Access Levels
Encryption
Social Engineering is a way of gaining sensitive information by (a) people
What is the best defence against 'Viruses'?
Avoiding clicking on links from emails
Anti-malware software
Strong passwords
User access levels
What methods does Phishing involve using as a way to trick users into giving confidential information?
Emails
Websites
Phone calls
Printed adverts
Texts
What is the best defence against 'Phishing' attack?
Encryption
Encryption
Avoiding clicking on links from emails
Firewall
What is the best defence against an 'Insider attack'?
Firewall
User access levels
Anti-malware software
Artificial Intelligence
Anti-malware software needs regular updates to download (a) of new malware that have been released and found.
Encryption scrambles data so it cannot be understood by using a special (a)
A firewall has a set of (a) to control what data can enter and leave the network system.
