WorksheetsBasic cyber security knowledge
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is Cyber security?
All the tools we use and actions we take to keep computers safe.
Protecting your computer against hackers
Being secure against cyber bots
What is malware?
Hackers trying to hack your computer.
Term for any software that is designed to harm or do illegal activities.
Term for cookies trying to invade your computer and implement viruses.
What is a worm?
A worm you see outside in the dirt.
A software used to worm into your computer.
Malware that can infect and spread without human assistance.
What is a Trojan Horse?
A big wooden horse used to attack Troy in ancient Greece.
A program with hidden malicious functions.
A program that tricks your computer and destroys it with the power of Social engineering.
What is spyware?
Malware that collects information about you without your consent or knowledge.
A program that looks through you laptop camera and allows your FBI Agent to see you.
A program that allows you to become a better spy and gives you tools to spy on your friends.
What are loT devices?
Anything that is connected to the internet.
Smartphones, smart lightning, and connected speakers.
Devices that need a special key to unlock them.
Devices that require security procedures in order to keep them as uncompromised as possible, ex: Government computers.
What is a zombie bot?
Compromised computers under the control of a hacker.
A bot that pretends it is dead but once it reaches your computer it takes over.
This does not exist.
What is netiquette?
A term used to describe network attacks.
A malware that pretends to have ethical standards but attacks you when you least suspect it.
The term for commonly accepted rules of how to behave online.
What is a firewall?
A wall made of fire in your computer to make sure your computer is heated up and running properly.
A software used to attack other security measures in your computer to insure your computer is safe.
A filter that filters incoming data, protecting a network from attacks.
