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WorksheetsBTEC DIT C3 B1 - Threats to Data
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
"They enjoy the risk involved in attacking systems and want the notoriety that comes with it"
Which of these reasons for systems being attacked match the statement above?
Disruption
Personal Attack
Personal fun and challenge
Financial Gain
"Someone whose primary motivation to hack is for personal or financial gain"
Which type of hacker is this?
Black Hat
Grey Hat
White Hat
"Someone who looks for vulnerabilities in a system without the owners permission or consent"
Which type of hacker suits this description the best ?
Black Hat
Grey Hat
White Hat
"Someone who hacks for good, they may be hired by a company to find flaws in their systems"
Which type of hacker does this description match the best?
Black Hat
Grey Hat
White Hat
A type of malware which locks computers on a network and demands money in return for handing control back
Worm
Rootkit
Trojan
Ransomware
Gathers information about the user without their knowledge, this can include private information such as passwords and banking details through keylogging
Spyware
Ransomware
Trojan
Botnet
Tricking users into giving their private information, typically done via phone or email by posing as a trustworthy company is known as...
Pharming
Social Engineering
Man-in-the-middle
Shoulder Surfing
Intercepting data over a network by installing a midpoint device so WiFi connections pass through it before being redirected to its intended destination is known as...
Shoulder Surfing
Pharming
Social Engineering
Man-in-the-middle
Redirects browser traffic to a spoof website where users are asked for their login information
Phishing
Pharming
Social Engineering
Man-in-the-middle
Ways to protect organisations from external threats
(Select more than one answer)
Use updated antivirus software
Staff training
Don't let staff take work home
Enforce strong passwords
Internal threats to data
(Select more than one answer)
Staff downloading attachments from emails
Not having a firewall installed
Unintentional data disclosure
Using public WiFi
