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WorksheetsData Risks
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 4mins
Access to networks by users who are not permitted to access them is called
unauthorized users
unauthorized access
malware
One of them is an activity that is NOT done by a malware
show messages
play sounds
saves files
A malware that threatens to delete a user’s files or places restrictions on a user’s access to software or resources until money is paid usually to an anonymous account.
(a)
Ransomware are often written in a way that makes users believe that they must pay quickly
True
false
Users can sometimes delete files or even the entire contents of a drive by mistake.
False
True
It is a technique used by criminals to get personal information and payment details from users.
It involves sending large numbers of messages that appear to be from real organizations such as shops, banks or charities
Phishing
Spear Phishing
Phishing messages that are highly customized and are targeted at a smaller number of particular users is called -
Phishing
Spear Phishing
It is a technique used by criminals to gain personal information and payment details from users.
Criminals create fake versions of trusted websites to trick users into entering their login details which are then used by criminals to access users’ accounts.
Phishing
Pharming
Two methods how users are directed to a pharming site
Internet traffic
Domain Name Servers
Fake Emails
Firewalls compare - details to a list of rules that can be changed by network administrators.
network addresses and ports
network addresses and IP addresses
It control the data travelling onto and out of a network
Anti-virus
Firewall
Firewalls can prevent unauthorized access to a network and protect the network from firewalls.
Maybe
True
False
Encryption uses a -to scramble data into an unreadable form.
key
password
pin
One of them is NOT a characteristic of a GOOD PASSWORD
Made up of random characters
changed rarely
a mix of upper and lowercase letters
more than eight characters long
When entering a password or PIN the characters are often -so that anyone watching the screen cannot see what is typed.
hidden
covered
masked
it is a computer program that can interact with systems or users
(a)
is a computer program or system that can identify whether a user is a human or a computer
(a)
It prevents malware from accessing or operating on computers.
(a)
Viruses are spread via communication software or being loaded into a computer’s memory from external storage
True
False
Maybe
It is a type of a spyware that monitors and records actions such as key presses or mouse movements
(a)
HTTP stands for -
Hyper Transport Pathway
Hypertext Transmit Path
Hypertext Transfer Path
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) authenticates payment servers and provides encryption using Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
False
Maybe
True
Users should always be careful when opening email attachments or hyperlinks in emails or other messages.
Maybe
True
False
It creates one or more copies of data.
(a)
A backup is usually stored to an - storage device.
External
Internal
Random
Backups can also be saved to online storage
True
False
Maybe
