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CS- Data Security Level 6

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you call a device or program which monitors network traffic to prevent attacks?
a)
Firewall
b)
Spam
c)
Trojan
d)
Cyber blocker
2.
Which one is an example of 'physical security'
a)
firewall
b)
spam filter
c)
locked door
d)
Anti-virus software
3.
Why is it important to update software?
a)
To save money
b)
For the computer to work
c)
To have the latest protection
d)
To avoid having to back up
4.
What is a cypher?
a)
encrypted data
b)
a way of encrypting data
c)
data you can't understand
d)
a virus
5.
Which of these is NOT a method of encryption
a)
Caesar
b)
Vernam
c)
Enigma
d)
Turing
6.
'Brute Force' attacks consist of...
a)
Hitting the computer hard
b)
Hitting a computer programmer
c)
Guessing a password repeatedly
d)
Destroying files
7.
Data should be backed up.....
a)
Never
b)
When you remember
c)
Regularly
d)
After an attack
8.

hardware firewalls are built in ______

a)

computers

b)

routers

c)

networks

d)

websites

9.

_____ spies on data that travels from the users computer

a)

malware

b)

spyware

c)

virus

d)

peekware

10.

______ locks the user's access to data in exchange for money

a)

beware

b)

virus

c)

ransomware

d)

spyware

11.

password attacks are done by guessing _____ passwords

a)

pishing

b)

numerical

c)

common

d)

easy

12.

Phishing is cybercrime where an attacker sends emails that appear to be from a ______ source.

a)

trusted

b)

virus

c)

known

d)

phishing

13.

The word malware stands for

___________ software.

Pick the missing word

a)

malfunctioning

b)

malformed

c)

malignant

d)

malicious

14.

How can a Trojan infect your computer?

a)

Through security loopholes

b)

Suspicious web links

c)

Disguised as legitimate software

d)

Email attachments

15.

Malware is a generic term for software that :

a)

replicates itself and spread to other computers

b)

hides on a computers and gathers information to pass on.

c)

is designed to cause harm to the system it infects.

d)

encrypts data on the system

16.

What is ransomware?

a)

Malware that steals your personal information

b)

Malware that steals your money

c)

Someone steals your computer and returns it when you pay them money

d)

Locks your computer till you pay money

17.

What type of malware is used to collect your browsing habits, keystrokes, usernames or passwords.

a)

Trojan

b)

Spyware

c)

Virus

d)

Adware

e)

Ransomware

18.
What is a virus?
a)
blocking access until money is paid
b)
A piece of code that can copy itself and attack a computer
c)
Sends information covertly 
d)
when someone steals your computer
19.
What is the most common way people's computers get infected by a virus?
a)
Receive a call
b)
Install a new hardware
c)
Download email attachments
d)
None of these
20.
Why is a trojan horse sneaky?
a)
It is very inviting
b)
It creeps into your computer
c)
It looks legitimate but really it isn't
d)
Because of the romans
21.
What is a worm?
a)
A virus that replicates itself through computer networks
b)
blocking access until money is paid
c)
A program that attacks your computer while completing a normal task
d)
An animal that lives when you cut it in half
22.

An input device that identifies a person based on the individual’s characteristics/traits (fingerprint)

a)

Biometric scan

b)

Biological print

c)

Electronic footprint

d)

Retinal scan

23.

The illegal use of someone else's personal information (as a Social Security number) in order to obtain money or for some other personal gain

a)

Internet fraud

b)

Identity theft

c)

Credit card fraud

d)

Telemarketing schemes

24.

The process of converting data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access

a)

Program

b)

Coding

c)

Encryption

d)

Algorithm

25.

Which is a good user policy?

a)

Patch Software regularly

b)

Let people bring their own equipment

c)

Remove unwanted user accounts

d)

Let people decide what they can do

26.

Cyber resilience policy let a company

a)

Identify and respond to attacks appropriately

b)

Protect user information without encyption

c)

Stop all cyber attacks

d)

Attack back at hackers

27.

'Surveillance and Reconnaissance' service offer

a)

Store big data

b)

Find identities and data from infected computers

c)

Capture and explore user identities and platforms on company network

d)

provide end to end security for information interchange between networks

28.

What is Zero day Attack?

a)

Attack that confuses compters

b)

Attack which breaks Brute force protection

c)

Attacks which have never seen before, hence no patch will exist

d)

It's a day without any attacks

29.

What is the ISO standard for Data Security?

a)

ISO25001

b)

ISO26001

c)

ISO27001

d)

ISO37001

30.

How to protect small companies from phising attacks

a)

staff training

b)

don't use computers

c)

buy expensive firewall

d)

outsource computer jobs

31.

Person looking after for Network security and responsible for overall networks and data protection

a)

Security Analyst

b)

Chief Information Security Officer

c)

The Boss

d)

Network Manager

32.

Why should you restrict user account privileges to perform their legitimate responsibilities?

a)

Its easy to manage

b)

Preventing them browsing network

c)

So they don't delete files

d)

Prevent hackers to gain easy access using privileged but compromised accounts

33.

Name of ISO 27001 Standard is

a)

Information Security Mangement

b)

Cyber security Management

c)

Cyber data security

d)

Network security Standard

34.

The major cyber defence weakness in a large company network is

a)

they use external security teams who are not equally trustworthy

b)

Big companies are exempt from GDPR rules

c)

They don't invest enough to buy software and hardware

d)

Large number of employees increase the risk of poor cyber practices

35.

Website monitoring technology and policy will try to prevent

a)

Denial of service attacks

b)

Block Social Media Access

c)

misconfigured firewalls

d)

Limiting employees internet access

36.

An excellent way of finding the source of intrusion is

a)

Maintain detailed Network logs

b)

ensuring the OS is up-to-date

c)

Find employees with weak passwords

d)

switch off computers at the end of the day

37.

Network compromised by company employees is called

a)

insider threat

b)

Employee threat

c)

Network company threat

d)

Major threat

38.

Why companies carry out 'Table Top' exercises?

a)

To check how prepared they are against intrusion and role of each employee, in case of cyber attack

b)

to check the strength of computer tables

c)

its a ways to check latest technology

d)

its ISO27001 requirement

39.

Asymmetric Encryption uses

a)

Receiver's public key to encrypt and receiver private key to decrypt

b)

Sender's public key to encrypt and receiver private key to decrypt

c)

Sender's public key to encrypt and senders private key to decrypt

d)

Receiver's public key to encrypt and senders private key to decrypt

40.

Why patching a software asap is important against cyber attacks?

a)

When software weakness is found, hackers quickly write malwares to exploit it

b)

Firewall works well with fully patched system

c)

It slows the spread of the virus

d)

Software license restrict you to patch asap

41.

Perimeter defence gives

a)

Early warning of intrusion attacks

as soon as they enter perimeter fence.

b)

Prevention from Denial of service attacks

c)

Monitor staff

d)

physical security of the building

42.

Honey Pot

a)

traps intruders by creating a vulnerable server

b)

let employees put honey on a toast

c)

A room full of free IT equipment for staff to take home

d)

Stop DNS attack

43.

Antivirus makers

a)

Sophos

b)

IBM

c)

Apple

d)

HP

44.

Heuristic detection method

a)

Examine suspicious characters in a file

b)

Ensure integrity of a file when transmit to another location

c)

Loads into memory and constantly monitor programs for infection

d)

Creates a static fingerprint of known malwares by examining a file

45.

Checksum method

a)

Examine suspicious characters in a file

b)

Ensure integrity of a file when transmit to another storage location

c)

Loads into memory and constantly monitor programs for infection

d)

Creates a static fingerprint of known malwares by examining a file

46.

Memory resident monitoring

a)

Examine suspicious characters in a file

b)

Ensure integrity of a file when transmit to another storage location

c)

Loads into memory and constantly monitor programs for infection

d)

Creates a static fingerprint of known malwares by examining a file

47.

Signature based detection

a)

Examine suspicious characters in a file

b)

Ensure integrity of a file when transmit to another storage location

c)

Loads into memory and constantly monitor programs for infection

d)

Creates a static fingerprint of known malwares by examining a file

48.

You can improve Perimeter security by using

a)

strong passwords

b)

Virtual Private networks (VPN's)

c)

Internal intrusion detection system

d)

Faking Websites to distract hackers