WorksheetsCyber Security–Encryption & Prevention Measures Homework
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Encryption is a way of __________________
Hacking Passwords
Securing Information on a network
Securing Viruses
Deleting Application
Taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text is known as?
Caesar Cipher
Encryption
Cipher Text
Decryption
Using table above for Caesar Cipher, convert the plaintext "DUDUK" to ciphertext
EVEVQ
EVEVL
EVEVP
EVEVR
"Manchester City FC" is plain text and the cipher text is: "Bpcrwthitg Rxin UR" - What would the encryption key be?
+15
-14
+10
+16
Encrypt the word alphabet using a Caesar cipher with a shift of 3
DVSDULQV
DOOFOHDU
DOSKDEHW
DORQHBHV
Using the same passwords everywhere is advisable in cyber security.
True
False
What should you do, to prevent yourself from becoming a victim of a cyber attack?
Implement multi-factor authentication on your accounts and make it significantly less likely you'll get hacked.
Update your software
Use strong passwords, and ideally a password manager to generate and store unique passwords
All of these options
Antivirus software protects you from ALL attacks.
True
False
Malware is short for Malicious Software.
What does 'malicious' mean?
Something intended to do harm
Something intended to make you ill
Something intended to help
Something intended to make you better
The weakest point in a security system, is usually:
Poorly coded software
People
Unreliable hardware
Poor network connections
Which account should have your most secure password?
Bank Account
School Account
Primary Email Account
Social Media Account
What should you do with a phishing email?
Delete it
Contact your bank immediately
Click the links just to be sure
Reply and ask them to stop spamming you
If you believe an email is genuine what should you do?
Click the link in the email
Go to the official website in the usual way
Call the company to check whether this is a phishing attack
Reply to the email
When logging into an online account, what should you check for?
https
The web address
The images represent the company
The text on the screen
How long you have left to fill the details in
