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WorksheetsOnline Exam in NGEC 9 (BSMT-IE)
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 38mins
Fake e-mail message appearing to be from a trusted business, social network or other contact Asks for personal information or requests a user to click on a link or download a file to verify personal information Hackers can secretly collect personal information and passwords
Farming
Pharming
Phishing
Fishing
Malicious code that secretly watches your computer activity and sends the information over the Internet; can secretly capture your keystrokes (including passwords) and compromise your identity
Spyware
Trojan Horse
Worms
Phishing
Which are examples of social engineering
Phishing
Disguising yourself as an employee to gain access to computer systems
Sending an email with a virus you created attached to it
Using brute force to access a system
Calling someone pretending to be IT support to steal confidential data
An officer worker has been working on some customer data in Starbucks, someone sat near them has managed to steal parts of the data. What type of social engineering has occurred?
Phishing
Tailgaiting
Shoulder surfing
Pretexting
You receive a text message which tells you that your Netflix account has been disabled and they need to 'verify' your account by clicking the link. What type of social engineering is this?
Baiting
Phishing
Shoulder Surfing
Tailgating
What is the goal of a phishing attack?
To trick a victim into sharing sensitive information
To flood a network with false requests
To encrypt a victim's data and demand payment for decryption
To infect a victim's device with malware
What should you do if you think you have been hacked?
Report the problem to the company.
Change your password.
Tell your parents or a trusted adult.
All of the above.
What is a D.O.S
Denial of service
Delay of service
Downing of service
Destruction of service
What is the best defence against a 'Brute force attack'?
Firewall
Encryption
Strong passwords
User access levels
What type of attack is this? - "Flooding network with useless traffic which makes it slow or inaccessible"
Passive
Active
Insider
Brute force
Denial-of-service
What is a cyber attack?
An attempt to access a computer network or system
A type of malware
A denial-of-service attack
A phishing scam
What is the most common type of cyber attack?
Malware
Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attacks
Phishing
Spoofing
What is the aim of a ransomware attack?
To encrypt a victim's data and demand payment for decryption
To flood a network with false requests
To trick a victim into sharing sensitive information
To infect a victim's device with malware
What is the difference between a DoS attack and a DDoS attack?
DoS attacks come from one system, while DDoS attacks are launched from multiple systems or bots
DoS attacks are faster and harder to block than DDoS attacks
DoS attacks target individuals or organizations, while DDoS attacks target senior executives
DoS attacks use phishing techniques, while DDoS attacks use social engineering
What is the goal of a phishing attack?
To trick a victim into sharing sensitive information
To flood a network with false requests
To encrypt a victim's data and demand payment for decryption
To infect a victim's device with malware
What is spear phishing?
A type of phishing attack that targets specific individuals or organizations through malicious emails
A type of social engineering attack targeting senior executives
Sending fraudulent text messages to trick individuals
A type of malware that infects a computer or device
Unauthorized access to control over computer network security systems
Security
Hacking
Surfing
Dancing
Which one of the following is NOT a security threat?
Worms
Hacking
Anti-Virus
Pharming
Which one of the following is NOT a type of CyberSecurity Attack?
Worms
Randsomware
Spyware
Password Management
Viruses, worms, and trojans are common security threats that are often used in spreading. What is the name for them all?
Malware
Formalware
Scams
The Spreading attackers
Fake e-mail message appearing to be from a trusted business, social network or other contact Asks for personal information or requests a user to click on a link or download a file to verify personal information Hackers can secretly collect personal information and passwords
Farming
Pharming
Phishing
Fishing
Cyber security consists of the processes, practices and technologies designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorised access
True
False
Businesses, Banks, Shops, Schools and Exam Boards all keep data on you and are required to keep it safe?
True
False
Qwerty123 is a Strong Password (i.e. not a cyber security risk)
True
False
Detecting Vulnerabilities in a computer system/network also includes employee behaviours and procedures?
True
False
If a website is using HTTPS it means that...
Data sent and received is encrypted
Data sent and received can be viewed by others
Data received is encrypted
Data sent is encrypted
What is AntiVirus software?
Software that blocks all unwanted ads.
Software that keeps you from getting sick.
Software that protects your device from viruses and malware.
Malware is a ___________
malicious software
excellent software
hardware
_____________ can use other programs like your email to spread itself.
virus
malware
spyware
__________ can be infected by simply downloading an application thought to be useful.
worm
trojan horse
rootkit
____________ can copy itself from one computer to another.
worms
spam
phishing
____________ is an unwanted message in your inbox.
trojans
virus
spam
____________ is a collection of tools that are used to obtain administrator level access
spware
trojans
rootkit
_________ is an example of spyware
spam
keylogger
A virus can corrupt your data?
true
false
What is the strongest password
password
Password
Password1
Pa33w0rd!
What one is a type of verification?
Phishing
Trojan Horse
CAPTCHA
VERY
............... is a main, reliable method of keeping your data secure – this scrambles data so anyone intercepting it cannot interpret it
Verification
Authentication
Phishing
Encryption
Unauthorized access to control over computer network security systems
Security
Hacking
Surfing
Dancing
What's the name given to the cyber-attack where the perpetrator seeks to make a machine unavailable to its intended users by temporarily disrupting its services, typically accomplished by flooding the targeted machine in an attempt to overload it?
DDos
Pharming
Trojan Horse
Flooder
While Julie was playing an online game, a pop-up appeared, prompting her to click on the flashing lights to receive more points for her game. What should she do?
Click on the flashing lights, in order to receive more points
Click the X in the top right corner to remove the pop-up immediately
Switch off the machine she is playing the game on immediately
Minimise the pop up message until she desperately needs the points
Why is it important to always keep your software up to date?
So you have the best software that is faster when using your device
To ensure all bugs or glitches are fixed
To make sure you are protected against Malware
To get rid of all the viruses your device may have currently installed
These are efforts by bad actors to profit from their malicious attacks.
Cybercrime
Botnets
Adware
VPN
It acts as a barrier between a trusted system or network and outside connections, such as the Internet.
firewall
spyware
phishing
encryption
Is global system of interconnected computer networks
internet
hacker
gateway
cyber exercise
A network point that acts as an entrance to another network
internet
hacker
gateway
cyber exercise
Designed to detect and destroy computer virus
antivirus software
hacker
gateway
cyber exercise
A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data
antivirus software
hacker
gateway
cyber exercise
These are small programs or scripts that can negatively affect the health of your computer.
spyware
virus
worm
bot
Is the body of technology's, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access
internet
cyber security
gateway
cyber exercise
Which of the following is a phishing email??
You have won a lottery!! Follow this link to claim it!!
Your bank account has been compromised. Login here to protect yourself.
Help.I am stuck aboard and urgently need money transferred to me to get home.
All of the above. Be careful.
Which of these is an indicator that the website is secure.
Bruce Lee photo
The http://
The https://
The https:\\
Malware that steals and encrypts data and demand money for the return of the data is known as what type of malware?
Cookie
Ransomware
Spyware
Adware
Strategic and tactical capability of the organization to plan for and respond to incidents and business disruptions in order to continue business operations at an acceptable predefined level
Live Drill
Business Continuity
Risk Management
Strategic Planning
What is the definition of RTO?
Recovery Time Objective is the time it takes to restore a business process after a failure
Recovery Time Objective is the amount of time that has transpired since a previous failure
Recovery Time Occurrences are the number of systems failures within a given reporting period
Recovery Time Operations are the times associated with each recovery operation needed to recover from a failure
These are people who are able to take advantage of security vulnerabilities to attack systems.
Threats
Attackers
Vulnerabilities
Victim
These are all threats except
Hacktivists
None of the choices
Phishers
Spies
Hacktivists always work alone.
True
False
Select ALL that refers to cyber spies
they may work for a nation state or corporation
Obtain classified information
Install backdoors for later access
deface website to to bring about political or social change
Is an action taken by a threat to gain unauthorized access to information or resources or to make unauthorized modifications to information or computing systems.
Attack
Attach
Attract
Archive
Physical Threat is a potential cause of an occurrence/event that could result in data loss or physical damage.
true
false
