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WorksheetsData Security
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the purpose of data security?
To sell data to the highest bidder
To protect digital data from unauthorized access
To make data easily accessible to everyone
To delete all data permanently
Which of the following is a method of protecting data?
Data Sharing
Data Exposure
Data Encryption
Data Deletion
Why is data security important?
To prevent data breaches and financial loss
To share data with unauthorized individuals
To make data more vulnerable
To increase data accessibility
What could be the potential consequences of maliciously obtaining financial or other personal data?
Improved credit score
Identity cloning or theft
Increased financial stability
Enhanced data protection
What is authentication in data security?
A way to expose confidential information
A technique to share data with unauthorized users
A process to prove user identity and access rights
A method to delete data permanently
What is encryption in data security?
A technique to increase data exposure
A way to delete data permanently
A process to prevent unauthorized access by changing data
A method to make data readable to everyone
What is SSL used for in data security?
To establish secure and encrypted connections
To expose sensitive information
To slow down internet speed
To delete all data permanently
What is the purpose of firewalls in data security?
To monitor and control network traffic
To allow all incoming and outgoing traffic
To delete all data permanently
To increase data vulnerability
What is the role of digital certificates in data security?
To delete all data permanently
To make data easily accessible to everyone
To identify websites and individuals over the internet
To expose confidential information
What is the purpose of two-step verification in data security?
To delete all data permanently
To share data with unauthorized individuals
To increase security by requiring additional verification
To make data more vulnerable
A person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data
Saboteur
Hacker
Fraudster
Criminal
An input device that identifies a person based on the individual’s characteristics/traits (fingerprint)
Biometric scan
Biological print
Electronic footprint
Retinal scan
The act of electronically intercepting conversations without the knowledge or consent of a person.
Eavesdropping
Spying
Electronic eavesdropping
Decrypting
The process of converting data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access
Program
Coding
Encryption
Algorithm
The practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either as a surveillance tool or as spyware
Computer surveillance
Hacking
Keylogging
Eleltronic records
A string of characters used for authenticating a user on a computer system.
User I.D.
Login credential
Software based data security
Password
