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Threat to data

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Malware is...

a)

Malicious Software (Viruses, Trojans, Spyware)

b)

Intercepting data when it is been sent

c)

Taking down a website by flooding it with data and traffic

d)

Gaining unauthorised access to a computer

2.

A Man in the Middle Attack is...

a)

Malicious Software (Viruses, Trojans, Spyware)

b)

Intercepting data when it is been sent

c)

Taking down a website by flooding it with data and traffic

d)

Gaining unauthorised access to a computer

3.

A Denial of Service Attack is...

a)

Malicious Software (Viruses, Trojans, Spyware)

b)

Intercepting data when it is been sent

c)

Taking down a website by flooding it with data and traffic

d)

Gaining unauthorised access to a computer

4.

Hacking is...

a)

Malicious Software (Viruses, Trojans, Spyware)

b)

Intercepting data when it is been sent

c)

Taking down a website by flooding it with data and traffic

d)

Gaining unauthorised access to a computer

5.

Internal Threats to a company can be...

a)

Employees visiting untrustworthy websites

b)

Employees bringing in portable devices containing malware

c)

Someone hacking a computer from across the internet

d)

Someone flooding the company website with traffic and data to take it down

6.

Malware can include

a)

Viruses

b)

MitM Attacks

c)

DOS

d)

Spyware

7.

What is ransomware?

a)

Steals information from your computer

b)

Locks and encrypts your computer and asks for money

c)

Robs you

d)

Gives you back your data once you pay

8.

What does DDOS do?

a)

Flood a server with requests causing it to go offline

b)

Stops you from accessing the internet

c)

Makes your website crash

9.

What is phishing?

a)

Getting your dinner to go with some chips

b)

Looking for information

c)

Gathering personal information for fraudulent use

10.

What are 2 internal threats to a company?

a)

Staff passing confidential information on

b)

Visiting untrustworthy websites

c)

Misuse of equipment

d)

Getting hacked and viruses

11.

Select ALL the malware

a)

Worm

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

WAN

d)

Virus

12.

Malware is the term used to describe mail that is phishing for personal data.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A computer ****** is one type of malware (malicious software) which is installed without your knowledge, with the purpose of doing harm . A ******** is a program which infects (embeds itself in) other programs or data files. It is easily spread if a user innocently sends an infected file to someone else

a)

Virus

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

WAN

d)

Worm

14.

•A ******* is a type of malware

•It is a standalone program that does need to attach itself to an existing program in order to spread

a)

Virus

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

WAN

d)

Worm

15.

•may open a “back door” into your computer system through which your personal information can be harvested.

•It can also use your computer power and network bandwidth to send thousands of spam emails to others.

a)

Virus

b)

Trojan Horse

c)

WAN

d)

Worm

16.

Spyware is software that gathers information about a person or organisation without their knowledge?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which is NOT illegal

a)

Virus

b)

DDos

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Adware

18.
What is ransomware?
a)
blocks access until money is paid
b)
steals your money
c)
when someone steals your computer
d)
Malware that multiplies
19.
Why is a trojan horse sneaky?
a)
It is very inviting
b)
It creeps into your computer
c)
It attacks your computer while it seems like it completes a relevant task
d)
Because of the romans
20.
What is phishing?
a)
scams through websites
b)
scams through emails
c)
scams through phone calls
d)
scams through text messages
21.
Sara finds a message on her phone that she thinks might be a scam.  She should:
a)
Forward the message to her friends to see if they think it's a scam too.
b)
Reply and ask the sender not to send more mail.
c)
Delete the message.
22.
If you receive a suspicious email, you should
a)
open it up and click on any links.
b)
reply to the sender asking them to leave you alone.
c)
delete the email without opening it.
d)
delete your email account.
23.

Your password should contain the following:

a)

letters, numbers, symbols

b)

letters only

c)

numbers only

d)

symbols only

24.
What is gaining unauthorised access to a computer system also known as?
a)
Hacking
b)
Spamming
c)
Phishing
d)
Logging on
25.
Some companies employ hackers to test out how secure their system is
a)
True
b)
False