NOVA Cybersecurity 101

Which of these is regularly used for secure online communication?

• Caesar cipher

• Public-key cryptography

• Morse code

• Enigma code

How can you tell if a website encrypts its traffic?

• Google it.

• Look for the lock symbol in a URL.

• All websites encrypt their traffic.

• Encrypted sites take longer to load.

What can you trust to be secure 100 percent of the time?

• Text messages

• emails

• browser history

• apps

• None of these

Codes have been used for thousands of years in order to:

• Figure out where the enemy submarines are

• Communicate with some but not others

• Become a king

• Send encrypted text messages

All of the following can help keep your online personal data secure EXCEPT:

• Being careful about what you post online that may include identifying information

• Creating one password for all sites you visit so it’s easier to remember

• Making different passwords for each site you visit

• Keeping all of your software up to date

Which of the following may intercept and use your messages for their own purposes?

• News outlets

• Governments

• Advertising agencies

• Crime rings

• All of these

Why do hackers hack?

• To make discoveries

• To protect information

• To steal information

• To expose corruption

• All of these

Which of these is not a hack?

• Using a bicycle to power a computer

• Stealing an unlocked bicycle

• Building a working bicycle out of discarded umbrellas

• Creating a kinetic bicycle sculpture

According to The Secret Lives of Hackers video, what is hacking?

• Problem solving by using an object’s properties in unexpected ways.

• Creating problems where there previously were none.

• Using materials as they were intended to be used to solve problems.

• All of the above

Why are cyber vulnerabilities unlikely to ever go away?

• The government won’t allow people to fix them.

• Criminals need them to steal identities.

• They’re protected in a secret base on the moon.

• They are side effects of the freedom and ease of communicating online.