Unit 11 Cyber Security Threats

What is PHISHING?

• Where a device is used to intercept packets of data as they are transferred across a network.

• Where an executable file is secretly installed to record each key pressed and send

• Writing a snippet of code to try and retrieve data from a machine

• Sending emails pretending to be from reputable companies to try and get people to reveal personal information

What is a DDOS Attack?

• Denial of System Attack

• Deliberate Denial of System Attack

• Denial of Service Attack

• Distributed Denial of Service Attack

What is one of the most common methods used by cyber criminals? Used because people are generally trusting of others and this makes them a weak link where network security is concerned.

• Viral Engineering

• Social Engineering

• Malware

• Adware

What do we call it when emails are disguised to look like they are from a trusted company, in order to gain access to confidential information.

• Malware

• Social Engineering

• Phishing

• Brute Force Attack

Virus, worm, trojan, ransomware, spyware are all examples of what?

• Advertising tools

• Malware

• Viruses

• Infections

Rose just installed a new search engine on her laptop.now whenever she searches the internet, she gets several pop-up windows directing her to buy products.what does rose have?

• ransomware
• spyware
• Adware
• trojan horse

IT security recently found a program on your co-worker's computer that apparently tracked all of the words that they typed into the computer. what kind of malware is this?

• Keylogger 
• keyblogger
• trojan horse
• keystroke virus

what is the name of an application that appears to look like a helpful application but instead does harm to your computer?

• virus
• worm
• malware
• Trojan horse

what is it called when a co-worker sitting next to you always seems to look your way when you try to enter your user ID and password to log onto the network?

• phishing
• social engineering
• Shoulder surfing
• coincidence

You were browsing the web on a questionable website, and now you get a pop-up window stating that if you do not pay $100 within one hour, all files on your computer will be destroyed.what is this an example of?

• heistware
• theftware
• extortionware
• Ransomware