Cybersecurity Review

What is cyber security?

• the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from physical attacks.

• the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks.

• hiring security to protect against people stealing computers

• installing facebook on your computer

What does VPN stand for?

• Virtual Private Nonsense

• Viscous Private Nonsense

• Virtual Pirate Network

• Virtual Private Network

Which of these items can help prevent hacking?

• Malware

• Phishing

• Firewall

• DDoS

Which of these are types of malware? (select all that apply)

• Viruses

• Worms

• Firewalls

• Ransomware

• Networks

What is malware?

• software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.

• software that is good for your computer and you need to install it to work properly

• software that helps protect you against viruses

• software that changes your mouse icon into a picture of a cat

Which of these could be examples of a trojan horse virus? (select all that apply)

• Browsing on facebook and an ad shows up for airpods

• An email from facebook saying that you need to reinstall it and asking for your login information, when you already have the facebook app

• A suspicious email asking you to install a free antivirus software on your computer

• Shopping online for a new pair of shoes

Which group of individuals are said to be most at risk for phishing scams?

• Younger Kids

• Young Adults

• Adults

• Elderly Adults

What does DDoS stand for?

• distributed denial of service

• distributed denial of sandwiches

• distributed denial of servers

• distrusted denial of service

What is two factor authentication?

• using two passwords instead of one

• using only biometric authentication to sign in to your devices

• a longer process to log in to your favorite websites

• an extra layer of security used to make sure that people trying to gain access to an online account are who they say they are

Why is two factor authentication important?

• So if you know your mother's maiden name you can still log in to all of your accounts

• So if you forget one password, you can always stil log in if you remember the other password

• So, even if your password is stolen or your phone is lost, the chances of a someone else having your second-factor information is highly unlikely.

• So hackers will know that you have two ways to log in to your account