ICDL Cyber Security

How do you identify a secure website

• Check if the web site has a security certificate

• Check if the web site content is accurate and valid

• Check if the web site is in your browsing history

• Check if the web site publisher’s contact information is present

A secure website can be identified by the web address if it begins with:

• www

• wwws

• https

• http

To delete all temporary internet files, you open your browser and go to:

• The last web site you visited

• The browser's history

• The browser's hompe page

• The browser’s browsing history settings

The process of redirecting users to a different website without their knowledge is known as:

• Phising

• Pharming

• cybercrime

• hackers

You can use the following measures to review a website’s safety:

• Company or Owner Information

• Browser's history

• Content Quality and Currency

• Check for Security Certificate and Validate Domain Owner

Type of filtering include:  

• Search-engine filters & Client-side filters

• Content-limited (or filtered) ISPs

• Google Chrome

• Browser-based filters

An e-mail is sent out to mass recipients asking them to verify their bank account details. This is an example of:

• Cracking

• Encryption

• Phising

• Backdoor

Which one of the following details is considered unsafe to share on a social networking site?

• Your nickname

• Home address / location

• Your job

• Favourite foods

To keep your conversations confidential when using IM and VoIP, you shouldn’t:

• share files

• encrypt data

• disclose confidential information

• your picture

If your mobile device is lost, you can try to find it using:

• Locate device

• Remote disable

• Remote wipe

• Google Search