Cybersecurity Attacks and Prevention

What is a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDOS) attack?

• A form of cyber crime where the perpetrator sends more traffic than the Website can handle

• A harmful program that is able to copy itself when it runs

• Fake emails sent by cyber criminals to steal personal information

• A type of computer virus that slows down computer performance

Mason, Ava, and Noah were studying about cyber attacks. They learned about DDOS attacks and wondered how such attacks would affect their favorite online gaming website. Can you explain?

• The gaming website would become inaccessible to users

• The gaming website would start displaying excessive pop-up ads

• The gaming website would lose important data or files

• The gaming website would experience frequent crashes

How can DDOS attacks be prevented?

• Regularly update security updates and antivirus programs

• Avoid downloading software from untrusted websites

• Keep track of potential threats and fix security weaknesses

• All of the above

What is a computer virus?

• A form of cyber crime where the perpetrator sends more traffic than the Website can handle

• A harmful program that is able to copy itself when it runs

• Fake emails sent by cyber criminals to steal personal information

• A type of computer virus that slows down computer performance

How do viruses affect devices?

• Devices stop functioning normally

• Devices start displaying excessive pop-up ads

• Devices lose important data or files

• Devices experience frequent crashes

Avery, Benjamin, and Samuel are discussing ways to protect their computers from viruses. What should they do to ensure their computers are safe?

• Regularly update security updates and antivirus programs

• Avoid downloading software from untrusted websites

• Use strong passwords

• All of the above

What is a phishing scam?

• A form of cyber crime where the perpetrator sends more traffic than the Website can handle

• A harmful program that is able to copy itself when it runs

• Fake emails sent by cyber criminals to steal personal information

• A type of computer virus that slows down computer performance

How can phishing scams be identified?

• Phishing scam emails are sent from official company email addresses

• Phishing scam emails contain authentic web addresses

• Phishing scam emails ask for personal information

• Phishing scam emails have official-looking login pages

How do phishing scams affect individuals?

• Personal information such as usernames and passwords can be stolen

• Devices start displaying excessive pop-up ads

• Personal data or files can be lost

• Devices experience frequent crashes

Aiden received an email claiming to be from his bank, asking him to update his account information. How can he prevent falling for a phishing scam in this situation?

• Check for authentic email and web addresses

• Use strong passwords

• Install system security updates often

• All of the above