Principles of Cybersecurity

A type of crime in which your private information is stolen and used for criminal activity is called:

• Privacy Dilation

• Burglary
• Facial Fraudulence

• Identity Theft

An unskilled person who uses programs developed by others to hack.

• Script Kiddie

• Hacktivist

• Nation-State Hacker

• Cybercriminal

Subversive use of computer systems to promote a political/social agenda.

• Script Kiddie

• Hactivist

• Nation-State Hacker

• Cybercriminal

Emailing to acquire sensitive information (passwords) by pretending to be a trustworthy entity.

• Phishing

• Zero-Day Exploit

• DDOS

• Backdoor

• Botnet

Taking advantage of a software vulnerability on the day it is discovered, before the developers can patch it.

• Phishing

• Zero-Day Exploit

• Botnet

• Backdoor

• Social Engineering

A malicious file that can attach to other files and replicate when the user shares the file.

• Virus

• Worm

• Trojan

• DDOS

A malicious attempt to make an internet/network server unavailable to legitimate users.

• Virus

• Worm

• Trojan

• DDOS

Which password is most secure?

• LO4ndon7

• #fr41963§

• %27T#wbZ3

• LondonattheThames2019

What information do cookies store?

• Search history, site visits and registration information

• Ingredients and Recipe

• Monitoring log and user control system data

• Metadata for downloaded media files

The designers of a new banking app believe that new clients should not only enter their client number and

password but also a verification code, and scan one of their fingerprints to sign into their account.

This security measure is best described as

• General authentication.

• Two-factor Authentication.

• Multi-factor Authentication.

• Single-factor Authentication.