Cybersecurity L3: types of attacks

What does DDoS stand for?

• Distributed Denial of Service

• Data Deletion of Servers

• Dynamic Detection of Security

• None of the above

A ___________ is an attempt to take or damage information from someone online.

Which of the following is not social engineering?

• Shouldering attack

• Phishing attack

• Blagging attack

• DDoS attack

What are 2 indicators of a phishing attack?

• Perfect spelling and grammar

• The person knows your name

• The person tries to get you to reply urgently

• There is a weird looking link

What is a computer virus?

• When someone inside a company steals information

• A program that can store information temporarily

• A program that is downloaded, and that harms the computer

• A special code used to send secret messages

Computer viruses can spread from one computer to another.

• True

• False

An example of a ________ attack is where someone pretends to be from a bank to take your credit card number.

Which is an example of an internal threat in a school?

• A teacher downloads a virus onto a school computer

• A hacker steals private information

• A student breaks a computer with a hammer

• All of the above

An internal threat can be done by accident

• True

• False

DDoS attacks are usually targetted at bigger business or companies.

• True

• False