AP Cyber Security

What does PII stand for?

• Public Interest Information

• Personally Identifiable Information

• Private Individual Information

• Protected Identity Information

Which of the following is an example of PII?

• Weather conditions

• Kavita Hawkins

• A landscape painting

• A novel's title

What type of data is considered PII?

• Data that can only identify individuals directly

• Data that can only identify individuals indirectly

• Data that cannot identify individuals at all

• Data that can identify individuals directly or indirectly

Which of the following is NOT an example of PII?

• Social Security number

• Name

• Biometric data

• A public library's address

Why is indirect identification not considered enough to identify you?

• Because it refers to data that is widely known

• Because it includes information like weather or traffic reports

• Because this information alone isn't enough to identify you

• Because it is only relevant in a group context

What is the primary purpose of an HTTP cookie as described in the learning material?

• To store large amounts of data on the user's computer

• To help a website track information about a user across multiple web pages

• To encrypt user data for security purposes

• To increase the loading speed of websites

What do cookies do to enhance user experience on a website?

• They display advertisements based on user behavior

• They keep you logged in when you go to different pages on a website

• They track user behavior for malicious purposes

• They prevent access to certain web pages

What is a 1st party cookie?

• A cookie that is set by the third-party websites you visit

• A cookie that stores password information only

• A cookie that is used when a browser uses a cookie with the domain of a server

• A cookie that deletes itself after each browsing session

What is a 3rd party cookie?

• A cookie that is used when a browser uses resources from the same domain

• A cookie that is used when a browser uses resources from another domain

• A cookie that is only used for secure connections

• A cookie that is used to store user preferences on a single webpage

What is stored by your browser as your Internet History?

• Bookmarks and favorites

• Passwords and login details

• Your search/query history

• Download history