Privacy and Security multiple choice test

What is Privacy?

• Your right to be left alone, as well as your personal information

• stealing someones personal information online

• Making super unique passwords that you can't remember

what is online security?

• Creating and using basic passwords

• A home alarm security system

• A system that protects personal information, computer systems, and users while they are engaging online

what is personal information online?

• what you ate for breakfast this morning

• Any personal information about yourself that you upload to a digital platform

• pictures you post to social media platform

what are some digital platforms where personal information is shared?

• Snapchat

• Instagram

• YouTube

• word

What is one strategy that you can use to protect your personal information online?

• Never updating privacy and security settings

• create strong and unique passwords

• Never share log in details

What is malware?

• Malicious software- A program or code which is harmful to systems

• Someone pretending to be someone they are not, and trying to steal your personal information

• A type of insect

What are the damages of malware?

• Criminals steal your information

• insect bites

• You and your device can be exposed to even more malware

• You can start receiving more dodgy emails or text messages

What is Phishing?

• An activity you do on the weekend

• Someone pretending to be someone they are not

• A criminal pretending to be a legit person or business, in attempt to steal sensitise data from chosen targets

What can Phishing look like?

• Standing on the beach with a fishing rod

• A criminal pretending to be a legit business or person

• fishing the way Peter Helming does

• Receiving messages or emails that look dodgy

What are two things you should never do when it comes to using online platforms?

• Make social media bios short and brief

• Open and respond to messages from someone you don't know

• share passwords and log in details with friends