Cybersecurity - Security Threats

2FA is sometimes called multifactor authentication.

• True

• False

Only mobile apps use two-factor authentication. X

• True

• False

The purpose of 2FA is to make it harder for you to log in to your account or app.

• True

• False

Your fingerprint is an example of the possession factor in 2FA.

• True

• False

What is Social Engineering?

• manipulation of people on the Internet into giving away confidential information.

• Mining for peoples lost jewelry

• A type of engineering where you build houses for groups of people

What is ransomware?

• A type of threat that holds onto your computer until you pay your fines

• When someone tells you what you have to wear

• a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid.

Match the malware type to its purpose.

• Spyware

• Software that secretly gathers sensitive information (e.g., passwords). It may

  track the user’s activities. The gathered data is sent to someone else.

• Trojan

• Software that multiplies on the computer until the device is out of memory.

  It can spread from computer to computer on a network.

• Worm

• Software that looks useful but actually causes damage. It can also provide

  illegal access to the device.

• Virus

• Software that creates ads and popups by tracking your browser actions.

• Adware

• Software that replicates itself to spread to other computers, often causing harm.

Social engineering plays on people’s emotions, such as ​​ (a)   and natural ​ ​ (b)   .

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• fear
• curiosity
• happiness
• anger

Joe found a USB drive labeled “Confidential” on the floor at his school. When he plugged it into his

laptop, his antivirus warned him that the USB was infected with malware. What happened to Joe is

an example of ​ (a)   .

• baiting
• phishing
• social engineering
• data theft

Cybercriminals often use social engineering to install ​ (a)   on their victim’s device.

• malware
• antivirus software