Cyber Security Vocab Quiz

What type of information does PII include?

• Only financial data

• Only medical records

• Any information that can identify an individual

• Only biometric data

Why is PII important to protect?

• To increase product sales

• To ensure national security

• To prevent identity theft and protect privacy

• To enhance company profits

What can phishing be used to access?

• Public websites

• Online games

• Sensitive online resources like bank accounts and emails

• Social media profiles

Which of the following is a characteristic of phishing?

• It enhances user privacy

• It involves tricking users

• It provides free software

• It is a legitimate security measure

What is the primary purpose of keylogging?

• To improve computer graphics

• To gain passwords and other information

• To enhance sound quality

• To increase battery life

What is malware?

• Software that enhances computer performance

• Software intended to damage a computing system or take partial control over its operation

• Software used for creating documents

• Software that protects against viruses

What is the process called that reverses encryption to reproduce the original plain text?

• Encryption

• Decryption

• Encoding

• Compression

What is a key characteristic of symmetric key encryption?

• Involves two keys for encryption and decryption.

• Involves one key for both encryption and decryption.

• Uses a public key for encryption.

• Uses a private key for decryption only.

What is the main purpose of a public key in encryption?

• To decrypt messages

• To encrypt messages

• To store messages

• To delete messages

A rogue access point is an __________.

• access point installed on a network with authorization of the owner.

• access point installed on a network without the network owner’s permission.

• access point installed on a network without making a payment to the ISP.