Ethical Hacking and Digital Footprint Quiz

Which situation best demonstrates ethical hacking?

• A student breaks into the school’s network to prove it’s vulnerable and posts the results online.

• A company hires a hacker to test its security systems before a product launch.

• A hacker steals financial data to expose corruption.

• An individual creates malware to sell on the dark web.

Ethical and malicious hacking are distinguished primarily by intent and permission.

• True

• False

Which of the following actions best reflects responsible online behavior in terms of copyright?

• Using images from Google without citing sources

• Purchasing licensed software and respecting usage terms

• Downloading free versions of copyrighted music from unverified websites

• Sharing someone else’s work as your own in a presentation

A hacker enters a system without permission, but instead of stealing data, sends a report to the company to highlight vulnerabilities. This hacker is:

• Black Hat

• White Hat

• Gray Hat

• Script Kiddie

Strict intellectual property laws always encourage innovation.

• True

• False

Which principle of cyber ethics would be violated if a student used AI to generate an essay and submitted it without acknowledgment?

• Respecting privacy

• Respecting intellectual property

• Following legal rules

• Promoting fairness

A Gray Hat hacker discovers a flaw in a banking system and posts it online for everyone to see. What’s the greatest risk of this behavior?

• The bank will improve its systems faster

• Criminals may exploit the vulnerability

• Customers will trust the bank more

• Nothing — it benefits society equally

Debate: Do you think strict copyright laws protect or limit innovation in the digital world? Support your position with examples.

Evaluating the credibility of a source requires checking both the author’s qualifications and the purpose of publication.

• True

• False

You find two articles on climate change: one from a peer-reviewed science journal and one from a personal blog. Which is more reliable, and why?

• Both are equally reliable

• The science journal, because it is peer-reviewed

• The blog, because it is more opinionated

• Neither can be evaluated without further research