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02 - Cyber Security threats - dangers online

 1. There are a number of malicious software (‘____________’) programs that can cause damage to computers. 
These include viruses, worms, zombies, Trojan horses (Trojans) and Spybots.

  malware

  cyberware

  jackerware

  hardware

 2. Malicious software attacks can be detected and blocked by the use of:

  Hackerified Software

  Anti Virus Software

  Protected Mice

  Fired Monitors

 3. Examples of Anti Virus Software include:

  McAFEE

  AVAST

  Sophos

  All of the above are valid Anti virus software - there are hundreds, if not thousands

 4. Most operating systems include a firewall. A firewall is software that will ….

  block all anti virus software installed on the machine

  block all expected connections coming in to the network

  allow unexpected connections coming in to the network

  block unexpected connections coming in to the network.

 5. When more than one person uses a network it is important to have ……..

  user IDs and passwords

  network mice for each user

  mock networks

  separate monitors with inbuilt anti-hacking hardware in the screen

 6. You make an easy target if your password is weak. A good password should have a mix:

  of text characters A to C only, avoiding the later letters of the alphabet

  of upper case and lower case letters, numbers and special characters.

  of numbers only

  of humour and seriousness

 7. Another type of threat has to do with _____________ levels. Only a network manager, for instance, may have the highest level of _____.

  access

  final

  built in

  firewall

 8. Any message sent over a network can be intercepted. _____________ is a method of changing the original numbers and characters so that they are disguised

  Securitition

  Cryption

  Encryption

  Asymmetric Attribution

 9. In the ____________each letter of the alphabet is simply replaced by another letter in the alphabet that might be one or more letter positions away

  Anime Cipher

  Turing Cipher

  Bello Cipher

  Caesar Cipher

 10. Hackers could steal unencrypted information on a site that has a web address that is … 
Note: Do watch all the videos in this quiz, if at all possible

  www instead of wwws

  url instead of urls

  https instead of http

  http instead of https


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