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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

  hardware

  jackerware

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

  Hackerified Software

  Protected Mice

  Anti Virus Software

  Fired Monitors

 3. Examples of Anti Virus Software include:

  Sophos

  McAFEE

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

  AVAST

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

  block all expected connections coming in to the network

  allow unexpected connections coming in to the network

  block all anti virus software installed on the machine

  block unexpected connections coming in to the network.

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

  mock networks

  user IDs and passwords

  network mice for each user

  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 numbers only

  of humour and seriousness

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

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

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

  built in

  access

  final

  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

  Cryption

  Asymmetric Attribution

  Securitition

  Encryption

 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

  Bello Cipher

  Anime Cipher

  Turing 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

  http instead of https

  https instead of http

  url instead of urls

  www instead of wwws


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