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Question 1

What are the common forms of cyberattacks?

Answer 1

Common forms include phishing , social engineering attacks, malware , and denial-of-service attacks.

Question 2

What is a Trojan horse?

Answer 2

A Trojan horse disguises itself as legitimate software to trick users into installing it. Once installed, it can perform malicious activities like stealing data or creating backdoors for attackers.

Question 3

What is spyware?

Answer 3

Spyware is software that secretly monitors and collects information about a user’s activities on their device, often without their knowledge or consent.

Question 4

How does ransomware work?

Answer 4

Ransomware encrypts a victim’s files or locks their system, then demands a ransom to restore access. Paying the ransom doesn’t guarantee file recovery.

Question 5

How can you detect malware on your system?

Answer 5

Use antivirus or anti-malware software to scan your system regularly, monitor for unusual system behaviour, and keep an eye on your network traffic.

Question 6

what’s a keyloggers function

Answer 6

To Record a user’s keystrokes to capture sensitive information like passwords and credit card numbers.

Question 7

what’s a trojan (malware)

Answer 7

Disguised as legitimate software, they trick users into installing them, then perform malicious actions like stealing data or creating backdoors

Question 8

what is a DDos attack

Answer 8

Overwhelm a system’s resources by flooding it with traffic, causing it to slow down or crash