DTE Topic 3: Cybersafety Flashcards

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Keylogging is

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the use of a program to record every keystroke made by a computer user in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information.

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Phishing is

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a technique that attempts to trick a user into providing personal information. That personal information can then be used to access sensitive online resources, such as bank accounts and emails

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3
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Malware is

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

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The process of encoding a plain text message in some secret way is called

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Encryption

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The process that reverses encryption, taking a secret message and reproducing the original plain text, is called

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Decryption

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A Caesar Cipher is

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a technique for encryption that shifts the alphabet in the original message by some number of characters.

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A cipher is

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the generic term for a technique (or algorithm) that performs encryption.

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A Random Substitution Cipher is

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a technique for encryption that replaces the letters of the original message with other, completely random, letters of the alphabet.

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Frequency Analysis is

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the study of the frequency of letters or groups of letters in a ciphertext in order to break a substitution cipher.

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10
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Which of the following is NOT a good strategy when creating a password?

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Reuse passwords across multiple accounts.

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Single-Factor Authentication (SFA) is a type of security protection that might ask a user to provide which of the following forms of verification?

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Password + Password again

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Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is a type of security protection that might ask a user to provide which of the following forms of verification?

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Password + Code sent to your phone

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Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a type of security protection that might ask a user to provide which of the following forms of verification?

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Password + Code sent to your phone + Fingerprint

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14
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What can you do to protect your data?

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Install updates to system software

Install virus scanning software

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15
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Encrypt the word BOT with a Caesar Cipher shift of 3.

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ERW

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