Mod 4.2

Question 1

What is social engineering?

Answer 1

A method of deceiving others to share personal or sensitive information.

Question 2

Why should you be careful with friend requests on social media?

Answer 2

Because they could be fake profiles created by hackers

Question 3

What is the purpose of a security vestibule in preventing tailgating?

Answer 3

To allow only one person to enter at a time with proper credentials

Question 4

What is spear phishing?

Answer 4

A type of phishing that targets specific individuals

Question 5

You receive a text message claiming to be from your phone service provider, warning you about unauthorized activity on your account. The message asks you to click on a link to verify your account details.

What should you do?

Answer 5

Call the phone service provider using the number on their official website

Question 6

What is smishing?

Answer 6

A type of phishing done through SMS/text messages

Question 7

What is ransomware?

Answer 7

Malware that locks up a computer and demands money

Question 8

What is a virus in the context of computer malware?

Answer 8

A type of malware that needs user action to spread

Question 9

What is spyware?

Answer 9

Software that records information about a PC and its users

Question 10

Jamie noticed that his computer and several others in his school’s computer lab started running very slowly and displaying strange messages at the same time.

What type of malware is most likely responsible for this?

Answer 10

Worm