Module 6 : Security And Safety

Question 1

Attackers

Answer 1

Individuals who launch attacks against other users and their computers

Question 2

Script kiddies

Answer 2

Individuals who want to attack computers, but lack the knowledge of computers and network needed to do so

Question 3

Hactivists

Answer 3

Attackers who are strongly motivated by principles or beliefs

Question 4

Cyberterrorist

Answer 4

Attack a nation’s computer networks, like the electrical power grid to cause disruption and panic among citizens

Question 5

Nation state actors

Answer 5

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Question 6

Insiders

Answer 6

Serious threat to companies that come from their own employers, contractors and business partners

Question 7

Data mining

Answer 7

Process of sorting through extremely large sets of data to uncover patterns and establish relationships

Question 8

E-Waste

Answer 8

Electronic waste that are thrown away and end up in a landfill

Question 9

SEM actions steps

Answer 9

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Question 10

Repetitive strain injury (RSI)

Answer 10

Aches and pains associated with repeated and long-term usage of the devices

Question 11

Ergonomics

Answer 11

Applied science that specifies the design and arrangement of items that you use so that you and the items interact efficiently and safely

Question 12

Techology addiction (risk to behavioural health)

Answer 12

When the user is obsessed with using a technology device and cannot walk away from it without feeling extreme anxiety

Question 13

Cyberbullying (risk to social health)

Answer 13

Bullying that takes place on technology devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets using online social media platforms, public online forums, gaming sites, text messaging or email

Question 14

Cyberstalking

Answer 14

Involves the use of technology to stalk another person through email, text messages, phone calls and other forms of communication

Question 15

Malware

Answer 15

Malicious software that can delete or corrupt files and gather personal information.
Software programs that attackers use to enter a computer system without the user’s knowledge or consent and then perform an unwanted and harmful action

Question 16

Virus

Answer 16

Malicious computer code that, like its biological counterpart, reproduces itself on the same computer

Question 17

Worm

Answer 17

Malicious program that uses a computer network to replicate

Question 18

Trojan

Answer 18

Malware that hides inside another program, often one downloaded from the web

Question 19

Ransomware

Answer 19

Prevents a user’s device from properly and fully functioning until a fee is paid

Question 20

Address spoofing

Answer 20

An attack that changes the device’s address settings

Question 21

Social engineering

Answer 21

Category of attacks that attempt to trick the victim into giving valuable information to the attacker

Question 22

Phishing

Answer 22

Sending an email or displaying a web announcement that falsely claims to be from a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to trick the user into giving private information

Question 23

Hoax

Answer 23

False warning, often contained in an email messgae that pretends to come from a valid source like the company’s IT department

Question 24

Spam

Answer 24

Unwanted email messages sent from an unknown sender to many email accounts, usually advertising a product or service such as interest loans

Question 25

Surge protector

Answer 25

Can defend computer equipment from spikes, surges and noise

Question 26

Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

Answer 26

Positioned between computer and electrical outlet
It contains a battery that maintains power to the equipment for a short time in case of an interruption in the primary electrical power source

Question 27

Security features for recovery of stolen device

Answer 27

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Question 28

Data backup

Answer 28

Means copying files from a computer’s hard drive that are then stored in a remote location
Protect against hardware malfunctions

Question 29

Wi-Fi

Answer 29

Wireless data network technology that provides high-speed data connections for mobile devices

Question 30

Wireless routers

Answer 30

This central connection device needed for a home-based Wifi network combines several networking technologies

Question 31

Privacy

Answer 31

State or condition of being free from public attention to the degree that you determine

Question 32

Authentication

Answer 32

Process of ensuring that the person requesting access to a computer or other resources is authentic, and not an imposter

Question 33

Password

Answer 33

Secrete combination of letters, numbers and/or characters that only the user should have knowlegde of

Question 34

Weak password

Answer 34

Common word as a password, short word, predictable sequence of characters or personal information in a password

Question 35

Strong password

Answer 35

Longer combination of letters, numbers and/or symbols that unlocks access to protected electronic data

Question 36

Password manager

Answer 36

Program installed on your computer or mobile device

Question 37

Biometric security

Answer 37

Uses unique characteristics of your face, hands or eyes to authenticate you

Question 38

Two factor authentication

Answer 38

Combine multiple types of authentication

Often used with passwords and the approved user having a specific item in his possession that no one else would have

Question 39

Encryption

Answer 39

“Scrambling” information in such a way that it cannot be read unless the user possesses the “key” to unlock it back to readable format

Question 40

Decryption

Answer 40

Readable format

Question 41

Digital certificate

Answer 41

Technology used to verify a user’s identity and key that has been “signed” by a trusted third party

Question 42

Identity theft

Answer 42

Using someone’s personal information, such as name, credit card number, to commit financial fraud

Question 43

How personal info is stolen

Answer 43

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Question 44

Cookie

Answer 44

File created by a website that stores information on your computer, such as website preferences