MS/HS Staff Cybersecurity Month 2023

What is a "Cryptographic Salt" in the context of password storage and security?

What is the primary purpose of a cybersecurity 'honeypot'?

Turning off the GPS function of your smartphone prevents any tracking of your phone’s location.

I am an attack where an attacker intercepts traffic between two parties to steal or manipulate data. What am I?

Which of the following is an example of multi-factor authentication (MFA)?

What is "Social Engineering" in the context of cybersecurity?

Criminals access & encrypt a users data. The user is unable to access this data until they pay the criminals. What am I?

What kind of cybersecurity risks can be minimized by using a Virtual Private Network (VPN)?

What does the “https://” at the beginning of a URL denote, as opposed to "http://" (without the “s”)?

What is the purpose of a "CAPTCHA" on websites and online forms?

A group of computers that is networked together and used by hackers to steal information is called a

Vice Society is a Russian based hacking group. They have said that they have a specific target. What is that target?

How much, on average, did businesses have to pay as a cost for ransomware attacks in 2023?

What is the primary purpose of an EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) solution?

In general, what is the easiest way for criminals to breach an organiztion?