What are fake news examples of?

Hoaxes and manipulated information

People who break software protections to use it without a license

Advertising-included software, sometimes used for spying

What is a Trojan designed to do?

Destroy or gather information once opened

What is spyware mostly used for?

Stealing information such as passwords

What are hijackers known for doing?

Changing the homepage or search engine without permission

What is a cookie in computing terms?

A text file stored by the browser to remember user preferences

Experts who detect and exploit security vulnerabilities

What is the main difference between active and passive security?

Active prevents attacks; passive minimizes damage

What is the purpose of pharming?

To redirect users to fake websites

What is one sign that a computer may be infected with malware?

Keyboard and mouse behave strangely

What are spam emails mainly used for?

Advertising products, often in bulk

Floods the system memory by reproducing itself

What is the safest way to browse public Wi-Fi?

Use HTTPS and avoid open networks

What is the goal of a man-in-the-middle attack?

To intercept communications between two parties

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What are fake news examples of?
Hoaxes and manipulated information
Malware and spyware to watch you
Legitimate updates
Spam
2
What are crackers?
Computer speed enhancers that hack your computer to steal your passport
Internet cookies
People who break software protections to use it without a license
Food-related cyber threats
3
What is adware?
Software that provides antivirus protection
Advertising-included software, sometimes used for spying
Code that deletes viruses
Hardware installation tool
4
What is the main function of a virus?
Clean the computer memory
Install itself and cause harm
Help users manage files
Update the system automatically
5
What does "malware" stand for?
Machine alert software
Mobile ware
Manual warning
Malicious software
6
What is a Trojan designed to do?
Protect against hackers
Destroy or gather information once opened
Encrypt personal data
Scan for software updates to check for malicious software
7
What is spyware mostly used for?
Stealing information such as passwords
Speeding up your computer
Encrypting files so that files can be stolen from hackers
Installing games
8
What kind of malware uses apparently harmless files to infect a system?
Worm
Keylogger
Trojan
Virus
9
What are hijackers known for doing?
Changing the homepage or search engine without permission
Blocking malware so that hackers are not able to steal your information
Preventing spam
Creating secure passwords
10
What is a cookie in computing terms?
A malware detection tool
A text file stored by the browser to remember user preferences
A password manager
A virus in the browser
11
What is the main goal of cybersecurity?
To browse the internet faster
To design computer hardware
To protect computers from harm
To build new websites that can steal information
12
What are hackers?
Programs that update browsers so that your information is safe
Experts who detect and exploit security vulnerabilities
Legal software tools
People who fix broken hardware
13
What is the main difference between active and passive security?
Active is for hardware, passive is for software and spyware
Active requires no user input
Passive is always online
Active prevents attacks; passive minimizes damage
14
What is the purpose of pharming?
To fix corrupted software
To protect passwords
To redirect users to fake websites
To send spam emails so that information is confusing
15
What is one sign that a computer may be infected with malware?
Battery life improves
Internet speed increases because you are protected
Keyboard and mouse behave strangely
More storage space is available
16
What are spam emails mainly used for?
Blocking user access
Encrypting data so that you can buy information
Advertising products, often in bulk
Sharing secure documents
17
What does a worm do?
Floods the system memory by reproducing itself
Blocks websites
Cleans the hard drive so that all of the information is lost
Protects from spyware
18
What is the safest way to browse public Wi-Fi?
Download files quickly
Click on all pop-ups and download everything
Always accept all certificates
Use HTTPS and avoid open networks
19
What is the goal of a man-in-the-middle attack?
To block access to websites
To run antivirus scans so that viruses are spread to your computer
To intercept communications between two parties
To back up files
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What does a keylogger try to obtain?
Keystrokes from the user
Video files with important information
Images
Software licenses

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