APCSP 8.4 - Cybersecurity Threats Flashcards | StudBudAPCSP 8.4 - Cybersecurity Threats
Practice Question Review
1Question #2:
- Email address
- Social media username
- Last name
- Timezone
2Question #8:
- Warning the user not to use banking websites
- Preventing the user from ever downloading any malware
- Blocking network requests that are coming from a known ZeuS botnet
- Scanning files and notify users of files that look like the ZeuS malware
3Question #9
- Malware is designed to intentionally inflict damage; a bug is an accident.
- Malware is only in code over the Internet; bugs can happen in any software.
- A piece of malware has a huge impact; a bug only affects a few users.
- Malware is a part of computer hardware, not a part of computer software.
4Question #1:
- "Only enter your SSN if the app is using an encrypted connection."
- "The game shouldn't need your SSN to be playable; don't enter it."
- "Only enter your SSN if you're playing the game on your home network."
- "Your SSN isn't private information, so you can go ahead and enter it."
5Question #4:
- a. Check to see if .doc can contain viruses, and if not, open it.
- c. Download the file and scan it with antivirus.
- d. Open it on your phone because phones are always safe.
- b. Go to the official IRS website and email them asking about the message.
6Question #10
- It could be sending emails to all of their contacts with malware attached
- It could be recording what they type and sending the logs to a server.
- It could be using up their computing power to mine for cryptocurrency.
- It could be overwriting their files with random generated text.
7Question #5:
- The sending email address is from a non-Instagram domain.
- The text of the email suggests clicking on a link.
- The text of the email contains alarming information about their account.
- The email footer includes the company's mailing address.
8Question #3:
- An attacker could send an email to a victim threatening to reveal them.
- An attacker could post the home addresses on a public website.
- An attacker could sell the Social Security numbers on the Internet.
- An attacker could steal the identity of one of the affected people.
9Question #7:
- Copies the virus program into a different file
- Records all of the keys typed by a user
- Monitors the data sent over the Internet from the user
- Sends emails to all of the user's contacts
