Cyber Security Quiz 2025

Question 1

Which industry sector recently saw a significant rise in phishing attacks?

Accepted Answer

Social networking, Gaming

Question 2

Which of the following is not a tip to completely avoid falling for scams?

Accepted Answer

None of the above.

Question 3

Chain emails are...

Accepted Answer

A way for you to help cybercriminals to spread scams and tricks

Question 4

What was the official amount of money that was illegally transacted as a result of phishing in Belgium in 2020?

Accepted Answer

34 000 000 euros

Question 5

Preventive measures that can be used include

Accepted Answer

A. All of the above

Question 6

Phishing means

Accepted Answer

Websites and emails created to trick you so they can steal your information

Question 7

A Trojan Horse refers to

Accepted Answer

Software disguised as something not dangerous, Software disguised as something you want to download

Question 8

Is it safe to use your real personal information for an online character?

Accepted Answer

Don’t reveal personal information, even for an online character.

Question 9

Sending personal information like a social security or credit card number by email is harmless if...

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is also a scam?

Accepted Answer

A. All of the above

Question 11

Pop-up ads are

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 12

Online personality tests are

Accepted Answer

A way for cybercriminals to collect facts about you to get private info.

Question 13

How big is the chance that someone who receives a phishing email actually clicks on a link? (Data fom 2021)

Accepted Answer

1 in 20

Question 14

Legitimate companies rarely send emails that demand your account name/username/password . How do you check to be sure?

Accepted Answer

A. Open your web browser and log–on to the site the way you normally would.

Question 15

To what extent are human actions the reason why phishing attempts are successful?

Accepted Answer

85%

Question 16

Identity theft only occurs to...

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 17

By entering your email address in the “free coupon” pop-up ad after placing an order with Buy.com, Priceline.com, ....

Accepted Answer

A repeating charge from a “web loyalty” company on your credit charge

Question 18

If you receive a phishing email you should

Accepted Answer

A. Report it to antiphishing.com or suspicious@safeonweb.be

Question 19

Can you get an email scam from someone even if you never gave your email to that person?

Accepted Answer

Yes, phishing scams use software to take other sources.

Question 20

Even when using the Cloud exclusively to store data, valuable information can be retrieved from stolen laptops.

Accepted Answer

True

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