Paul receives an email saying that his bank account has been breached and he needs to log in. What should he do ?

Delete the email, Check his bank account using his normal login method

To protect yourself against phishing you should ...

Think before you click links, Don't open attachments

The job of a penetration tester is to

Trying to break into a system to see if it is vulnerable to attack

A data subject is ....

any living person who has data stored about them

Hacking in the context of cyber security is

Getting unauthorised access to a computer system

In a brute force attack is

Making multiple tries to guess a password

A Denial of Service (DOS) attack is where a network resource is made unavailable by ..

Flooding a server with requests

Watching someone enter senstive information

Social engineering is :

Methods used by people to trick others into giing away information

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NCCE Cybersecurity L4

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Quiz on the key terms from lesson 1, 2 and 3of the NCCE Year 9 cybersecurity unit

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1
Fill the gap : Data must be protected against loss, damage and ???? access
frequent
any
unnecessary
unauthorised
2
Paul receives an email saying that his bank account has been breached and he needs to log in. What should he do ?
Log in using the link provided
Delete the email
Check his bank account using his normal login method
Nothing
3
To protect yourself against phishing you should ...
Hide your password/pin when using them
Think before you click links
Always delete emails unread
Don't open attachments
4
The job of a penetration tester is to
Getting unauthorised access to a computer system
Gaining unauthorised control of a computer system
Deleting data without authorisation
Trying to break into a system to see if it is vulnerable to attack
5
A data subject is ....
a person searched for on Google
anyone who has data stored about them
any living person who has data stored about them
someone that died a long time ago
6
Stealing money from a bank account is illegal under which section of the Computer Misuse Act ?
Section 1
None
Section 3
Section 2
7
Hacking in the context of cyber security is
Trying to break into a system to see if it is vulnerable to attack
Getting unauthorised access to a computer system
Deleting data without authorisation
Gaining unauthorised control of a computer system
8
How long should data be kept, according to the DPA ?
As long as you like
For up to 6 months
As long as it is needed
Forever
9
In a brute force attack is
Flooding a server with requests
Changing the username and password
Making multiple tries to guess a password
Deleting all the data on a server
10
True or False : the Computer Misuse Act makes it illegal to access computer material without permission
True
False
11
Ann receives an email inviting her to find out more about a free holiday. What kind of attack might this be ?
Name generator attack
Shouldering
Phishing
Blagging
12
A Denial of Service (DOS) attack is where a network resource is made unavailable by ..
Flooding a server with requests
multiple tries are made to guess a password
Deleting all the data on a server
Changing the username and password
13
Which section of the Computer Misuse Act does a DOS attack come under ?
Section 3
None
Section 2
Section 1
14
Shouldering is ...
An email which includes a link to a fake website
A pretend website designed to trick unwary people
A short quiz designed to get personal information on a social media site
Watching someone enter senstive information
15
Social engineering is :
Methods used by people to trick others into giing away information
Analysing data on a large group of people
Bad software likes viruses on your PC
Educating people so they don't fall victims to cyber crime

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