Cybersecurity

Question 1

Ransomware helps protect your computer from viruses.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

What is ransomware?

Accepted Answer

melicious software that locks your data and demands payment

Question 3

What is phishing?

Accepted Answer

pretending to be someone else to steal information

Question 4

What is the main purpose of hashing in cybersecurity?

Accepted Answer

to ensure data integrity by generating a unique fixed-size value

Question 5

What is the function of sandbox in cybersecurity?

Accepted Answer

to run untrusted programu in a controlled isolated enviroment

Question 6

Which protocol is used to securely transfer files over the internet?

Accepted Answer

SFTP

Question 7

Which of the following is not a common type of malware?

Accepted Answer

protocol

Question 8

HTTPS means the website is using a secure connection

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

A hash function is designed to be easily reversible so data not decrypt it.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Which of this best describes multi-factor authentication?

Accepted Answer

verifying identity using aby least two types of authentication methods

Question 11

What does Https mean in a website address?

Accepted Answer

hypertext transfer protocol secure

Question 12

A disturbed denial of service attack overwhelms a system by flooding it with traffic from multiple sources.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

What is a botnet?

Accepted Answer

a network of compromised computers controlled by an attacker

Question 14

Which of the following is na exemple of social engineering ?

Accepted Answer

calling someone pretending to be tech support to gain login credentials

Question 15

What should you do if you receive a suspicious e-mail with a link ?

Accepted Answer

delete it or report it as phishing

Question 16

What does a firewall do ?

Accepted Answer

blocks unauthorized acess to your computer od network ?

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