Identify
Malicious software (malware) that encrypts or locks you out of your computer, device, or files until a ransom is paid
What is ransomware?
Name one thing criminals will try and steal from you using phishing scams
What is date of birth, phone number, SSN, credit card number, or password?
Name one of the five most common ways people get phished
What is email, text message, phone, social media, or mail?
Attempts to trick a user into sharing personal or sensitive information
What is Phishing?
Phishing emails most often appear to come from
What is someone you know or a trustworthy website?
Phishing schemes normally begin with what scenario
What is email notification that a person you know needs help or a business needs your information?
These three social media sites often experience phishing scams
What is Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat?
The length of time in which the costs of cyber crimes quadrupled about a decade ago
What is 2 years?
The type of information you should protect via email and online inquiries
What is all sensitive and confidential data?
This type of data or information is often captured by hackers during a ransomware attack
What are confidential files?
This is the process of encoding information in a way so that only someone with a key can decode it
What is encryption?
Never give this out over the phone, through email, or on the Internet
What is personal information?
You should not do this if you are suspicious of an email
What is click a link or attachment?
Percentage of data breaches in 2020 involving phishing attacks (11%, 22%, or 71.7%)
What is 22%?
If you receive a phishing email you should
What is report it in Outlook using the "Phish Alert Report" button?
Name one sign to look out for in phishing emails
What is an unfamiliar greeting, misspelled words, grammar issues, email addresses and domain names that don't match, unusual content or requests, suspicious attachments, threats, or urgency?
The percentage in which detected information security incidents has risen globally since 2009 (hint: on TVA Cyber SharePoint)
What is more than 65%?
A phishing technique used by attackers named similarly to a popular MTV show
What is Catfish?
The term used for the moment a hacker successfully exploits a vulnerability in a computer or device, and gains access to its files and network
What is a breach?
In 2011, this large video game network was hacked, exposing 77 million accounts. Estimated losses were $171 million while the site was down for a month
What is Sony's Playstation Network?
A type of phishing that targets specific individuals or organizations in a business
What is spear phishing?
This is a piece of malware that often allows a hacker to gain remote access to a computer through a "back door"
What is a trojan horse?
An attack that uses a fake WiFi hotspot, that actually lures victims to a phishing site where they connect to it. Once victims land on the site, they are prompted to enter personal data, such as login credentials, which then goes straight to the hacker
What is Evil Twin Phishing?
143 million consumers had their personal information exposed in 2017 by this credit bureau
What is Equifax?
When an attacker calls a phone number and creates a heightened sense of urgency that makes the victim take actions against their best interests
What is Vishing?