Let's Get Social
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat are all examples of this.
What is social media?
Hackers use emails and private messages to trick people into sharing private information.
What is phishing?
All tech devices should have one of these in order to help protect user information. These should not be shared with anyone. They should also be different for personal online accounts and business online accounts. They're typically recommended to be changed every 90 days.
What is a password?
These are people who originally tried to gain access into computers for intellectual curiosity, but now have malicious purposes.
Who are hackers?
People use this technique to trick folks into disclosing private organization information in order to gain access.
What is social engineering?
Online offers that sound too good to be true are called ____. Some examples include: Get Rich Quick schemes, Nigerian Princes asking for money, provocative posts suggesting friends have been talking about you.. etc
What are scams?
Bad grammar, all words beginning with an upper-case letter, a link to click so that you can 'update' or 'correct' your information, or a request for personal information are all examples of these.
What are things that may indicate a phishing email?
This is the term used to describe a strong password that uses a combination of numbers and letters.
What is an alphanumeric (password)?
Hackers make these computer programs so that the program may make copies of itself. Once the user clicks on it, it will make the computer slow down or become unusable.
What is a virus?
The action of letting someone walk into a secure area behind you without a badge.
What is "tailgating" or "piggybacking"?
These are three actions that you should take when you receive a phishing email.
(Hint: Not click on any ____, ____ the email, and _____ the email)
What is to not click on any links, report the email, and delete the email?
Whenever you leave your computer, even if just for a few minutes, you should perform this action.
What is (to) lock your computer?
These kinds of malware programs spy on you. They track where you go on the Internet and what you type into your keyboard.
What is spyware?