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 get into computers for intellectual curiosity, but now have malicious purposes.
Who are hackers?
These are the people responsible for the security of information within an organization.
Who is everyone in the organization?
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 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 weakest link in all security networks or computer systems.
Who am I? OR Who are people?
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?
People are told only the information required for them to perform their job.
What is a need-to-know basis?
Hackers who want to steal your information can look through your garbage to find non-shredded documents.
What is dumpster diving?
You can check the address of an embedded link you find on an email or on a website using this cool trick.
What is to hover your mouse/cursor over the link?
Things that you carry around with you all the time. When they're not properly password protected, that can result in a cyber security breach. This is especially true when the items belong to a company.
What are mobile devices, such as laptops, cell phones, and flash drives?
This type of malware prevents users from accessing their system by locking them out until the user pays the hacker a ransom for the key.
What is ransomware?
The action of looking over a users shoulder to see what they're doing on their computer or handheld device.
What is shoulder surfing?
Hackers use social norms to trick people into giving out sensitive information. This is considered a kind of engineering.
What is social engineering?
You should never provide any of these to a phishy email.
What are users IDs, passwords, and personal information?
One of these is considered a secure website:
http://
https://
What is https://?
When your computer is being slow, your keyboard isn't typing, your mouse isn't clicking, your computers crashes and restarts on its own, or programs run slower than usual, your computer probably has a ___.
What is a malware infection?
OR
What is virus?
SUPER JEOPARDY !
This former subcontractor for the NSA stole a lot of confidential data and put it out into the world. They are likely the most famous example of an insider threat.
Who is Edward Snowden?
Give yourself double points if you get this correct!