CYBER THREATS
Is a type of malicious software that can replicate and spread to other devices.
What is a computer virus?
To protect access to your accounts or devices.
What is the purpose of a password?
Includes things like name, address, phone number or passwords and it should be protected to avoid identity thefts
¿What is personal information and why should it be protected?
When someone tries to trick you into giving personal information, often trough fake emails or websites.
What is phishing?
Use a mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols.
How to create a strong password?
Small files that websites use to store information about the visit
¿What are cookies?
Look for signs like misspelled words, weird senders or urgent lenguage.
How can you identify a phishing email?
2FA is an extra step like a code sent to your phone.
What is Two Factor Authentication?
Is a part of the internet that is hard to access and it is unrregulated and has illegal content
¿What is the dark web?
A worm can spread by itself across networks and a virus needs a host file.
What is the difference between a worm and a virus?
Social engineering involves manipulating people into revealing confidential info.
How do hackers use social engineering to access systems?
It is a virtual private network that encrypts your data
What is a VPN?
Overwhelms a website or network with traffic, making it unusable.
How does a DDoS attack work?
Is a practice of protecting computes, networks, systems, and data from unauthorized access, attacks or damage.
Definition of cybersecurity
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
¿What does https mean?