General CyberSecurity
It stands for a secure connection over the internet.
What is a VPN?
This password “123456” is unsafe—even if used on only one site.
What is false?
Poor spelling, urgency, and odd attachments are signs of this.
What is a phishing email?
This is when a person who follows you into a building.
What is tailgating?
Destroy this before discarding.
What is an old hard drive or USB stick?
This is the most common method for stealing credentials.
What is phishing?
MFA stands for this security measure.
What is multi‑factor authentication?
Where bad guys manipulate users into giving up sensitive or personal information.
What is social engineering?
Keep your phone secure using this method (e.g., PIN, biometrics).
What is smartphone security?
This information includes birthday and personal address.
What is personally identifiable information (PII)?
You get an unexpected wire‑transfer request from your “CEO”; you should do this.
What is verify via another channel and report to Security?
A password that includes punctuation marks, numbers, symbols and a minimum length of 8
What is a strong password?
An email from a known or trusted sender in order to induce targeted individuals to reveal confidential information
What is Spear Phishing?
Going through trash to look for sensitive documents.
What is dumpster diving?
The S in this stands for secure and it is found at the beginning of a URL
What is Verify?
This type of software protects you from malware and antivirus threats.
What is antivirus software?
Second authentication method that requires the user to use a code sent to a phone or by app.
What is MFA?
This form of phishing uses text messages to trick users.
What is smishing?
Regular updates do this for your devices to patch vulnerabilities.
What is keep them secure?
Always lock this when your workstation is unattended.
What are your session or active applications?
This term refers to someone who seeks out and exploits weaknesses in computer systems.
What is Hacker?
Software application that is used to store and manage passwords
What is a password manager?
Someone looking over your shoulder while you are working.
What is shoulder surfing?
Encrypting your phone protects this type of data from surveillance.
What is data at rest/transit
Failing to comply with security policies can result in this.
What are breaches?