CYBERSECURITY
What is the practice of protecting computers, networks, digital systems, and information from unauthorized access and cyber-attacks?
What is cybersecurity?
What is malicious software designed to damage, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to computer systems?
What is malware?
What does data privacy refer to?
What is the proper handling, protection, storage, and use of personal information?
What should you do when you receive a suspicious link from an unknown sender?
Do not click it; verify the sender and report or delete the message.
What does it mean to be a responsible digital citizen?
Using technology safely, ethically, respectfully, and responsibly.
What are the three principles of the CIA Triad?
What are Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability?
What cyberattack uses fake emails, messages, or websites that pretend to be legitimate organizations to steal sensitive information?
What is phishing?
Give one example of personal information that should be protected.
Examples include full name, address, phone number, email address, school ID, password, bank details, medical records, or biometric information.
What type of authentication requires users to provide two or more forms of verification?
What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)?
Before sharing a shocking news story online, what should you do first?
Verify the information using reliable sources.
In the CIA Triad, which principle ensures that information can only be accessed by authorized people?
What is Confidentiality?
What type of malware secretly monitors a user's activities and may collect personal information?
What is spyware?
What Philippine law protects personal information and promotes responsible data processing?
What is the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173)?
Why should you avoid using the same password for multiple accounts?
Because if one account is compromised, attackers may use the same password to access your other accounts.
What online behavior involves using digital technology to harass, threaten, or embarrass another person?
What is cyberbullying?
Which CIA Triad principle ensures that information remains accurate and has not been improperly changed or altered?
What is Integrity?
What type of malware locks or encrypts a victim's files and usually demands payment to restore access?
What is ransomware?
A student posts their complete home address, phone number, school ID, and daily schedule publicly on social media. What data privacy risk is demonstrated?
What is oversharing of personal information?
You receive a message saying, "Congratulations! You won ₱100,000! Click this link and enter your school email and password to claim your prize." What is the safest response?
Do not click the link or provide your credentials. Verify whether the message is legitimate through an official source.
A friend sends you a private photo and asks you not to share it. Another person asks you to post it publicly. What is the responsible action?
Do not share it. Respect your friend's privacy and consent.
A school's online learning system becomes unavailable because of a cyber-attack, preventing students from accessing their lessons. Which part of the CIA Triad has been compromised?
What is Availability?
A person calls a student pretending to be a bank employee. The caller creates a sense of urgency and convinces the student to reveal an OTP. What type of attack is this?
What is social engineering?
A mobile application asks for access to your contacts, location, camera, microphone, and photos even though its main function is simply to display the weather. What should you do before granting all these permissions?
Review what information the app actually needs, check its privacy policy and permissions, and only allow necessary access.
You are using a computer in a school library. After accessing your email, you simply close the browser without logging out. Why is this dangerous?
The next person could potentially access your account or personal information if the session remains active.
Someone copies another person's artwork from the internet, removes the creator's name, and posts it as their own. What principle of digital citizenship is being violated?
Respect for copyright and intellectual property.