Name That Threat
This general term means software designed to harm a computer or its data.
Malware
A fake email asks you to click a link and enter your password. This type of scam is called this.
Phishing
The “C” in the CIA triad stands for this.
Confidentiality
This secret should be strong, unique, and kept private to protect your account.
Password / passphrase
This is the Scratch name for a character or programmable object in your project.
Sprite
This malware attaches to a file or program and spreads when that infected file or program runs.
Virus
You receive a fake delivery text asking for payment information. This text-message phishing scam has this name.
Smishing
The “I” in the CIA triad stands for this.
Integrity
This security tool filters network traffic using rules to help block unauthorized connections.
Firewall
This yellow Events block starts a script when you click...
“When green flag clicked”
This malware locks or encrypts your files and demands payment to restore access.
Ransomware
A scammer pretends to be tech support and tricks you into sharing your login. This broad tactic manipulates people rather than attacking software directly.
Social Engineer
The “A” in the CIA triad stands for this.
Availability
These extra copies of important files can help you recover after files are lost or damaged.
Backups
This purple block category contains the “say” and “think” blocks.
Looks
Like the famous wooden horse, this malware pretends to be something useful or harmless.
Trojan Horse
Someone uses your personal information to open an account in your name. This crime is called this.
Identity Theft
Someone changes a student’s grade without permission. This part of the CIA triad is affected.
Integrity
An attacker repeatedly guesses different passwords until one works. This attack is called this.
Brute-force attack
This orange Control block pauses a script so another character has time to finish speaking.
“Wait … seconds”
Unlike a virus, this malware can copy itself and spread across networks without attaching to another program.
Worm
A scammer studies your social media, learns your friend’s name, and pretends to be that friend to convince you to share your password. What cybersecurity tactic is the scammer using?
A cyberattack takes the school’s learning website offline, preventing students from accessing assignments. This part of the CIA triad is affected.
Availability
A login requires your password and a code from an authenticator app. This extra layer of account protection is called this.
Multifactor authentication / two-factor authentication
Two sprites both start talking when the green flag is clicked. Name one way to make the second sprite speak after the first finishes.
Add an appropriate wait before the second sprite’s dialogue, or use broadcast and “when I receive” blocks to sequence the conversation.