Password Problems
You should never share this with friends, even if they promise to keep it secret.
What is your password?
This is a collection of related web pages, images, and videos, all accessible under a single address
What is a website?
This USA Network show follows a cybersecurity engineer who becomes a hacker.
What is Mr. Robot?
This common attack tricks users into clicking fake links in emails.
What is phishing?
This type of malware can spread from computer to computer, similar to how a cold spreads between people.
What is a virus?
This tool stores and creates strong passwords so you don’t have to remember them all.
What is a password manager?
Before clicking a link, you can place your mouse over it to preview this.
What is the URL (or web address)?
This 1983 movie features a teen who almost starts World War III by hacking a military system.
What is WarGames?
This type of phishing targets a specific person or company.
What is spear phishing?
This malware locks your files and demands payment.
What is ransomware?
This type of attack tries many password combinations very quickly using a computer program.
What is a brute-force attack?
If a website asks for your password but the address is spelled slightly wrong (like “amaz0n.com”), this is a sign of this type of scam.
What is phishing?
In many movies, hackers often type extremely fast and say this phrase when gaining control of a system.
What is “I’m in”?
This scam involves a fake tech support call demanding payment.
What is a tech support scam?
This sneaky type of malware disguises itself as a normal program to trick you into installing it.
What is a Trojan (or Trojan horse)?
Writing your password on a sticky note and leaving it on your desk creates this type of security weakness.
What is a physical security risk.
A pop-up that urgently says “Your computer is infected! Call this number now!” is most likely this type of online scam.
What is scareware?
This 1995 movie features teenage hackers exposing a corporate conspiracy.
What is Hackers?
This phishing method happens through text messages.
What is smishing?
This type of malware secretly watches what you do on your computer and collects your information.
What is spyware?
When a website stores passwords securely, it usually converts them into this unreadable format.
What is a hash?
Web browsers display this small lock icon to show a website’s connection is encrypted.
What is a security indicator (or secure connection symbol)?
This video game series allows players to hack city infrastructure.
What is Watch Dogs?
This attack tricks people into giving up confidential info by pretending to be someone trustworthy.
What is social engineering?
Keeping your computer updated and using this type of protective software helps detect and remove malware.
What is antivirus software?