Cyber Attacks
What do we call an attack that floods a website with fake traffic to crash it?
Answer: What is a cyber attack?
What type of software is meant to harm or steal from a computer?
Answer: What is malware?
Deleting files on purpose without permission is a type of what?
Answer: What is data destruction?
True or False: Cyber attacks are always done by individuals, not groups.
False
True or False: Malware can spread through email.
True
True or False: Accidentally deleting data is still a computer crime.
False
What kind of systems are often targeted in big cyber attacks (e.g., banks, hospitals)?
Answer: What are critical systems or networks?
This kind of malware locks your files until you pay money.
Answer: What is ransomware?
What makes data destruction a crime?
Doing it on purpose or with malicious intent
This word means trying to break into a system without permission.
Answer: What is hacking?
Malware that spies on you and steals information is called what?
Answer: What is spyware?
Changing or damaging important information is called what?
Answer: What is data corruption?
Cyber attacks can be done to steal, destroy, or _________ services.
Answer: What is block or interrupt?
Viruses, worms, and Trojans are types of what?
Answer: What is malware?
Data is valuable because it stores what?
Answer: What is important or private information?