Be Sociable
This is a platform for broadcasting information through the internet.
What is social media?
Received from a Nigerian prince via email asking you to give him bank account information so he can share the million dollars he has in an account that he must transfer somewhere to retrieve.
What is an email scam?
A popular term for Self Driving Cars or checking the contents of your refrigerator remotely
What is IOT - Internet of Things?
This is a computer program malware that spreads or self-replicates and requires user interaction to activate.
What is a virus?
If using a windows-based PC, you do this to quickly lock your computer before stepping away.
What is press the Windows key and the letter L? (Ctrl+Alt+Del and select "Lock this Computer" also would be correct.)
A platform for electronically communicating through the Internet with friends or the name of 2010 movie about Mark Zuckerberg
What is " The Social Network"
Bad spelling and grammar, a link to click so that you can update your information, or a request for personal information are all examples of these.
What are things you should look for in an email that may indicate it is a scam?
This image in the lower-right corner of your web browser indicates you are on a secure website.
What is the lock icon?
It is contained in a valid program and usually offers the promise of something you might be interested in, such as a screen saver or photograph, but is designed to give hackers access to your computer or files.
What is a Trojan Horse?
The process of stealing your personal information — like your name, address, Social Security, Driver's License, Credit Card number and email address — and using it to purchase goods, open accounts, withdraw money from bank accounts without your consent.
What is Identity Theft
A popular cloud Computing Platform that is also the name of a famous rain forest.
What is AWS - or Amazon Web Services
A claim that there is a "problem" with your account, or a request to "verify your identity", update personal information such as password, credit card, social security or bank account numbers.
What are examples of a phishing email?
Carried with you and not properly password protected can result in a cyber security breach.
What are mobile devices, such as laptops, cell phones, and flash drives?
Both are programs that self-replicate (can download automatically), but only this one requires you to do something, such as click on an email link, to actually activate it.
What is a virus?
Length of Twelve or greater that consists of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, special characters such as #$%&?, easy to remember but hard to guess, never shared with anyone, and never written down and left near your computer.
What are guidelines to follow to make sure your passwords are difficult for a hacker to steal?
A type of social engineering attack often used to steal user data, including login credentials and credit card numbers.
What is a phishing attack?
The most commonly used type of email attack or a popular water sport in Hawaii
What is Spear Phishing?
Flash drive with classified data on it left in a public computer is an example of this.
What is a potential cyber security breach?
Equifax, Target, Facebook, Marriot, LinkedIn, Anthem Inc.
What are examples of the major data breaches?
An approach to gain access to information through misrepresentation--the conscious manipulation of people to obtain information without having them realize that a security breach may be occurring--that may take the form of impersonation via telephone, in person, or email.
What is social engineering?
Technology used to ensure that only senders who are approved by the owner of a domain can send messages as that domain.
What is a type of Email Authentication?
This is an example of information provided by the United States Computer Readiness Team regarding cyber security breaches around the country, and which is available at http://www.us-cert.gov/.
What is a Cyber Security Bulletin or announcement?
Erratic computer behavior, lack of response to keyboard or mouse commands, crashing or restarting on its own, or running slower than usual are potential symptoms of this.
What is a malware infection?
The US Department of Justice called him the “most wanted computer criminal in US history"
Who is Kevin Mitnick?