Cybersecurity Basics
This term describes the practice of protecting your online information from unauthorized access or attacks.
What is cybersecurity?
A strong password should include these three types of characters.
What are letters, numbers, and symbols?
This prefix in a website's URL indicates that the site is secure and uses encryption.
What is "https://"?
The letters "IP" in IP address stand for this.
What is Internet Protocol?
In the CIA Triad, the "C" stands for this.
What is Confidentiality?
If you receive an email that seems suspicious, this is the best action to take.
What is ignore it and delete it?
Between "123456," "password," and "M!k3$2024," this is the strongest password.
What is M!k3$2024?
You should be cautious about sharing this type of information on social media, as it can be used for identity theft or answering security questions.
What is personal information?
This device directs data between your devices and the internet.
What is a router?
In the CIA Triad, the "I" stands for this.
What is Integrity?
Of your favorite color, your home address, or the name of your pet, this is the most sensitive information to protect online.
What is your home address?
Using the same password across multiple sites increases this risk.
What is compromising all your accounts if one is hacked?
This term describes a scam where attackers try to trick you into giving personal information by pretending to be someone else.
What is phishing?
This type of company provides your internet connection.
What is an ISP (Internet Service Provider)?
In the CIA Triad, the "A" stands for this.
What is Availability?
Before clicking on a link in an email, you should confirm this about the sender.
What is knowing and trusting the sender?
This action should be taken immediately if you believe your password has been compromised.
What is changing your password and updating security questions?
Regularly doing this to your software helps protect against security vulnerabilities.
What is updating it?
DNS, which translates domain names into IP addresses, stands for this.
What is Domain Name System?
The main goal of the CIA Triad is to protect this.
What is the security of information?
This security measure blocks unauthorized access to your computer network.
What is a firewall?
This process requires more than one method of verification to access an account.
What is multi-factor authentication?
If a website asks for personal information without a clear reason, you should do this.
What is leave the site and not provide the information?
The internet is the global network of networks, while this is the service that runs on it, consisting of websites and pages.
What is the web?
This is an example of a threat to confidentiality.
What is unauthorized access to sensitive data?