Cybersecurity Movies
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100

This 1995 movie features a group of young hackers led by Dade Murphy, also known as "Zero Cool."

Answer: What is Hackers?

100

The letters "WWW" stand for this.

Answer: What is World Wide Web?

100

Fraudulent emails designed to steal information are known as these.

Answer: What is phishing?

100

Keeping software updated helps protect against these.

Answer: What are vulnerabilities?

100

This feature requires users to provide more than one form of verification before logging in.

Answer: What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)?

200

In this sci-fi franchise, humans plug into a simulated reality controlled by machine

Answer: What is The Matrix?

200

This protocol is used to securely browse websites and is identified by a padlock in your browser.

Answer: What is HTTPS?

200

Unwanted emails sent in large quantities to many recipients are known commonly as.

Answer: What is SPAM?

200

This type of malicious software demands payment in exchange for restoring access to files. 

Answer: What is ransomware?

200

This type of password is considered stronger: "Password123" or a long random passphrase?

Answer: What is a long random passphrase?

300

This 1983 movie features a teenager who accidentally accesses a military supercomputer named WOPR.

Answer: What is WarGames?

300

DNS is often described as the internet's version of this resource.

Answer: What is a phone book?

300

Artificial panic and this are commonly used in phishing emails.

Answer: What is urgency?

300

Locking your computer before you leave your desk helps to prevent this kind of attack.

Answer: What is unauthorized access?
300

You should never share this, even with someone claiming to be from IT.

Answer: What is your password?

400

This TV-series-turned-movie follows Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer battling corporate corruption.

Answer: What is Mr. Robot?

400

This unique numerical identifier is assigned to devices connected to a network.

Answer: What is an IP address?

400

This button should be clicked when a phishing email is suspected to have arrived in your mailbox.

Answer: What is report?

400

If your device is lost or stolen you should do this.

Answer: What is report to IT services?

400

Attackers often gather personal details from social media to conduct this type of manipulation.

Answer: What is social engineering?

500

In this 1992 film, a security expert played by Robert Redford discovers a hidden backdoor program called SETEC Astronomy

Answer: What is Sneakers?

500

The top-level domain in "www.microsoft.com" is this.

Answer: What is .com?

500

This email is setup by the IT cybersecurity team to receive reports or questions regarding cybersecurity activities. 

Answer: What is cybersecurity@cnc.bc.ca

500

Microsoft BitLocker is commonly used to provide this type of protection.

Answer: What is disk encryption?

500

Having MFA enabled prevents almost this much of account takeovers.

Answer: 99% According to Microsoft