Hackers
Best Practices
Malware Types/Attacks
Miscellaneous
100

A hacker who uses their skills for ethical, and legal purposes is a/an

White hat hacker
100

A secure password has at least how many characters?

8

100

A keylogger is ___

A device or software that logs every keystroke on a computer

100

How long are social media posts on the internet?

Forever

200

The "Bad Guys" are called___?

Black hat hackers

200

When accessing sensetive sites over public wifi, one should use a/an ___

VPN

200

Define malware:

Software designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system

200

Descriptive data that contains information about other data is called ____

Metadata

300

A grey hat hacker is ___

Someone who uses their skills to exploit networks, but does not have malicious intent.

300

Name three things to look for in an email to determine if it is a phishing attempt:

1. “Too good to be true” 2. Unrecognized sender 3. Unwanted Pressure – “Act now” “Immediate Action Required” 4. Unexpected Attachments 5. Misspellings 6. Improper logo/company information

300

What malware is named after a greek mythological story

Trojan

300

Which devices manage access to centralized resources

Servers

400

A hacker is___

Someone who uses a computer to gain access to systems or networks

400

What email should you use to sign up for websites

A secondary email

400

What is the difference between a Virus, and a Worm?

A worm is self replicating, whereas a virus requires human interaction.

400

What is the first thing most cyber cryminals exploit?

Human weakness

500

The act of performing penetration testing is known as ___

Ethical hacking

500

What can you look for on a browser to see if the website is secure?

A lock next to the URL

500

What is a Denial of Service attack

An attack that seeks to prevent a system from performing normal operations by overloading the system with requests.

500

Name all the types of CyberSecurity

Information security, Network security, Endpoint security, Website security, and Application security.