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100

In the Bible it is considered the number of perfection. At SCSH, it’s the minimum password length allowed. 

What is 7.

100

People yell it when someone is drowning. It's who you should call if you think you have been hacked or have a virus.

What is HELP (4357)

100

Your guard dog can make you feel this way. It is also the meaning of the letter P in PHI. 

What is Protected (Healthcare Information)?

100

90,000; 1 million, or 9 million - its the number of people in the US estimated to have their identity stolen on-line each year.

What is 9 million?

100

Its the frequency which the government releases unemployment statistics. Its also how often you should update your home computer operating system and virus protection.

What is weekly?

200

It’s the number of days between estimated tax filings for self employed persons and businesses.  It’s also the number of days before you will need to change your password. 

What is 90?

200

A Netflix series starring Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail and Victoria Pedretti it is also the most important component of IT security.

What is You?

200

Of MR#, SSN, photo of torso, and fingerprints, which is not considered to be PHI?

What are photos of torsos? (alone)

200

From the Latin delere, meaning "to destroy, rub out, efface" it is what you should always do with suspicious emails. 

What is delete? 

200

The app Duo is one of these.  It is a method of access control that requires the presentation of multiple, separate pieces of of ID to access a system or website.

What is two-factor (multi-factor) identification?

300

If you want to keep a secret, tell this many people. The same holds true for any password. 

What is none?

300

Using birthdays, anniversaries, children's names and other publically available information for passwords, it is a 2019 Ariana Grande song from the album Thank U Next. 

What is Bad Idea?

300

Your front door at night and your workstation whenever you leave them have this in common.

What is that they should be locked?

300

Just like catching a flounder - it is a type of Social Engineering attack that could appear to come from someone you know and asks for personal information.

What is phishing?

300

It is the # 1 US electric motorcycle company.  Also the maximum amount you should be willing to pay to have your computer freed from Crypto Locker or other Ransomware.

What is Zero (paying a ransom identifies you as a "known payer" and will lead to further attacks.

400

It was a 1965 hit for the Beatles from the movie Yellow Submarine. It’s also the best place to write down your password. 

What is Nowhere Man?

400

A type of satire, for example "Weird Al" Yankovic, its when a hacker creates a fake but legitimate looking wireless network hoping people will log on and give up private information.

What is spoof or spoofing?

400

The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, these three letters can be entered into the subject line of an email to ensure that it is encrypted.

What are PHI?

400

Of hackers getting into your system, employees losing laptops / cellphones and viruses and trojan horses this is the #1 cause of healthcare data breaches

What is employees losing laptops / cellphones?  HHS estimates that 68% of breaches are caused this way.

400

The luxury line from Nissan, it is also the amount of time an embarrassing but deleted social media post can circulate on the internet. 

What is Infiniti?  (Think before you post)

500

A string quartet consists of a viola, 2 violins and a cello. Strong passwords consist of Upper and lower case letters and at least one of these two characters.

What are numbers and special characters (e.g. $, ^,@,?)?

500

Virtually speaking, these three letters will allow you to access our network from outside the facility

What is the VPN?

500

This 1985 song by Heart peaked at #4 on the billboard Hot 100.  Its also when you can use your personal email to conduct SCSH business.

What is Never?

500

iPhones and Macs are not likely to get malware or a 1979 hit by the Doobie Brothers.

What is What a Fool Believes?

500

Maybe it is spun by a  black spider. Its the place where your stolen private information is sold.

What is the dark web?