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What should you do when receiving email attachments from unknown senders?
What is a characteristic of a strong password?
What is the purpose of using anti-virus software?
Why is it important to keep your operating system and software up to date?
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Why is online safety important?
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Most people own only one device that is connected to the internet.
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It is safe to open email attachments from unknown senders.
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Using strong passwords is only important for laptops and computers.
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Anti-virus software is used to create strong passwords.
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Online safety is only important for certain age groups.
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What is the primary concern that arises from having multiple devices and accounts online?
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What is the main reason why strong passwords are essential in today's digital age?
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What role does anti-virus software play in maintaining online safety?
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Why is it crucial to regularly update operating systems and software?
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What is a responsible approach to dealing with email attachments from unknown senders?
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In modern life, every daily task has an opportunity for online ______.
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Use strong passwords to ensure they are not easily ______.
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Anti-virus software will detect and remove ______.
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Match the following cybersecurity measures with their respective descriptions:
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Study Notes
Cyber Security
- Cyber security is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks.
- Cyber threats refer to attacks mounted against digital devices through cyberspace, which is a virtual space that doesn't exist but is a metaphor for understanding digital weaponry.
Cyber Threats
- Types of cyber threats:
- Cyber attacks: an attempt by hackers to damage or destroy a computer network or system.
- Cyber threats: a probability that a specific type of attack may occur.
- Categories of cyber threats based on intent:
- Financial gain
- Disruption
- Espionage
- Corporate espionage
Types of Cybersecurity Threats
- Phishing: an email-borne attack that involves tricking the email recipient into disclosing confidential information or downloading malware.
- Spear Phishing: a more sophisticated form of phishing where the attacker learns about the victim and impersonates someone they know and trust.
- Ransomware: an attack that involves encrypting data on the target system and demanding a ransom in exchange for letting the user have access to the data again.
- Malware: a common cyberattack where malware executes unauthorized actions on the victim's system.
- Adware: a form of malware that hides on a device and serves advertisements, monitoring online behavior to target specific ads.
- Spyware: malicious software designed to enter a computer device, gather data about the user, and forward it to a third-party without consent.
- Trojans: a type of malware that enters a target system looking like a standard piece of software, but then releases malicious code.
- Virus: a type of self-propagating malware that infects other programs or files of a target system.
- Worms: malware designed to propagate itself into other systems, often without user interaction.
- Denial of Service (DoS) attack: where an attacker takes over many devices and uses them to invoke the functions of a target system, causing it to crash from an overload of demand.
- Attacks on IoT Devices: IoT devices are vulnerable to multiple types of cyber threats, including hackers taking over the device to make it part of a DDoS attack and unauthorized access to data being collected.
- Data Breaches: a theft of data by a malicious actor, often motivated by crime, a desire to embarrass an institution, or espionage.
Safeguarding
- Cyber safety tips:
- Do not open email attachments from unknown senders.
- Use strong passwords that are not easily guessable.
- Use anti-virus software to detect and remove threats.
- Always update operating systems and software.
- Online safety is important regardless of age or life stage, especially with the increasing integration of the internet into daily life.
Cyber Security
- Cyber security is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks.
- Cyber threats refer to attacks mounted against digital devices through cyberspace, which is a virtual space that doesn't exist but is a metaphor for understanding digital weaponry.
Cyber Threats
- Types of cyber threats:
- Cyber attacks: an attempt by hackers to damage or destroy a computer network or system.
- Cyber threats: a probability that a specific type of attack may occur.
- Categories of cyber threats based on intent:
- Financial gain
- Disruption
- Espionage
- Corporate espionage
Types of Cybersecurity Threats
- Phishing: an email-borne attack that involves tricking the email recipient into disclosing confidential information or downloading malware.
- Spear Phishing: a more sophisticated form of phishing where the attacker learns about the victim and impersonates someone they know and trust.
- Ransomware: an attack that involves encrypting data on the target system and demanding a ransom in exchange for letting the user have access to the data again.
- Malware: a common cyberattack where malware executes unauthorized actions on the victim's system.
- Adware: a form of malware that hides on a device and serves advertisements, monitoring online behavior to target specific ads.
- Spyware: malicious software designed to enter a computer device, gather data about the user, and forward it to a third-party without consent.
- Trojans: a type of malware that enters a target system looking like a standard piece of software, but then releases malicious code.
- Virus: a type of self-propagating malware that infects other programs or files of a target system.
- Worms: malware designed to propagate itself into other systems, often without user interaction.
- Denial of Service (DoS) attack: where an attacker takes over many devices and uses them to invoke the functions of a target system, causing it to crash from an overload of demand.
- Attacks on IoT Devices: IoT devices are vulnerable to multiple types of cyber threats, including hackers taking over the device to make it part of a DDoS attack and unauthorized access to data being collected.
- Data Breaches: a theft of data by a malicious actor, often motivated by crime, a desire to embarrass an institution, or espionage.
Safeguarding
- Cyber safety tips:
- Do not open email attachments from unknown senders.
- Use strong passwords that are not easily guessable.
- Use anti-virus software to detect and remove threats.
- Always update operating systems and software.
- Online safety is important regardless of age or life stage, especially with the increasing integration of the internet into daily life.
Cyber Security
- Cyber security is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks.
- Cyber threats refer to attacks mounted against digital devices through cyberspace, which is a virtual space that doesn't exist but is a metaphor for understanding digital weaponry.
Cyber Threats
- Types of cyber threats:
- Cyber attacks: an attempt by hackers to damage or destroy a computer network or system.
- Cyber threats: a probability that a specific type of attack may occur.
- Categories of cyber threats based on intent:
- Financial gain
- Disruption
- Espionage
- Corporate espionage
Types of Cybersecurity Threats
- Phishing: an email-borne attack that involves tricking the email recipient into disclosing confidential information or downloading malware.
- Spear Phishing: a more sophisticated form of phishing where the attacker learns about the victim and impersonates someone they know and trust.
- Ransomware: an attack that involves encrypting data on the target system and demanding a ransom in exchange for letting the user have access to the data again.
- Malware: a common cyberattack where malware executes unauthorized actions on the victim's system.
- Adware: a form of malware that hides on a device and serves advertisements, monitoring online behavior to target specific ads.
- Spyware: malicious software designed to enter a computer device, gather data about the user, and forward it to a third-party without consent.
- Trojans: a type of malware that enters a target system looking like a standard piece of software, but then releases malicious code.
- Virus: a type of self-propagating malware that infects other programs or files of a target system.
- Worms: malware designed to propagate itself into other systems, often without user interaction.
- Denial of Service (DoS) attack: where an attacker takes over many devices and uses them to invoke the functions of a target system, causing it to crash from an overload of demand.
- Attacks on IoT Devices: IoT devices are vulnerable to multiple types of cyber threats, including hackers taking over the device to make it part of a DDoS attack and unauthorized access to data being collected.
- Data Breaches: a theft of data by a malicious actor, often motivated by crime, a desire to embarrass an institution, or espionage.
Safeguarding
- Cyber safety tips:
- Do not open email attachments from unknown senders.
- Use strong passwords that are not easily guessable.
- Use anti-virus software to detect and remove threats.
- Always update operating systems and software.
- Online safety is important regardless of age or life stage, especially with the increasing integration of the internet into daily life.
Cyber Security
- Cyber security is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks.
- Cyber threats refer to attacks mounted against digital devices through cyberspace, which is a virtual space that doesn't exist but is a metaphor for understanding digital weaponry.
Cyber Threats
- Types of cyber threats:
- Cyber attacks: an attempt by hackers to damage or destroy a computer network or system.
- Cyber threats: a probability that a specific type of attack may occur.
- Categories of cyber threats based on intent:
- Financial gain
- Disruption
- Espionage
- Corporate espionage
Types of Cybersecurity Threats
- Phishing: an email-borne attack that involves tricking the email recipient into disclosing confidential information or downloading malware.
- Spear Phishing: a more sophisticated form of phishing where the attacker learns about the victim and impersonates someone they know and trust.
- Ransomware: an attack that involves encrypting data on the target system and demanding a ransom in exchange for letting the user have access to the data again.
- Malware: a common cyberattack where malware executes unauthorized actions on the victim's system.
- Adware: a form of malware that hides on a device and serves advertisements, monitoring online behavior to target specific ads.
- Spyware: malicious software designed to enter a computer device, gather data about the user, and forward it to a third-party without consent.
- Trojans: a type of malware that enters a target system looking like a standard piece of software, but then releases malicious code.
- Virus: a type of self-propagating malware that infects other programs or files of a target system.
- Worms: malware designed to propagate itself into other systems, often without user interaction.
- Denial of Service (DoS) attack: where an attacker takes over many devices and uses them to invoke the functions of a target system, causing it to crash from an overload of demand.
- Attacks on IoT Devices: IoT devices are vulnerable to multiple types of cyber threats, including hackers taking over the device to make it part of a DDoS attack and unauthorized access to data being collected.
- Data Breaches: a theft of data by a malicious actor, often motivated by crime, a desire to embarrass an institution, or espionage.
Safeguarding
- Cyber safety tips:
- Do not open email attachments from unknown senders.
- Use strong passwords that are not easily guessable.
- Use anti-virus software to detect and remove threats.
- Always update operating systems and software.
- Online safety is important regardless of age or life stage, especially with the increasing integration of the internet into daily life.
Cyber Security
- Cyber security is the practice of defending computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks.
- Cyber threats refer to attacks mounted against digital devices through cyberspace, which is a virtual space that doesn't exist but is a metaphor for understanding digital weaponry.
Cyber Threats
- Types of cyber threats:
- Cyber attacks: an attempt by hackers to damage or destroy a computer network or system.
- Cyber threats: a probability that a specific type of attack may occur.
- Categories of cyber threats based on intent:
- Financial gain
- Disruption
- Espionage
- Corporate espionage
Types of Cybersecurity Threats
- Phishing: an email-borne attack that involves tricking the email recipient into disclosing confidential information or downloading malware.
- Spear Phishing: a more sophisticated form of phishing where the attacker learns about the victim and impersonates someone they know and trust.
- Ransomware: an attack that involves encrypting data on the target system and demanding a ransom in exchange for letting the user have access to the data again.
- Malware: a common cyberattack where malware executes unauthorized actions on the victim's system.
- Adware: a form of malware that hides on a device and serves advertisements, monitoring online behavior to target specific ads.
- Spyware: malicious software designed to enter a computer device, gather data about the user, and forward it to a third-party without consent.
- Trojans: a type of malware that enters a target system looking like a standard piece of software, but then releases malicious code.
- Virus: a type of self-propagating malware that infects other programs or files of a target system.
- Worms: malware designed to propagate itself into other systems, often without user interaction.
- Denial of Service (DoS) attack: where an attacker takes over many devices and uses them to invoke the functions of a target system, causing it to crash from an overload of demand.
- Attacks on IoT Devices: IoT devices are vulnerable to multiple types of cyber threats, including hackers taking over the device to make it part of a DDoS attack and unauthorized access to data being collected.
- Data Breaches: a theft of data by a malicious actor, often motivated by crime, a desire to embarrass an institution, or espionage.
Safeguarding
- Cyber safety tips:
- Do not open email attachments from unknown senders.
- Use strong passwords that are not easily guessable.
- Use anti-virus software to detect and remove threats.
- Always update operating systems and software.
- Online safety is important regardless of age or life stage, especially with the increasing integration of the internet into daily life.
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