Cyber crime

Question 1

What is advanced fee fraud

Answer 1

An email scam the promise of a large sum of money in return of a small advance fee

Question 2

What is copyright

Answer 2

The law that protects creative works such as films or music from being copied

Question 3

What is cybercrime

Answer 3

Also known as computer crime a criminal act committed using an internet connected device

Question 4

What is data harvesting

Answer 4

Gathering data about others using information online, such as GPS data. Often done illegally or with the view to commit illegal acts, such as commit identity fraud.

Question 5

What is hacking

Answer 5

Accessing information not owned without permission of the owner.

Question 6

What is a logic bomb

Answer 6

A type of malware; A program that tells the computer to perform an operation at a certain time, such as wipe all the data.

Question 7

What is malware

Answer 7

Malicious software; a program that has been downloaded, without the device owners consent

Question 8

What is phising

Answer 8

An email scam; tricks the user into handing over security information, such as bank account log-in details.

Question 9

What is plagiarism

Answer 9

Copying someone else’s work and presenting it as you own.

Question 10

What is ransome

Answer 10

A type of malware; denies access to the data/operating system/network until a ransom is paid, essentially holds the user to ransom.

Question 11

What is shoulder surfing

Answer 11

Spying on a person (usually over their shoulder) when they are logging in to gain passwords or other security information for that person’s accounts.

Question 12

What is a trojan horse attack

Answer 12

An email scam; distracts the user with something, such as a funny video while embedding malware on the device.

Question 13

What is virus generating

Answer 13

An email scam; an email that may appear to come from a genuine contact asking for money, it may contain a link, can allow a similar email to be sent from your email account to all of your contacts.

Question 14

Name 3 ways to make you password stronger

Answer 14

Always include at least 1 uppercase letter,
1 lowercase letter, 1 number AND a special character
Never include personal information

Question 15

3 reasons why hackers hack

Answer 15

For money
For information
For political reasons
For revenge
For the thrill of the challenge
To cause chaos and mischief