Cyber Security Concepts

Question 1

What is Malware?

Answer 1

Is malicious software that causes damage to systems or enables unsolicited access to confidential files and information.

Question 2

What is a Virus?

Answer 2

Is a type of malware that has code attached to a program or document which affects how a computer operates, once the code spreads.

When the virus code is activated it can alter how the computer operates.

Question 3

What is a Worm?

Answer 3

Is a type of malware that spreads from computer to computer without user interaction.

Question 4

What is a Trojan?

Answer 4

Malware disguised as legitimate software, which is used to hack into a computer.

Question 5

What is Phising?

Answer 5

Is an email technique used to trick users into providing personal information or enable certain actions that leads to providing personal information.

Question 6

What is Smishing?

Answer 6

Is phising with text messages instead of email.

Question 7

What is Spear Phising?

Answer 7

Is phising for selected group of individuals.

Question 8

What is Social Engineering?

Answer 8

Manipulation of a person to perfom certain actions such as revealing a password or banking details.

Question 9

What is Public Wireless?

Answer 9

Free internet access provided in a cafe that can be intercepted or watched by Cyber Criminals.

Question 10

What is SPAM?

Answer 10

Unsolicited email regarding advertisements sent to large groups of people.

Question 11

What is Encryption?

Answer 11

Turning data into code.

Question 12

What is a BOT?

Answer 12

An application that performs automated tasks over the internet.

Question 13

What is CAPTCHA?

Answer 13

Security code that protects a webstie from access by malicious software.

Question 14

What is Authentication?

Answer 14

Process of verifying an individual trying to access information online.

Question 15

What is Vulnerability?

Answer 15

Weakness or flaw that can be exploited by cyber criminals to attack a system or software.

Question 16

What is a patch?

Answer 16

Is a file that keeps an application secure from hacking, viruses or other malware.

Question 17

What is a Data Breach?

Answer 17

Is when confidential information gets leaked.

Question 18

What is Denial of Service?

Answer 18

Cyber Attacl where malware infects the system, overloads the network and triggers a denial of access to the network to legitimate users.

Question 19

What is Ransomware?

Answer 19

A type of malware that denies access to a network or confidential data until a ransom is paid.

Question 20

What is the CIA Triad?

Answer 20

• Confidentiality: Determines who has access to data and what level of control is in place for different users to maintain confidentiality.
• Integrity: Maintaining accuracy and reliability of information and systems.
• Availability: Ensuring reliability and timely access to data and resources to authorised users.