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| Question | Answer |
| What affect does having your OS updated have on protecting your computer? | There is a lower risk that a security flaw can be exploited by a worm etc! :) |
| What is commonly used for Trojan activity? | Mods for games! :) |
| How does having a 'off-line backup' protect against Ransomware? | Having the off-line backup ensures that you have all the files that have been stolen so you wont have to pay for the ransom! :) |
| What is a UPS? | Uninterruptable Power Supply! :) |
| What does DoS Stand for? | Denial of service! :) |
| Give an example of a Physical threat. | Fire, Floods, earthquakes etc. :) |
| What can a Worm do that a Virus cannot? | Travel between computers without human action. :) |
| What is sometimes distributed as a Trojan? | Spyware! :) |
| Name 1 anonymous payment method. | Bitcoin! :) |
| What is Spear-phishing? | The same as regular phishing however it only targets one user! :) |
| How do you protect yourself from dictionary attacks? | Use Strong and long passwords! :) |
| What Precautions should you take towards phishing? | Check emails for errors; most phishing emails are badly written! :) |
| What does a dDoS attack use? | A whole network of infected computers called a 'botnet' :) |
| Why should you monitor your internet connection? | If it is slow, you may have a worm which is trying to spread to other computers (this can be detected by the internet!) :) |
| Why is Adware Annoying? | it can interfere with your browsing experience and make lots of popups! :) |
| What does Ransomware do without the user knowing? | It encrypts all of their files and then runs the ransom program. :) |
| Which threat of data security can carry different payloads? | Trojans! :) |
| True or False?: Hacking is the authorized access into a computer system. | False! :) |
| What is a Virus and what does it do? | A Virus is a program which copies itself to 'clean' files! :) |
| True or False?: A Worm sniffs a network to see which computers are connected. | True! :) |
| Why do the creators of Ransomware use Bitcoins? | So they cannot be traced. :) |
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