Questions: Cyber security
Pick a question type. Each time you get new numbers. Free ones are marked free.
Malware and social engineering
- Types of malwareIdentify, 1 mark, free
- Social engineeringIdentify, 1 mark, free
- Spotting a phishing emailIdentify, 1 mark, free
- Threats: factsIdentify, 1 mark, free
- Explain how phishing worksExplain, 3 marks, Plus
- What did the malware do?Identify, 1 mark, Plus
- Defending against social engineeringIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
Attacks on systems
- Which attack is this?Identify, 1 mark, free
- Match a threat to a defenceIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- SQL injectionWrite down, 2 marks, Plus
- Attacks: factsIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- How many possible passwords?Calculate, 2 marks, free
- How long would a brute force attack take?Calculate, 3 marks, Plus
- Account lockoutCalculate, 2 marks, Plus
- Codes made of letters and digitsCalculate, 2 marks, Plus
- One more characterCalculate, 1 mark, Plus
- Guesses needed per secondCalculate, 2 marks, Plus
- Which input is suspicious?Identify, 1 mark, free
- Interception and networksIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Explain SQL injection and how to stop itExplain, 4 marks, Plus
Protecting systems
- Protecting a systemIdentify, 1 mark, free
- Biometrics and physical securityIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Which password meets the policy?Identify, 1 mark, free
- A password check in codeState, 2 marks, Plus
- Anti-malware and backupsIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Protecting a network (6 marks)Discuss, 6 marks, Plus
- Explain two-factor authenticationExplain, 3 marks, Plus
- Firewall rulesIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Kinds of authentication factorIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Security policiesIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Explain penetration testingExplain, 3 marks, Plus
- User access levelsIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Spot the weak pointIdentify, 2 marks, Plus
- How systems are left openIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Email confirmations, CAPTCHA and automatic updatesIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Insider or external penetration test?Identify, 1 mark, Plus
- Explain weak points and how to close themExplain, 4 marks, Plus
Encryption and the Caesar cipher
- Caesar cipher: encryptWrite down, 2 marks, free
- Caesar cipher: decryptWrite down, 2 marks, Plus
- Caesar cipher: find the keyCalculate, 1 mark, Plus
- Breaking a Caesar cipherCalculate, 2 marks, Plus
- Encryption: factsIdentify, 1 mark, Plus
- Password strength tableComplete, 2 marks, Plus
- Caesar cipher: two wordsWrite down, 2 marks, Plus
- Caesar cipher: wrapping roundWrite down, 2 marks, Plus
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