Cybersecurity and Digital Safety Online Quiz Questions

A security control prevents unauthorized users from changing grades in a school database, while authorized users can still view the grades. Which cybersecurity goal is most directly protected?

An infected device automatically spreads malicious code to other devices across a network, even when users do not open an infected file. Which type of malware best matches this behavior?

A public service is overwhelmed by artificial requests and becomes unreachable to legitimate users. Which cybersecurity goal is primarily being attacked?

Which combinations use two different types of evidence for multifactor authentication? Select all that apply.

A service confirms that customer account credentials may have been exposed in a data breach. Which actions should the customer take? Select all that apply.

True or false: A distributed denial-of-service attack uses many systems at once to make a service unavailable.

True or false: Encryption transforms ciphertext into readable plaintext so that no key is needed to recover the original information.

What is phishing delivered through text messages called?

How many categories of authentication evidence are listed for multifactor authentication? Enter the number as a decimal digit.

A student receives a message claiming that the school account will be deleted unless the student signs in immediately through a supplied link. Explain what the student should do before clicking, how to verify the request, how to report it, and what additional steps are necessary if the student already entered a password.

Which backup practice best reduces the risk that ransomware will encrypt both the working files and their backup?

Which situations are examples of social engineering techniques? Select all that apply.

A laptop begins behaving as though it may contain malware. What is the most appropriate immediate action from the incident-response guidance?

A denial-of-service attack overwhelms a service until legitimate users cannot access it. Which cybersecurity goal is primarily threatened?

You receive an urgent message claiming that your account will be closed unless you sign in through its link. What is the safest next step?

Which practice best improves an organization’s ability to recover from ransomware?

True or false: Reusing a password across multiple services increases the damage that can result from a breach of one service.

True or false: A data breach necessarily means that every exposed record has already been misused.

True or false: If malware is suspected, disconnecting the affected device from the network can be appropriate, provided useful evidence is not destroyed.

Which cybersecurity goal is being addressed when an organization ensures that only authorized people can view sensitive information? Enter the single goal as one term.

What is the minimum number of different evidence types required by multifactor authentication? Enter a whole number.

What is the term for phishing delivered through text messages? Enter the single term.

A user installs a program that appears legitimate but secretly performs malicious actions. What malware type best describes it? Enter the malware type.

A student has entered credentials into a login page reached from a suspicious school-account message. What should the student do next?

After noticing signs that personal information may have been stolen, which action can help reduce the risk of new fraudulent credit accounts?

A company discovers that an attacker copied customers’ private health records without authorization, but the company’s systems remain available and the records were not altered. Which cybersecurity goal was primarily violated?

An infected computer automatically sends copies of a malicious program to other computers on the network, even when users do not open infected files. Which type of malware best matches this behavior?