Security Self Assessment

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* 1. What information posted publicly on your personal social networking profile represents a security risk?

a. Your place of birth

b. Your favorite flavor ice cream

c. Your first employer

d. None of the above

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* 2. When is the best time to post details of your vacation activities on your social networking website?

a. While you’re enjoying yourself on vacation

b. When your vacation is over, and you have returned home

c. When asked to do so by friends and family

d. Never

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* 3. Which is NOT sufficient to protect your identity?

a. A long password including numbers, letters, and symbols

b. Use a common password for all your system and application logons.

c. Not responding to an online request for your social security number

d. Not scanning a QR code from an unknown source

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* 4. Which of the following four passwords is the most secure?

a. Boat123

b. WTh!5Z

c. into*48

d. 123456

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* 5. Criminals access someone’s computer and encrypt the user’s personal files and data. The user is unable to access this data unless they pay the criminals to decrypt the files. This practice is called …

a. Botnet

b. Ransomware

c. Driving

d Spam

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* 6. Turning off the GPS function of your smartphone prevents any tracking of your phone’s location

a. True

b. False

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* 7. If a public Wi-Fi network (such as in an airport or café) requires a password to access, is it generally safe to use that network for sensitive activities such as online banking?

a. No, it is not safe

b. Yes, it is safe

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* 8. Cyber security risks can be minimized on insecure WiFi networks by using a Virtual Private Network (VPN)? True or False

a. True

b. False

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* 9. You’re trying to access the internet from your local Starbucks. To do so, you log into “Starbucks Free WiFi”. Is this advisable?

a. Yes

b. No

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* 10. What does the “https://” at the beginning of a URL denote, as opposed to “http://” (without the “s”)?

a. That the site has special high definition

b. That information entered into the site is encrypted

c. That the site is the newest version available

d. None of the above