Cyber Security: revision quiz and key terms
Free practice for Cyber Security in KS3 Computing (Years 7–9). It covers: malware types, phishing and social engineering, hacking and brute force, passwords and 2FA, updates, antivirus, firewalls, backups, public Wi-Fi, encryption and https. Try the questions, then check the key terms.
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Why is it a bad idea to use the same password for every account?
A firewall can block suspicious data coming into a network.
Which type of malware secretly records the keys you press?
Encrypted data can be read by anyone, even without the key.
What does encryption do to data?
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Key terms for Cyber Security
- Brute force attack
- Trying every possible password combination until one works.
- Hacker
- A person who gets into computer systems without permission.
- HTTPS
- A secure way of sending web pages, shown at the start of a web address.
- Password manager
- An app that safely stores all your login details and can create strong ones for you.
- Phishing
- Fake emails or texts that try to trick you into giving away login or bank details.
- Public Wi-Fi
- A free wireless network in places like cafés that strangers can also join.
- Ransomware
- Malware that locks your files and demands payment to unlock them.
- Worm
- Malware that copies itself across a network on its own, without anyone opening a file.
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