How Aware Are You About Phishing?
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- 1.It's safe to click on any link in an email that asks for your personal information. (True or False)
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Phishing tricks attempt to try and steal what kind of information?
- A.
PIN numbers
- B.
Social Security Numbers
- C.
Bank Account Numbers
- D.
Mother’s maiden name
- E.
All of the above
- 3.The most common method (s) for a phishing attempt would be by:
- A.
Phone
- B.
Mail
- C.
E-mail
- D.
Text message
- E.
Both A and C
- 4.Legitimate companies would not contact you by phone or email without any prior notice. (True or False)
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.3.2 million people fell victim to phishing attempts last year. (True or False)
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Social networking sites are safe from phishing. (True or False)
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.What is the age group most affected by online identity theft?
- A.
10-15 year olds
- B.
18-29 year olds
- C.
25-36 year olds
- D.
35-50 year olds
- E.
60+ year olds
- 8.Which of the following ways do teens NOT compromise their online security?
- A.
Using real names on social networking sites.
- B.
Using social security numbers for online job applications.
- C.
Participating in chatrooms.
- D.
Responding to Phishing attempts
- E.
None, all the above are ways teens compromise their security
- 9.What is the best way to prevent phishing from being successful?
- A.
Don't let children or teens go online.
- B.
Educate people about phishing.
- C.
Send an email back with false information.
- D.
Phishing will go away on its own.
- 10.Spam filters can be used to filter out emails from questionable email addresses. How do criminals get pass this problem?
- A.
Spoofing
- B.
Creating email accounts with reputable providers
- C.
Hack on to a third party email
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
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