Secure Mindset: A Security Awareness Quiz

The best passwords contain a combination of upper and lowercase letters mixed with numbers and symbols.

All of the above - All of these behaviors could put your password at risk.

All of the above - Spyware is installed on your computer to secretly gather information about your usage and relay it to advertisers or other interested parties. Viruses can be transmitted in a downloaded file. Sensitive corporate and personal information can be transmitted.

The best passwords contain a combination of upper and lowercase letters mixed with numbers and symbols.

Never respond--not even to "unsubscribe"--unless the sender is legitimate. Do not open or forward chain e-mail or reveal personal information. You should also never buy anything from spam mail.

These are all common types of virus programs.

True - Your home computer environment is much less secure than work. You're exposing the business information to outside sources like attackers or competitors.

Because e-mail is the most common mode of propagation for viruses, opening unexpected attachments is dangerous.

All of the above. These are all vectors for virus/malware infections.

Both A. and B. - Worms and Trojan Horses are generally described as viruses.

True - You may receive the same e-mail from a virus repeatedly.

Accessing streaming media hogs bandwidth. Downloading MP3 and other large files steals server space.

All of the above. These are all common types of virus programs.

Spam robots used by spammers can harvest your e-mail address if it is displayed on a website.

E-mail is open to the same abuses as regular mail or the telephone. Don't trust everything that arrives in your mailbox.

You should never write down your password.

Though it's convenient to discuss business matters in "real-time," instant messaging can be a security nightmare. Instant messaging software can store the content of an instant messaging session in a log-file that could be read by others.

A virus in the context of computer technology is a program that self-replicates and can infect and harm computer systems. It is not an email message, an image that embeds itself in a file directory, or data in various forms. Computer viruses are malicious software programs designed to replicate and spread, often causing damage to data and computer systems.

Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Word - These are all examples of programs, just as viruses are programs.

A. E-mail - While these are all delivery methods for viruses, most are propagated via e-mail messages.

A firewall is a network security device or software that is designed to monitor, filter, and control network traffic based on predetermined security rules. Its primary purpose is to act as a barrier between a trusted internal network and untrusted external networks, such as the internet, and to filter traffic to allow or block it based on security policies. This helps protect against unauthorized access, threats, and potential security breaches by controlling the flow of data in and out of a network. Firewalls play a crucial role in maintaining the security and integrity of a network.

Instant messaging sessions are conducted in plain, unencrypted text, and are an open book to a reasonably skilled intruder. Instant messaging sessions are not virus protected. Also, during installation, some instant messaging software may change browser security settings, which places the computer at a high security risk.

False - It used to be enough for user to ignore messages from unfamiliar people, but with viruses that exploit personal and organizational distribution lists, users must also be wary of their co-workers and other names that they may recognize.