Types of cyber threats in Cybersecurity - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the sentence to identify a common cyber threat.

Cybersecurity

A cyber attack that tricks users into revealing personal information is called [1].

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Aspyware

Bmalware

Cphishing

Dransomware

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Common Mistakes

Confusing phishing with malware, which is software that harms computers.

Thinking ransomware is the same as phishing.

Phishing is a cyber threat where attackers pretend to be trustworthy entities to steal sensitive data like passwords or credit card numbers.

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medium

Complete the sentence to name a type of malicious software.

Cybersecurity

Software designed to damage or disrupt computers is called [1].

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Aantivirus

Bfirewall

Cencryption

Dmalware

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Common Mistakes

Choosing antivirus, which protects against malware.

Selecting firewall, which blocks unauthorized access.

Malware is any software created to harm or exploit computers and networks.

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hard

Fix the error by choosing the correct term for software that locks files until a ransom is paid.

Cybersecurity

The cyber threat called [1] encrypts files and demands payment to unlock them.

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Aransomware

Bspyware

Cadware

Dphishing

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Common Mistakes

Confusing ransomware with spyware, which secretly collects data.

Thinking phishing is the same as ransomware.

Ransomware locks or encrypts files and asks victims to pay money to regain access.

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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the description of a cyber threat that secretly collects user data.

Cybersecurity

A type of malware called [1] is used to secretly [2] user information without permission.

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Aspyware

Bencrypt

Ccollect

Ddelete

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Common Mistakes

Choosing 'encrypt' or 'delete' for the second blank, which are incorrect actions here.

Confusing spyware with adware, which shows unwanted ads.

Spyware is malware that secretly collects data from users without their knowledge.

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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the dictionary comprehension describing a cyber threat that spreads by copying itself.

Cybersecurity

threats = [2]: [1] for [3] in ['worm', 'trojan', 'virus'] if 'w' in [3]

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A{

B'self-replicating'

Cthreat

D}

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Common Mistakes

Using '}' for the first blank instead of '{'.

Using variable names that don't match the loop variable.

This dictionary comprehension creates a dictionary where keys are threat names containing 'w' and values describe them as 'self-replicating'.