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WJEC GCSE Digital Technology Cyber security overview quiz quiz

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What is malware?

  2. Which of these is a type of malware that encrypts files and demands payment?

  3. What is phishing?

  4. A denial-of-service (DoS) attack works by doing what?

  5. Which is a vulnerability that attackers can exploit?

  6. What does a firewall do?

  7. What does encryption do to data?

  8. Why is keeping software up to date a protection method?

  9. Which protection method addresses the human factor in cyber attacks?

  10. Which is a possible consequence of a cyber attack for an organisation?

  11. How do regular backups help recovery from a ransomware attack?

  12. What is the difference between disaster recovery and business continuity?

  13. What does data protection law require of organisations holding personal data?

  14. What does the Computer Misuse Act make illegal?

  15. A student copies and shares a paid-for film online. Which law is broken?