Cybersecurity Quiz

Which of the following would be considered the strongest passphrase?

str0ngp4ssw0rd

34ElmStreet

Eleph@nts are so large and nice

Rainbows123

Who in an organization is responsible for protecting against cyberattacks?

Management

Everyone

Employees who make and authorize transactions

What should you do if you receive an email that you believe to be a phishing email?

Click on the link or download the file to confirm it is legitimate

Delete the email and report it to your IT team

Forward it to your coworker and ask if it is safe

Research the email and attachment online

Best password/passphrase practices include:

Using a password vault to track your passwords

Writing passwords/passphrases down so you remember them

Sharing passwords/passphrases with colleagues so they can use your account

Reusing passwords for different accounts, as long as they are strong and you store them safely.

Which of these is NOT a type of sensitive business data that needs to be protected.

Legal documents or contracts

Sales brochures

Vendor agreements and price lists

Personal health information

The best way to verify the legitimacy of an unexpected email is:

Reach out to the sender to verify using a different method – phone call or text message

Delete the email and forget about it

Reply to the email asking the sender to confirm it is legitimate

There is no need to verify, email is inherently safe

What is the best way to connect to public WiFi at a coffee shop or hotel?

It is never safe to connect to public WiFi – use a personal hotspot or VPN when working on-the-go.

Confirm the WiFi network is marked with the name of the business you are working in.

Only connect to public WiFi that is password protected.

Use a different web browser than you normally do while connected to public WiFi.

How can you safely send confidential information via email?

Encrypt the email using special software

Add a disclaimer to your email signature stating it’s only to be viewed by the intended recipient.

Password-protect the document before emailing and send the password through a different communication method.

Both A and C

Never send confidential information via email