Cyber Security: Quiz

Question 1
Consider a scenario:

A hacker steals the customer database of an organisation by exploiting a well-known vulnerability in their computer systems. This vulnerability hadn’t been fixed by the organisation despite the IT department being aware that there was a patch to fix the problem.

In the UK, under which of the following laws would the organisation have committed an offence?

• Computer Misuse Act
• Data Protection Act
• RIPA
• Fraud Act

 

In failing to patch their software against a known vulnerability, the organisation has not taken adequate measures to secure the personal data of customers and therefore failed to meet its obligations under DPA.


Question 2
Thinking about the same scenario:

A hacker steals the customer database of an organisation by exploiting a well-known vulnerability in their computer systems. This vulnerability hadn’t been fixed by the organisation despite the IT department being aware that there was a patch to fix the problem.

In the UK, under which of the following laws would the hacker have committed an offence?

• Computer Misuse Act
• Data Protection Act
• RIPA
• Fraud Act

By gaining unauthorised access to a computer system the hacker would have committed an offence under this act.




Question 1
Your bank calls to tell you they have noticed some suspicious activity on your bank account. What type of security attack would you suspect to have happened?

• Data loss
• Identity theft
• Cyberbullying
• Trolling

It seems likely that your bank account details may have been compromised, so you should take immediate action and speak to your bank. This may have occurred as a result of responding to a phishing email.

Question 2
Which UK law makes it an offence to modify computer material without permission?

Data Protection Act

• RIPA
• Computer Misuse Act
• Fraud Act

Question 3
What is the specific term used to refer to the security risks posed by employees of an organisation to their employers?

• Insider threat
• Cybercrime
• Hacktivism
• Corporate espionage

Even though they are memory chips, solid state disks do not need a power source to keep the data stored. Additionally, because they have no moving parts, solid state disks are very robust and are unlikely to be damaged if dropped or exposed to magnetic fields.

Question 5
By making backups of our data, which of the following threats can we protect ourselves from?

• A hacker gaining access to our data.
• A hacker trying to sabotage your computer system by deleting or modifying critical data.
• An eavesdropper making a copy of your data as it is transmitted across the network.
• Ensure that your software is always updated and free from vulnerabilities