Cyber security awareness quiz

Today, everyone is aware that cyber crime is a major threat to the UK economy. Nevertheless, many businesses fail to take the most basic cyber security precautions to stop attacks.

43% of UK businesses have suffered a cyber attack or data breach in the last year.
UK businesses are attacked online every two and half minutes.
Currently, the average cost of a cyber attack or data breach to a UK business is £4,180.
British firms have the smallest cyber security budgets of companies across Europe.
88% of UK data breaches are the result of human error rather than cyber attack.

How cyber security savvy are you? Do you know your worms from your Trojans?

Can you tell the difference between a legitimate email and a phishing attack? Take our cyber security awareness quiz now.

Cyber Security Awareness Quiz

How good is your knowledge of common cyber security threats? Take our short cyber security quiz now.

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You get an email at work from an address you don’t recognise. The email warns that your Office 365 account has been hacked and you must click on a link immediately to reset your password. What do you do?*
Select one of the following:
- Forward the email to your IT department
- Delete the email
- Click on the link

You’re browsing the Internet, looking for new office furniture. You find a company you like. However, how do you know their website is secure? What icon do you look for?*
Select one of the following:
- Blue circle
- Red triangle
- Green padlock

You get a text message on your mobile phone that says “Congratulations! You’ve won a cash prize. Click to collect.” What do you do?*
Select one of the following:
- Click, collect and go to lunch early
- Phone your mobile service provider
- Delete the text

After lunch, you decide to open an account with the office furniture company. They ask you to create a username and password. Which of the following makes the best password?*
Select one of the following:
- ABCD111
- Password123
- vY8f%jK93>55gD7$3L

How do you remember a new password?*
Select one of the following:
- Write it on a post-it and stick it by your desk
- Use a secure password manager
- Add your password to a list of passwords in an Excel spreadsheet

You are checking your emails and notice you have another suspicious email asking you to click on a link. What do you call this type of cybercrime?*
Select one of the following:
- Phishing
- Spam
- Pharming

You get a telephone call from a colleague at another building telling you they have been hit by a ransomware attack. What is ransomware?*
Select one of the following:
- Malicious code that stops you using your files and data until a ransom is paid
- Malicious code that secretly collects data about you without your knowledge
- Malicious code designed to cause damage to computers, servers and networks

If your office was hit by a ransomware attack, what would you do to recover?*
Select one of the following:
- Try to negotiate with the cyber criminals
- Use your backup systems to recover your files and data
- Refuse to pay and lose all your data
- Pay the ransom and hope you get your files back

To help prevent malware and ransomware attacks, what should you do?*
- Use anti-virus
- Use a firewall
- Use the latest security patches
- All of the above

It’s been a busy day and it’s almost home time, but you’ve noticed your computer is performing erratically. What do you do?*
- Live with it
- Try and fix it yourself
- Call Modern Networks for technical support

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