Take the information protection Quiz

This short quiz will test your knowledge of personal information protection. It is based on the principles within the book Information Protection Made Easy. Please answer each question before submitting the form.
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1. According to the Federal Trade Commission, which of the following is the fastest growing crime?
Laptop Theft
Identity Theft
Check Fraud

2. Over 50% of this is sent by remote controlled computer?
SPAM
Viruses
Both

3. A group of computers that is infected with software that can be controlled remotely by an attacker is called?
A virus
A firewall
A botnet

4. Which of the following would be the most secure password?
david2
password
passthis2u

5. Which of the following best describes a phishing attack?
Attackers steal information left on a network
Criminals deposit secret software on your PC
People ask you to give up personal information by clicking on an email message with a web link

6. T or F: Viruses can only propagate through electronic mail?
True   False

7. T or F: My employer probably has my email stored on a computer that I am not aware of?
True   False

8. According to statistics presented within Information Protection Made Easy, what are the chances that my electronic mail may end up on a lawsuit?
12%
25%
50%

9. If you receive an email at work asking you to forward it to your friends, it is best to:
Forward to only a selected list of people
Report it to your IT department
Delete it

10. My IT department can detect if I am running Instant Messaging (IM) on my computer?
True   False