Q13: Your business email account has been compromised and leaked in a data breach. Private or incognito browsing only implies that your search and browsing history isn't saved. Others that use my device can't see which sites I visitedĪ: The only correct answer is 2.No one can see the websites I visited, even not my Internet Service Provider.Q12: Which of the following statements are correct? When I use incognito or private mode in a browser. Enter personal data only when the address of the website starts with " If you want to learn more about HTTPS read this blog. When you enter data on a HTTP website the data could be intercepted and/or manipulated by an attacker. Q11: Is it secure to enter your private information (e.g., data of birth, identification number etc.) on a site with an address that starts with " Ī: The correct answer is 2. It might be a better idea to use your mobile data and/or switch on a VPN. While a lot more websites are served over HTTPS nowadays, the security risks of using public Wi-Fi are lower but it's still not to recommend to do online banking on a public Wi-Fi. Q10: Is it generally considered safe to use Starbucks Public Wi-Fi network for performing an online banking operation?Ī: The correct answer is 2. Your Internet Service Provider will still know which websites you visit. A padlock in the browser bar implies that the connection between your browser and the website is secure, but it doesn't say anything about the intentions of a website, so it could be a phishing website. No one, even my Internet Service Provider doesn't know which site I visit.Ī: The correct answers are 3 and 5.The traffic between my computer (browser) and the server that runs the website is secured.It tells me that the site is 100% secure.I can be sure that this is a legit, non-malicious site.Q9: You open a website and it has a padlock in the browser bar (the lock icon in front of the URL). If you want to learn more about it how to put a secure backup strategy in place read this blog. Because you spread the backups over 2 geographically different regions, which makes your backup strategy more resilient. 2 backups on 2 different external harddisksĪ: The correct answer is 1.One backup on an external harddisk and another one on a cloud backup.Q8: Which of the following is the most secure backup strategy? A password is personal data which shouldn't be shared with others. Q7: If you want to share a password with someone, what's the best option?Ī: The correct answer is 4. If you want to learn more on how to create strong passwords, read this blog. If you reuse passwords across different sites a hack of one website can result in attackers using this stolen username and password to gain access to your accounts for another website. Passwords should also be random because attackers will have giant lists of predictable passwords they can use to crack passwords or gain access to your online accounts. Passwords should be long enough, minimum 12 or 14 characters is recommended. Q6: What are the characteristics of a strong password?Ī: The correct answer is 2. If you want to learn more about it read here why password reuse is a bad idea. If your username and password is stolen the account for that particular hacked website is at risk, but also your accounts for any other website were you use that same password. Change the password for my account for that website and of all other websites where I use that same passwordĪ: The correct answer is 3.Change the password of my account for that website.Q5: What should I do after I learn about a data breach of a website? Choose the best answer. If you want to learn more about why password reuse is a bad idea, read this article. Q4: Is it considered safe to use the same complex password on all websites?Ī: The correct answer is 2. More tips on how to know when an account is hacked can be found in this and this blog. The best practices are to only change your password when there's proof or suspicion that your account might be hacked.
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