Online Safety Pre-Assessment

Is "WS1979" a strong password?

Julia receives an email from an unknown source. The subject of the email looks strange and it has an attachment. What should Julia do?

A __________ attaches itself to a file or program, enabling it to spread from one computer to another.

A digital asset can contain textual content, images, and multimedia.

What type of identity theft occurs when a thief uses someone else's identity to gain medical treatment or commit insurance fraud?

Free Wi-Fi is typically offered on a(n) __________ network.

Protecting what is added to your digital footprint is important because potentially embarrassing information can remain on-line ___________.

A digital footprint is all of the information on-line about a person posted by that person or others, ____________.

Identity theft is when someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data, typically for economic gain.

A ___________ spreads from one machine to another, rapidly, without human action.

Hiring managers and college admissions officers are some of the people who use social media and other Internet resources to research candidates for employment.

Which type of identity theft occurs when a thief uses someone else's identity to commit a crime?

In order to protect your passwords, don't use easy-to-guess information, don't share your passwords, and NEVER change your passwords.

Email attachments, fictitious websites, pop-up ads, and spam are all ways malware can be shared.

_____________ is the act of breaking into a computer to steal information.