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Hacking and brute force attacks

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Hacking and brute force attacks”, from the unit “Introduction to cybersecurity” (Year 9 Computing) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. What is the primary purpose of the Data Protection Act 2018?
  2. What is social engineering?
  3. What is a name generator attack?
  4. What is the term for a social engineering technique that involves inventing a scenario to convince someone to hand over data or money?
  5. What is the term for the act of observing someone's private information, such as a PIN or password, by looking over their shoulder?
  6. Why is electronic data vulnerable?
  7. What is illegal hacking in the context of cybersecurity?
  8. Match the terms with their definitions:
  9. What does a DDoS attack aim to do?
  10. What is the primary difference between a DoS attack and a DDoS attack?
  11. Order the steps in a typical brute force attack.
  12. True or false? Unauthorised access to a computer system is considered a crime under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, even if done as a joke.

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