Cybersecurity Basics: Protect Yourself and Understand the Threats Quiz

Quiz: Responding to an Incident

Pass mark: 70%. You can retry as many times as you need.

1 Friends tell you they received a strange message with a link from your account, though you never sent it. Which is the most likely explanation? Single answer Your account or device has probably been compromised and needs an immediate response Your friends' mailboxes are generating random messages It is a harmless glitch that disappears if you ignore it

2 You receive an email: "Someone signed in to your account. Click here to secure it." What should you do? (several answers) Multiple answers possible Click the link quickly, because the alert is urgent Open the service yourself and check the recent sign-in activity Report the message as phishing if it turns out to be fake Reply to the email asking if it is genuine

3 You suspect your laptop is infected. You need to change your email password. What is the best approach? Single answer Change it right away on the suspicious laptop, since it is the fastest option Wait a few weeks to see whether symptoms disappear Disconnect the laptop and change the password from another, clean device Add a digit to the old password and keep using the laptop

4 After taking back control of a hacked email account, which checks are important? (several answers) Multiple answers possible Forwarding rules and filters Recovery email, recovery phone number and connected apps The color theme of the mailbox Active sessions on other devices, to sign them out

5 Someone offers to recover the money you lost to a scam, for an advance fee paid in cryptocurrency. What is the most reasonable view? Single answer It is probably a second scam; use your bank and official channels instead Pay quickly, since a delay lowers the chances of recovery Give them remote access so they can check your accounts