Cybersecurity Quiz

Cybersecurity Pop Quiz
The Cybersecurity Pop Quiz

is a special free resource
intended for remote / home
office workers during the
Coronavirus outbreak.
24 questions that everybody from the

mailroom to the boardroom should be
able to answer.
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Introduction
Many of you have been sent home during the Coronavirus
outbreak. In response, Cybercrime Magazine has published
this Cybersecurity Pop Quiz for remote workers.
24 multiple-choice questions will test your knowledge of

cybercrime and cybersecurity, at a time when cybercriminal
activity may rise sharply and target you and your employer.
Read and answer the questions. Then go to the answer key

on page 25 and grade yourself.
The quiz is authored by Scott Schober, chief security officer

at Cybersecurity Ventures, and author of the book
Cybersecurity Is Everybody's Business.
We encourage all organizations globally to share this free

quiz with your work-at-home employees.

1. What is the simplest way to stop

brute-force cyberattacks dead in their
tracks?
A. Shred all paperwork containing

sensitive information.
B. Add a deadbolt lock to all entryways.
C. Add a few unique characters to any

password or PIN
(Answer Key is provided on page 25)
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2. What’s the quickest way to stop a

suspected app, device, or OS from spying
on you?
A. Google user reports of that device’s

spying activity and what those people did to
stop it.
B. Log out of the suspected device or

account and go about your day.
C. Visit Consumer Affairs or the Federal

Trade Commission website for tips.

3. What is the weakest link in

cybersecurity?
A. Weak encryption.
B. Humans.
C. Short passwords.

4. What is the first thing you should do if

your company is facing ransomware
demands?
A. Determine if ransomware demand is

legitimate and follow instructions to get
your data back.
B. Ignore the demands, but back up all data

just in case.
C. Contact the police and do not pay the

ransom.

5. Which one of these things will a

comprehensive cyber insurance NOT
protect you from?
A. Poor cybersecurity hygiene and

implementation.
B. A ransomware attack on your company’s

computer network.
C. An employee skimming/stealing
customers’ credit cards.

6. What’s the best way to secure a weak

password like “monkey123”?
A. Add an uppercase numeral and a special

character, such as $.
B. Don’t reuse it anywhere else or share it

with anyone.
C. Enable two-factor authentication.

7. When using a VPN, what’s the one thing

that you cannot hide from ISPs, hackers,
and the government?
A. The fact that you’re using a VPN.
B. Your identity.
C. Your data.

8. The best way to minimize your digital

footprint is to:
A. Take fewer photos with your

smartphone.
B. Travel less with your smartphone.
C. Post less on social media.

9. What is most valuable to companies

looking to sell you something?
A. Your phone number.
B. Your email address.
C. Your physical address.

10. What’s the best way to deal with pesky

robocalls?
A. Ask to speak with their supervisor.
B. Use a carrier-approved smartphone app.
C. Register your phone number to the do-

not-call list.

11. Which organization is the most

vulnerable to hacking?
A. Charitable organizations with weak

cybersecurity.
B. Black market websites with strong

cybersecurity.
C. Your business.

12. When is it ok to reuse a password?
A. When you are logging into social media

accounts.
B. When it is too hard to remember a long

password.
C. Never.

13. What should you do if you think your

identity or accounts have been
compromised?
A. Monitor your email address and accounts

for fraudulent activity.
B. Respond to the warning email you have

received.
C. Subscribe to a monitoring service such as

Lifelock or WebWatcher.

14. The best defense against ransomware

is being proactive when you:
A. Purchase comprehensive cybersecurity

insurance.
B. Back up your data regularly.
C. Regularly update all your devices and

software with the latest security patches.

15. What’s the best way to steer clear of

IoT device security hacks?
A. Only choose name-brand hardware

makers.
B. Disconnect IoT devices from the internet

when you are not using them.
C. Do not purchase any IoT devices you do

not need.

16. What will freezing your credit not

affect?
A. Vulnerability to identity theft.
B. Your credit score.
C. Need to monitor financial statements for

fraud.

17. Which ride-sharing service collects the

least amount of your data?
A. Uber.
B. Lyft.
C. Public taxi service.

18. What is the best way to keep

employees from falling for phishing scams?
A. Email filters that block suspicious

attachments.
B. Cybersecurity awareness training.
C. Pop-up blockers.

19. What is the best way to maintain

privacy between two parties?
A. Long and strong passwords and two-

factor authentication.
B. Encrypted cloud services.
C. End-to-end encryption.

20. Which of the following cryptocurrency

statements is false?
A. Blockchain is the digital ledger that

records all cryptocurrency transactions.
B. Each new Bitcoin mined requires slightly

more energy than the previous one.
C. Cryptocurrency is 100 times more secure

than traditional currency.

21. If you see a suspicious or dangerous

drone flying near you, you should:
A. Call the police.
B. Shoot it out of the sky.
C. Call the FAA.

22. Which part of your car is the most

vulnerable to hacking?
A. Cruise control.
B. Entertainment system.
C. Wireless key fob.

23. Which one of these statements is

false?
A. Tokenized transactions are more secure

than credit cards.
B. Card skimmers can be hidden inside

ATMs.
C. Bluetooth skimmers are detected by

using smartphones.

24. Which one of these things is most

effective for maintaining your digital
privacy?
A. Unsubscribing from all spam emails.
B. Covering your computer’s front-facing

camera.
C. Not sharing personal information on

social media.

Answer Key
1. What is the simplest way to stop brute-force cyberattacks
dead in their tracks?
C. Add a few unique characters to any password or PIN.
2. What’s the quickest way to stop a suspected app, device,

or OS from spying on you?
B. Log out of the suspected device or account and go about
your day.
3. What is the weakest link in cybersecurity?

B. Humans
4. What is the first thing you should do if your company is

facing ransomware demands?
C. Contact the police and do not pay the ransom.

Answer Key
5. Which one of these things will a comprehensive cyber
insurance NOT protect you from?
A. Poor cybersecurity hygiene and implementation.
6. What’s the best way to secure a weak password like

“monkey123”?
C. Enable two-factor authentication.
7. When using a VPN, what’s the one thing that you cannot
hide from ISPs, hackers, and the government?
A. The fact that you’re using a VPN.
8. The best way to minimize your digital footprint is to:

C. Post less on social media.

Answer Key
9. What is most valuable to companies looking to sell you
something?
A. Your phone number.
10. What’s the best way to deal with pesky robocalls?

B. Use a carrier-approved smartphone app.
11. Which organization is the most vulnerable to hacking?

A. Charitable organizations with weak cybersecurity.
12. When is it ok to reuse a password?

C. Never.

Answer Key
13. What should you do if you think your identity or accounts
have been compromised?
A. Monitor your email address and accounts for fraudulent
activity.
14. The best defense against ransomware is being

proactive when you:
B. Back up your data regularly.
15. What’s the best way to steer clear of IoT device security
hacks?
C. Do not purchase any IoT devices you do not need.
16. What will freezing your credit not affect?

B. Your credit score.

Answer Key
17. Which ride-sharing service collects the least amount of
your data?
C. Public taxi service.
18. What is the best way to keep employees from falling for
phishing scams?
B. Cybersecurity awareness training.
19. What is the best way to maintain privacy between two

parties?
C. End-to-end encryption.
20. Which of the following cryptocurrency statements is

false?
C. Cryptocurrency is 100 times more secure than
traditional currency.

Answer Key
21. If you see a suspicious or dangerous drone flying near
you, you should:
A. Call the police.
22. Which part of your car is the most vulnerable to

hacking?
B. Entertainment system.
23. Which one of these statements is false?

C. Bluetooth skimmers are detected by using
smartphones.
24. Which one of these things is most effective for

maintaining your digital privacy?
C. Not sharing personal information on social media.

Recommended Reading
Since publication of his first book, HACKED AGAIN, Scott
Schober has dedicated himself to educating anyone who
would listen by telling his own story of being hacked in the
hope that others can learn from his own mistakes.
In his second book, CYBERSECURITY IS EVERYBODY'S

BUSINESS, joined by his brother Craig, the two have set
their sights on the biggest target of all, small businesses.
There are 30 million small businesses currently operating in
the United States. Some of them are single owner/operated
while others collectively employ hundreds of millions. This
book is for all of them and anyone who makes it their
business to stay safe from phishing attacks, malware spying,
ransomware, identity theft, major breaches and hackers
who would compromise their security.
Scott Schober is a cybersecurity expert, author, inventor,

and media commentator. He generously devotes his time to
Cybersecurity Ventures as our chief security officer.

Cybersecurity Ventures
Cybersecurity Ventures is the world’s leading researcher
and Page ONE for the global cyber economy, and a trusted
source for cybersecurity facts, figures, and statistics.
We provide cyber economic market data, insights, and

ground-breaking predictions to a global audience of CIOs
and IT executives, CSOs and CISOs, information security
practitioners, cybersecurity company founders and CEOs,
venture capitalists, corporate investors, business and
finance executives, HR professionals, and government
cyber defense leaders.
All of our content is free. We do our own ground-up

research and writing (and some periodic contributions) —
plus we vet, synthesize and repurpose research from
credible sources (analysts, researchers, vendors, industry
experts, media publishers) — and there’s no ‘pay-to-play’ on
our lists or ‘advertorial’ in our reports.

Cybercrime Magazine
Cybercrime Magazine publishes annual and quarterly

reports covering global cybercrime, cyberwarfare, hacks
and data breaches, cybersecurity market forecasts and
spending predictions, publicly traded cybersecurity
companies and stock performance, M&A and VC funding
activity, cyber defense employment, and more.
We keep our audience on the cutting edge of cyber

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The Cybersecurity Pop Quiz

24 questions that everybody from the

All rights reserved Cybersecurity Ventures © 2020

24 multiple-choice questions will test your knowledge of

Read and answer the questions. Then go to the answer key

The quiz is authored by Scott Schober, chief security officer

We encourage all organizations globally to share this free

All rights reserved Cybersecurity Ventures © 2020

1. What is the simplest way to stop

A. Shred all paperwork containing

B. Add a deadbolt lock to all entryways.

C. Add a few unique characters to any

(Answer Key is provided on page 25)

1 All rights reserved Cybersecurity Ventures © 2020

2. What’s the quickest way to stop a

A. Google user reports of that device’s

B. Log out of the suspected device or

C. Visit Consumer Affairs or the Federal

2 All rights reserved Cybersecurity Ventures © 2020

3. What is the weakest link in

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4. What is the first thing you should do if

A. Determine if ransomware demand is

B. Ignore the demands, but back up all data

C. Contact the police and do not pay the

4 All rights reserved Cybersecurity Ventures © 2020

5. Which one of these things will a

A. Poor cybersecurity hygiene and

B. A ransomware attack on your company’s

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6. What’s the best way to secure a weak

A. Add an uppercase numeral and a special

B. Don’t reuse it anywhere else or share it

C. Enable two-factor authentication.

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7. When using a VPN, what’s the one thing

A. The fact that you’re using a VPN.

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8. The best way to minimize your digital

A. Take fewer photos with your

B. Travel less with your smartphone.

C. Post less on social media.

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9. What is most valuable to companies

A. Your phone number.

B. Your email address.

C. Your physical address.

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10. What’s the best way to deal with pesky

A. Ask to speak with their supervisor.

B. Use a carrier-approved smartphone app.

C. Register your phone number to the do-

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11. Which organization is the most

A. Charitable organizations with weak

B. Black market websites with strong

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12. When is it ok to reuse a password?