Phishing Module Quiz

Phishing is _______________?

A. A technique in which an attacker lures their victims in dark alleys

B. A technique in which an attacker sends an e-mail or that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organization

C. The activity of catching fish, either for food or as a sport

D. None of the Above

Two other style of phishing includes:

A. Spear and Farming

B. Spear and Pharming

C. Sphear and Pharming

D. Sphear and Farming

One of the techniques used to automatically identify phish is:

A. Spotting

B. Filtering

C. Liftering

D. Philtering

__________ is a web site address that teaches people how to identify suspicious emails and provides the experience of being captured by a phisher:

A. Anti-Uncle Phil

B. Anti-Phishing Phil

C. Anti-Phil Jackson

D. None of the Above

Deviant behavior is:

A. The acceptance of social norms

B. Is not a problem

C. A violation of accepted social norms

D. None of the above

The modern deviance discourse has two branches. The first situates the sources of deviation within the social structure. The second:

A. recognizes the power of labeling in in sustaining deviance as abnormal or unique in our society

B. Stands with the first

C. organizes those that are deviant into specific categories

D. changes when the when the label changes

By capturing a user’s personal information, an attacker can gain access to the user’s account on a legitimate Web site, and can engage in a number of activities resulting in substantial financial loss to the user. This is known as:

A. Identity theft

B. Copy-Catting

C. Identity Stealing

D. None of the above

It is believed that once hackers and scammers realize that they have been labeled as deviant, it can cause them to:

A. Change their ways

B. Actually live up to the negative label

C. Want to go to jail

D. Think they are better hackers and scammers

What is a stigma?

A. A label that has no relevance to anything

B. A powerfully label that can change a person’s self-perception and possibly their social identity

C. A mark put on a person to separate them from society

D. None of the above

APWG stands for:

A. Apples Pears Watermelon and Grapes

B. Abram’s People Will Grow

C. Anti-Phishing Working Group

D. None of the above

What is the main risk once an individual has been a victim of Phishing? (Page 2)

A. Normally leads to harmful viruses.

B. Normally leads to cyberbullying.

C. Normally leads to more advertisements being shown.

D. Normally leads to online identity theft.

How does Phishing usually occur? (Page 1)

A. Through a friend who gives a bad web address.

B. Through the mail asking for a response to a questionnaire.

C. Through a text message asking for phone numbers.

D. Through an e-mail asking to update account information.

What is deviant behavior defined as? (Glossary & Terms for Module 1b)

A. The act of misbehaving during certain activities.

B. Departing from the usual behavior or accepted standards in society.

C. Knowingly breaking rules when a person feels like it to receive a rush.

D. Setting themselves apart by acting out or throwing temper tantrums.

What is Pharming? (Glossary & Terms for Module 1b)

A. A type of phishing where the scammer leads the individual to a fake website.

B. A type of phishing where the scammer rounds up a group of victims.

C. How scammers test out their phishing e-mails or websites before sending them out

D. A method where scammers come together to share stolen identity information.

What role do filters play in protecting against Phishing web sites? (Glossary & Terms for Module 1b)

A. They can be costly and may delete emails without your permission.

B. They will allow scammers to steal your information.

C. They seek out phishing web sites and send them to the U.S. Homeland Security.

D. They are integrated in web browsers or email software and it recognizes phishing web sites by comparing them with blacklist phishing web sites.

Phishing Module Quiz

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