IT Security Awareness for Employees and Individuals - Course Assessment

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IT Security Awareness for Employees and Individuals

Questionnaire

The classic application to surf on the Internet is called a Web...

A website’s HTTPS certificate is a result of an identity check:

True
False

Which of the following is a trustworthy sign when visiting a website?

The website loads very quickly
The website has no advertisements
The website has lots of information
The website address starts with https://
None of the above

What does it mean when a security certificate has expired on a website?

The encrypted connection can no longer be verified as trustworthy
The website will load faster than usual
A man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack might be in progress
Your browser needs to be updated

What can include weaknesses and act as a point of attack?

A browser
A router
An e-mail client
An operating system

Why should you use different passwords for different accounts?

To make it harder for admins to remember your credentials
So a breach on one account does not compromise your other accounts
To comply with government regulations
Because most websites require unique passwords

Which of the following is a safe way to store a password?

Write it on a sticky note on your monitor
Share it with a trusted colleague
Use a dedicated password manager
Save it in a plain text file on your desktop
Save it in an Excel file in a subdirectory

Which of these passwords are considered secure (do not use in practice!)?

password123
MyDog2020
T$8vL!mQ22__
ZxWelcome

What is the main risk of using public Wi-Fi without protection?

Your battery drains faster
The Wi-Fi will disconnect frequently
Others on the network may intercept your data
Everybody can see your device

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Chapters

Number	Title	Length
	Start
1	Introduction & Motivation (Full preview availabe)	5 min
2	What actually is "Security"? - Trying to understand In-/Security	5 min
3	Internet Basics: The Internet...and the Cloud	12 min
4	Basic Attacking Scheme	4 min
5	Users as the weak point: Recognizing Attack Schemes & Phishing (Part 1)	14 min
6	Users as the weak point: Recognizing Attack Schemes & Phishing (Part 2)	7 min
7	Users as the weak point: Recognizing Attack Schemes & Phishing (Part 3)	24 min
8	Example: The ideal (Banking-)Trojan	3 min
9	Technical Security: Hacking	8 min
10	E-Mail Security (Full preview availabe)	10 min
11	Insert: Online Shopping	6 min
12	Insert: The 'better' (more secure) Operating system?	2 min
13	Insert: 'Hacking' outside of PCs and mobile Devices	2 min
14	Insert: Quishing – Phishing using QR Codes	3 min
15	Insert: Disposing, Passing on, Selling Devices	2 min
16	Authentication & Passwords	8 min
17	Backup - Do we need that?	2 min
18	The Golden Security Rules	7 min
	Course Assessment