Helping you to assess what you have learnt throughout the previous lesson

Which one of the following best describes social engineering?

"An attack that involves an attacker watching the victim while they provide sensitive information" is a description of which of the following?

Which of the following is when attackers create short, fun quizzes in an attempt to find out key pieces of information that can help them answer account security questions?

You receive an email from an unknown sender asking for money. The sender wants you to respond to the email. There are no hyperlinks in the email, but it includes unusual use of English and there are a number of spelling mistakes. What type of social engineering attempt is this?

Social engineering –

Helping you to assess what you have learnt throughout this lesson

‘Gaining unauthorised access to or control of a computer system’ is a definition of which type of cybercrime?

What is the term for people who are paid to legally hack into computer systems with the sole purpose of helping a company identify weaknesses in their system?

What is the purpose of a DDoS attack?

Which one of the following UK laws would a DDoS attack violate?

A hackers successfully hacks into a bank account and transfers money into another account whilst they are there. Which section of the Computer Misuse Act would this contravene?

Script kiddies –

In this lesson, we will explore the concept of hacking and the techniques used by hackers to exploit computer systems. We will also look at the consequences of hacking and what laws are in place to act as a deterrent.

Computing

Y9 Computing

Key Stage 3

Year 9

Script kiddies

Cybersecurity

UNIT

You and your data

Social engineering

Rise of the bots

There's no place like 127.0.0.1

Under attack

Lesson overview:Script kiddies

Core Content

Cybersecurity: