Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Trivia Questions
New for 2025!
Questions
Test your security knowledge with these fun, thought-provoking questions!
- What isn’t a type of multifactor authentication?
- A) A scan of your face
- B) Using an authentication app on your phone
- C) A sticky note under your laptop with your password
- D) A code texted to your phone
- Which of the following is the strongest password?
- A) P@ssword123
- B) CyberSure25
- C) X!3v9z#}
- D) a7CHTOlpghh-0!po
Note: Every password should be at least 16 characters long!
- When did Cybersecurity Awareness Month start?
- A) 1852
- B) 1995
- C) 2004
- D) 2023
Note: The world comes together to celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month every October!
- What is the primary goal of ransomware?
- A) To secretly spy on users’ activities
- B) To encrypt a victim’s files and demand payment for decryption
- C) To overload a website with traffic and cause it to crash
- D) To spread advertisements on a victim’s computer
- What should you do if you receive an unexpected email with an attachment from an unknown sender to your work email address?
- A) Report it to your IT department or security team
- B) Click Unsubscribe
- C) Reply to ask for more information
- D) Download the attachment to check if it’s safe
- Which of the following is not a common cybersecurity best practice?
- A) Enabling MFA for every account that allows it
- B) Reusing a complex password that you have memorized
- C) Updating software regularly
- D) Locking your computer when stepping away
- Why should you click “Remind Me Later” when you’re alerted to an operating system software update?
- A) Don’t click “Remind Me Later” – install updates ASAP
- B) It’s probably something boring
- C) Likely more ads
- D) You like your computer just the way it is
- What makes generating and storing unique, strong passwords for all your accounts easier?
- A) Hiring a person to remember all your passwords
- B) A password manager
- C) A colorful notebook
- D) Your phone’s Notes app
- Which of the following is an example of social engineering?
- A) A hacker using software to break a password
- B) A scammer calling an employee and pretending to be IT support to steal login credentials
- C) A company installing a firewall to block malware
- D) A virus spreading through an infected USB drive
- What is a sign that your computer may be infected with malware?
- A) Your internet speed decreases
- B) Your battery seems to run down quicker
- C) You see unexpected pop-ups, slow performance, or programs opening on their own
- D) All of the above
Answers
- C) A sticky note under your laptop with your password
- D) a7CHTOlpghh-0!po – Every password should be at least 16 characters long
- C) 2004 – The world celebrates Cybersecurity Awareness Month every October
- B) To encrypt a victim’s files and demand payment for decryption
- A) Report it to your IT department or security team
- B) Reusing a complex password that you have memorized
- A) Don’t click “Remind Me Later” – install updates ASAP
- B) A password manager
- B) A scammer calling an employee and pretending to be IT support to steal login credentials
- D) All of the above