Password Management Quiz for Ford

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How many victims of consumer cybercrime are there per day?

1.5+ Million

How many online adults have been victims of cybercrime?

2/3 (online adults)

How many victims of consumer cybercrime are there per year?

556 Million

TRUE or FALSE: Always use your passwords carefully, especially on public pcs.

TRUE

Is "Chikeenn0Oget$aRegud" a strong or weak password?

strong

How many characters should a strong password be (at a minimum)?

8 characters, though it is highly recommended to be 12+

Passwords used previously, common names, and dictionary words are some characteristics of...

Weak Passwords

What is a password?

a string of characters that gives you access to a computer or an online account.

Is "baseball" a strong or weak password?

weak

TRUE or FALSE: If the opportunity seems "TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE", you should take it.

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: It is only okay to share your password with your colleagues.

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Using dictionary words in your password makes it stronger.

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: You can completely rely on a password manager.

FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: Your birth date, phone number, dogs name, etc. be in your password to make it easy to remember and to make it secure.

FALSE

Is HTTP or HTTPS more secure?

HTTPS (Secure HTTP)

How many sites should you use the same password for?

One

TRUE or FALSE: Be suspicious and careful on the internet and always take proper precautions to prevent being affected by cybercrime.

TRUE

TRUE or FALSE: Be very careful when on open wifi connections, as they can be hacked very easily using a free packet sniffer software.

TRUE

TRUE or FALSE: You should not use password saving features such as auto-fill.

TRUE

What is password haystacking?

a methodology of making your password extremely difficult to brute force by padding your password with a pattern such as (//////) before and/or after it.

What are the two main methods of password cracking by guessing?

brute force and dictionary attack

What is social engineering?

deceiving users into revealing their username and password.

What is the safest way to store a password?

human memory, though it is easy to forget

What is a brute force attack?

method of gaining unauthorized access to a computer or an account by using every possible combination of characters to retrieve a password.

What is a dictionary attack?

method of gaining unauthorized access to a computer or an account by using every word in a dictionary of common words to identify the password.

What percentage of people use the same password across multiple sites?

more than 60%

Which of your accounts should go into a medium security password system?

social networking, webmail, and Instant Messaging services

What is a password manager?

software that allows you to securely store all of your passwords and keep them safe, usually using one complex master password.

What are the three main important aspects that make up a strong password?

special characters, length, upper and lowercase letters

What is password cracking?

the process of breaking passwords in order to gain unauthorized access to a computer or an account.


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