True or false: staying safe online

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Ethical hackers who report the loopholes they find are called white hat hackers.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Using the same password on every website is a safe practice.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Ransomware blocks your data, usually by encrypting it, until you pay.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Phishing mails are always easy to spot because they never copy a real logo.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Software should be downloaded only from known and secure HTTPS sites.

Instructions

Decide whether each safety statement is true or false.

Explanation