DOD Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025 Knowledge check QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

DOD Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025
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Knowledge check QUESTIONS WITH |\ |\ |\ |\




ANSWERS

Which of the following is true of compressed URLs (e.g.,
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TinyURL, goo.gl)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔They may be
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used to mask malicious intent. (Correct)
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Ref: Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025 / Compressed URLs
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What is a best practice for creating user accounts for your
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home computer? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Create
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separate accounts for each user and have each user
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create their own password. (Correct)
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Ref: Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025 / Best Practices for
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Home Computer Security |\ |\




Which of the following is a best practice to protect your
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identity? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ask how information
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will be used before giving it out. (Correct)
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Ref: Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025 / Identity Protection
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,John receives an e-mail about a potential shutdown of a
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major social service unless a petition receives enough
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signatures. Which of the following actions should John
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NOT take with the e-mail? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Forward it (Correct) |\ |\




Ref: Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025 / Phishing
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Which of the following is an appropriate use of
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government e-mail? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Using a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



digital signature when sending hyperlinks (Correct)
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Ref: Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025 / Use of
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Government E-mail |\




Steve occasionally runs errands during virtual meetings.
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He joins the meetings using his approved government
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device. Does this pose a security concern? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Yes. Eavesdroppers may be listening to
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Steve's conversation (Correct)
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Ref: Common Sense
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, How can you prevent viruses and malicious code? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Scan all e-mail attachments
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(Correct)


Ref: Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025 / Protecting Against
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Malicious Code
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Matt is a government employee who needs to share a
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document containing source selection data with his
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supervisor. Which of the following describes the most
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appropriate way for Matt to do this? - CORRECT ANSWERS|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔Encrypt it and send it via digitally signed Government
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e-mail. (Correct) |\




Ref: Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025 / Protecting PII/PHI
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You receive an e-mail with a link to run an anti-virus scan.
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Your IT department has not sent links like this in the past.
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The e-mail is not digitally signed. What action should you
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take? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Report the e-mail to your
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security POC or help desk. (Correct)
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Ref: Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025 / Phishing
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