SANS ASLP Security Awareness Training Study Guide
Questions And Answers
Which type of malware prevents you from accessing files stored on your computer? ANS
Ransomware
Which of the following is needed for a computer system or device to be vulnerable to malware?
ANS An Internet connection
Joe is browsing the web and notices the light by his webcam is on. The website he is on did not ask
permission to access his webcam and he knows he did not turn it on. What should Joe do? ANS
Report the possible malware attack.
Which of the following provides the most protection against malware? ANS Updates
What method would a cyber attacker use to infect a system with malware? ANS Tricking a
person into opening an infected file attached to a message.
Phishing is what type of attack? ANS Social engineering
You receive an email that appears to come from the help desk asking for your password so a critical
update can be installed on your computer. What should you do? ANS You suspect the email may
be a phishing attack, so you report it immediately.
You receive an email from your bank informing you that their privacy policy has been updated and
asking you to review it on their website. What is the safest way to visit your bank's website? ANS
Open your browser and click on a bookmark you saved earlier for your bank's website.
Which of the following is the most likely indicator of a phishing attack? ANS An urgent email
claiming to be from a coworker, but was sent from a personal email address, such as one from
@gmail.com.
Questions And Answers
Which type of malware prevents you from accessing files stored on your computer? ANS
Ransomware
Which of the following is needed for a computer system or device to be vulnerable to malware?
ANS An Internet connection
Joe is browsing the web and notices the light by his webcam is on. The website he is on did not ask
permission to access his webcam and he knows he did not turn it on. What should Joe do? ANS
Report the possible malware attack.
Which of the following provides the most protection against malware? ANS Updates
What method would a cyber attacker use to infect a system with malware? ANS Tricking a
person into opening an infected file attached to a message.
Phishing is what type of attack? ANS Social engineering
You receive an email that appears to come from the help desk asking for your password so a critical
update can be installed on your computer. What should you do? ANS You suspect the email may
be a phishing attack, so you report it immediately.
You receive an email from your bank informing you that their privacy policy has been updated and
asking you to review it on their website. What is the safest way to visit your bank's website? ANS
Open your browser and click on a bookmark you saved earlier for your bank's website.
Which of the following is the most likely indicator of a phishing attack? ANS An urgent email
claiming to be from a coworker, but was sent from a personal email address, such as one from
@gmail.com.
