US Navy Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is an example of behavior that you should report?
-Planning an overseas vacation
-Drinking alcohol socially
-Expressing dislike of a recent Presidential action
-Bringing a phone into a prohibited area - correct answers✅✅Bringing a
phone into a prohibited area
You receive an e-mail with a link to run an anti-virus scan. Your IT department
has not sent links like this in the past. The e-mail is not digitally signed. What
action should you take?
-Select the link to run the anti-virus scan.
-Look for a phone number in the e-mail to call for more information.
-Report the e-mail to your security POC or help desk.
-Reply to the e-mail to request more information. - correct
answers✅✅Report the e-mail to your security POC or help desk.
Which of the following is an example of a strong password?
-bRobr@79I*P
-Fluffy&Spot
-Password12345
-1965May31! - correct answers✅✅bRobr@79I*P
Which of the following can be used to catalogue information about you?
,US Navy Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025
Questions and Answers
-Social networking sites
-Audio-enabled digital assistants (e.g., Siri, Alexa)
-Fitness trackers
-All of these - correct answers✅✅All of these
Which of the following is a best practice to protect your identity?
-Throw credit card and bank statement in the trash
-Carry your passport with you at all times
-Enable data aggregation on sites when possible
-Ask how information will be used before giving it out - correct
answers✅✅Ask how information will be used before giving it out
Which of the following describes Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)?
-The requirement for access to SCI material are security clearance eligibility
and need-to-know
-SCI introduces an overlay of security to Top Secret, Secret, and Confidential
information.
-The determination that a piece of information is SCI is made at the
organizational level.
-SCI is a type of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). - correct
answers✅✅SCI introduces an overlay of security to Top Secret, Secret, and
Confidential information.
Which of the following is the safest to share on a social media networking
site?
,US Navy Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025
Questions and Answers
-Your birthdate
-Your mother's maiden name
-Your favorite movie
-Your current location - correct answers✅✅Your favorite movie
You receive a text message from a vendor notifying you that your order is on
hold due to needing updated payment information from you. It provides a
shortened link for you to provide the needed information. What is the best
course of action?
-Open the link to provide information
-Reply to the message and ask for more information
-Delete the message
-Open the link to inspect the website - correct answers✅✅Delete the
message
Which of these is NOT a potential indicator that your device may be under a
malicious code attack?
-The device slows down
-Loss of control of the mouse or keyboard
-A strange pop-up during system startup
-An operating system update - correct answers✅✅An operating system
update
What is a best practice for creating user accounts for your home computer?
-Do not share your home computer with any other user
, US Navy Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025
Questions and Answers
-Create separate accounts for each user and tailor each password wo what
will be easy for the individual user to remember
-Set up a generic user account with no password for general user functions
-Create separate accounts for each user and have each user create their own
password - correct answers✅✅Create separate accounts for each user
and have each user create their own password
Which of the following is permitted when using an unclassified laptop within
a collateral classified space?
-A Government-issued wireless headset with a microphone
-A microphone embedded in the laptop
-A personally-owned wired headset without a microphone
-A Government-issued wireless headset without microphone - correct
answers✅✅A personally-owned wired headset without a microphone
Which of the following is an allowed use of government furnished equipment
(GFE)?
-Conducting transactions on your side business
-Viewing family photos from your shared DropBox
-Lending it to your spouse to watcha movie
-E-mailing your supervisor - correct answers✅✅E-mailing your supervisor
Which of the following is true of removable media and portable electronic
devices (PEDs)?
-The risk associated with them may lead to loss of life.
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is an example of behavior that you should report?
-Planning an overseas vacation
-Drinking alcohol socially
-Expressing dislike of a recent Presidential action
-Bringing a phone into a prohibited area - correct answers✅✅Bringing a
phone into a prohibited area
You receive an e-mail with a link to run an anti-virus scan. Your IT department
has not sent links like this in the past. The e-mail is not digitally signed. What
action should you take?
-Select the link to run the anti-virus scan.
-Look for a phone number in the e-mail to call for more information.
-Report the e-mail to your security POC or help desk.
-Reply to the e-mail to request more information. - correct
answers✅✅Report the e-mail to your security POC or help desk.
Which of the following is an example of a strong password?
-bRobr@79I*P
-Fluffy&Spot
-Password12345
-1965May31! - correct answers✅✅bRobr@79I*P
Which of the following can be used to catalogue information about you?
,US Navy Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025
Questions and Answers
-Social networking sites
-Audio-enabled digital assistants (e.g., Siri, Alexa)
-Fitness trackers
-All of these - correct answers✅✅All of these
Which of the following is a best practice to protect your identity?
-Throw credit card and bank statement in the trash
-Carry your passport with you at all times
-Enable data aggregation on sites when possible
-Ask how information will be used before giving it out - correct
answers✅✅Ask how information will be used before giving it out
Which of the following describes Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)?
-The requirement for access to SCI material are security clearance eligibility
and need-to-know
-SCI introduces an overlay of security to Top Secret, Secret, and Confidential
information.
-The determination that a piece of information is SCI is made at the
organizational level.
-SCI is a type of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). - correct
answers✅✅SCI introduces an overlay of security to Top Secret, Secret, and
Confidential information.
Which of the following is the safest to share on a social media networking
site?
,US Navy Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025
Questions and Answers
-Your birthdate
-Your mother's maiden name
-Your favorite movie
-Your current location - correct answers✅✅Your favorite movie
You receive a text message from a vendor notifying you that your order is on
hold due to needing updated payment information from you. It provides a
shortened link for you to provide the needed information. What is the best
course of action?
-Open the link to provide information
-Reply to the message and ask for more information
-Delete the message
-Open the link to inspect the website - correct answers✅✅Delete the
message
Which of these is NOT a potential indicator that your device may be under a
malicious code attack?
-The device slows down
-Loss of control of the mouse or keyboard
-A strange pop-up during system startup
-An operating system update - correct answers✅✅An operating system
update
What is a best practice for creating user accounts for your home computer?
-Do not share your home computer with any other user
, US Navy Cyber Awareness Challenge 2025
Questions and Answers
-Create separate accounts for each user and tailor each password wo what
will be easy for the individual user to remember
-Set up a generic user account with no password for general user functions
-Create separate accounts for each user and have each user create their own
password - correct answers✅✅Create separate accounts for each user
and have each user create their own password
Which of the following is permitted when using an unclassified laptop within
a collateral classified space?
-A Government-issued wireless headset with a microphone
-A microphone embedded in the laptop
-A personally-owned wired headset without a microphone
-A Government-issued wireless headset without microphone - correct
answers✅✅A personally-owned wired headset without a microphone
Which of the following is an allowed use of government furnished equipment
(GFE)?
-Conducting transactions on your side business
-Viewing family photos from your shared DropBox
-Lending it to your spouse to watcha movie
-E-mailing your supervisor - correct answers✅✅E-mailing your supervisor
Which of the following is true of removable media and portable electronic
devices (PEDs)?
-The risk associated with them may lead to loss of life.
