CYBER AWARENESS CHALLENGE 2026
FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
PREMIUM CYBER DEFENSE COMPILATION
◉ **Social Engineering
What is TRUE of a phishing attack?
Answer: Phishing can be an email with a hyperlink as bait.
◉ **Social Engineering
Which of the following is a way to protect against social
engineering?
Answer: Follow instructions given only by verified personnel.
◉ **Social Engineering
What is whaling?
Answer: A type of phishing targeted at senior officials
◉ **Social Engineering
What action should you take with an e-mail from a friend containing
a compressed Uniform Resource Locator (URL)?
Answer: Investigate the link's actual destination using the preview
feature
,◉ **Social Engineering
How can you protect yourself from internet hoaxes?
Answer: Use online sites to confirm or expose potential hoaxes
◉ **Social Engineering
Which may be a security issue with compressed Uniform Resource
Locators (URLs)?
Answer: They may be used to mask malicious intent.
◉ **Travel
What is a best practice while traveling with mobile computing
devices?
Answer: Maintain possession of your laptop and other government-
furnished equipment (GFE) at all times.
◉ **Travel
Which of the following is true of traveling overseas with a mobile
phone?
Answer: It may be compromised as soon as you exit the plane.
◉ **Travel
What security risk does a public Wi-Fi connection pose?
, Answer: It may expose the connected device to malware.
◉ **Use of GFE
When can you check personal e-mail on your Government-furnished
equipment (GFE)?
Answer: If allowed by organizational policy
◉ **Use of GFE
What is a critical consideration on using cloud-based file sharing
and storage applications on your Government-furnished equipment
(GFE)?
Answer: Determine if the software or service is authorized
◉ **Mobile Devices
Which is a rule for removable media, other portable electronic
devices (PEDs), and mobile computing devices to protect
Government systems?
Answer: Do not use any personally owned/non-organizational
removable media on your organization's systems.
◉ **Mobile Devices
What can help to protect the data on your personal mobile device?
Answer: Secure it to the same level as Government-issued systems
FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
PREMIUM CYBER DEFENSE COMPILATION
◉ **Social Engineering
What is TRUE of a phishing attack?
Answer: Phishing can be an email with a hyperlink as bait.
◉ **Social Engineering
Which of the following is a way to protect against social
engineering?
Answer: Follow instructions given only by verified personnel.
◉ **Social Engineering
What is whaling?
Answer: A type of phishing targeted at senior officials
◉ **Social Engineering
What action should you take with an e-mail from a friend containing
a compressed Uniform Resource Locator (URL)?
Answer: Investigate the link's actual destination using the preview
feature
,◉ **Social Engineering
How can you protect yourself from internet hoaxes?
Answer: Use online sites to confirm or expose potential hoaxes
◉ **Social Engineering
Which may be a security issue with compressed Uniform Resource
Locators (URLs)?
Answer: They may be used to mask malicious intent.
◉ **Travel
What is a best practice while traveling with mobile computing
devices?
Answer: Maintain possession of your laptop and other government-
furnished equipment (GFE) at all times.
◉ **Travel
Which of the following is true of traveling overseas with a mobile
phone?
Answer: It may be compromised as soon as you exit the plane.
◉ **Travel
What security risk does a public Wi-Fi connection pose?
, Answer: It may expose the connected device to malware.
◉ **Use of GFE
When can you check personal e-mail on your Government-furnished
equipment (GFE)?
Answer: If allowed by organizational policy
◉ **Use of GFE
What is a critical consideration on using cloud-based file sharing
and storage applications on your Government-furnished equipment
(GFE)?
Answer: Determine if the software or service is authorized
◉ **Mobile Devices
Which is a rule for removable media, other portable electronic
devices (PEDs), and mobile computing devices to protect
Government systems?
Answer: Do not use any personally owned/non-organizational
removable media on your organization's systems.
◉ **Mobile Devices
What can help to protect the data on your personal mobile device?
Answer: Secure it to the same level as Government-issued systems
