SECURITY COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Nisa receives this security alert about her Google account:
She suspects that it's a phishing email, so she decides not to click the
buttons at the bottom.
Which aspect of the email is least indicative of a phishing attack?
Answer: The email includes a company logo.
◉ Dax is a customer of the payment company BeanMo and typically
logs on to "beanmo.com".
He receives an email that claims to be from BeanMo and contains a
link to a webpage.
Answer: account.beanmo.com
◉ Mason receives an email from a law firm called "Baker &
McKenzie". The email states that they are scheduled to appear in
court and includes a link to view the court notice.
Mason is suspicious that this may be a phishing attack, since this is
the first they've heard about a court appearance.
What would be the safest next step?
, Answer: They can look in a phone directory for a number to the
listed court and call the court to see if they have record of the notice.
◉ Karlee receives this email that claims to be from Instagram, the
social media site:
Which aspect of the email is least indicative of a phishing attack?
Answer: The email footer includes the company's mailing address.
◉ Tatsuki receives an urgent email from his bank:
He thinks it might be a phishing scam, so he decides to ignore it.
Which aspect of the email is least indicative of a phishing attack?
Answer: (I forgot to write this one down but its something about
using the name of Federal information)
◉ Jaime received an email from his favorite movie streaming service.
The email stated that all customers were being asked to reset their
passwords (due to a security breach) and linked to a webpage with a
password reset form. The webpage asks him to confirm his old
password and then enter a new password.
Answer: The attackers could try using the "old password" and "new
password" to login to Jaime's accounts on other sites.
The attackers could use Jaime's "old password" to login to the actual
movie streaming website.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ Nisa receives this security alert about her Google account:
She suspects that it's a phishing email, so she decides not to click the
buttons at the bottom.
Which aspect of the email is least indicative of a phishing attack?
Answer: The email includes a company logo.
◉ Dax is a customer of the payment company BeanMo and typically
logs on to "beanmo.com".
He receives an email that claims to be from BeanMo and contains a
link to a webpage.
Answer: account.beanmo.com
◉ Mason receives an email from a law firm called "Baker &
McKenzie". The email states that they are scheduled to appear in
court and includes a link to view the court notice.
Mason is suspicious that this may be a phishing attack, since this is
the first they've heard about a court appearance.
What would be the safest next step?
, Answer: They can look in a phone directory for a number to the
listed court and call the court to see if they have record of the notice.
◉ Karlee receives this email that claims to be from Instagram, the
social media site:
Which aspect of the email is least indicative of a phishing attack?
Answer: The email footer includes the company's mailing address.
◉ Tatsuki receives an urgent email from his bank:
He thinks it might be a phishing scam, so he decides to ignore it.
Which aspect of the email is least indicative of a phishing attack?
Answer: (I forgot to write this one down but its something about
using the name of Federal information)
◉ Jaime received an email from his favorite movie streaming service.
The email stated that all customers were being asked to reset their
passwords (due to a security breach) and linked to a webpage with a
password reset form. The webpage asks him to confirm his old
password and then enter a new password.
Answer: The attackers could try using the "old password" and "new
password" to login to Jaime's accounts on other sites.
The attackers could use Jaime's "old password" to login to the actual
movie streaming website.
