We will review the following cybersecurity questions in quiz 2020. It will be interesting as it will remind us about cybersecurity information.
Questions In 2020 Cybersecurity Quiz
Here are the following questions that you might remember and some might not. It will help us to review our cybersecurity knowledge.
1. Who invented the internet?
2. Who wrote the first book on cyber security?
3. What is the name of the first computer virus?
4. Which company developed the first computer virus?
5. Who is the founder of McAfee?
6. What is the name of the first computer worm?
7. Which two countries are also involved in cyber espionage activities?
8. Which country has already made cyber warfare part of its military doctrine?
9. What is the name of the first encryption software?
10. Which country created the first cyberespionage unit?
11. What is the name of the first cyber security company?
12. Which country has already started training its military personnel to fight cyber warfare?
13. What is the name of the first hacking software?
14. How many years of jail sentence did Kevin Mitnick receive for stealing data from some 14 computers?
15. Which company introduced encryption technology based on the RSA algorithm?
So now, what are the following important details in cybersecurity?
What is Cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity is the prevention of the following:
- unauthorized access,
- Use,
- Disclosure,
- Disruption,
- Modification,
- inspection or destruction
It applies to information or systems. It includes ensuring software, hardware, and data are protected against unintended or unauthorized access.
Cybersecurity is also called “Infosec” which is the abbreviation for “information security”.
Following are the reasons why cybersecurity is important?
1. Cyberterrorism
These days many cyber-attacks are performed by terrorists to disrupt our daily activities. They can also disrupt our banking systems and cause problems to governments and organizations.
We may not be able to stop cyber terrorists but we can stop them from causing any harm to us.
2. Cyber War
Cyberwar takes place between two countries that are spying on each other’s confidential information. Also, trying to beat each other in the cyber world.
It is also called cyber espionage if two countries are spying on each other’s confidential information for their benefit.
3. Cyber Theft
There will always be some people who will want to steal confidential information like credit card details and passwords etc. We can stop them by using encryption techniques like SSL which uses 128-bit encryption to protect our data from being stolen.
4. Cyber Espionage
In this type of cyber attack, one country is spying on another country for its benefit. So that they can gather confidential information from other countries.
This may be done by an individual or a group of people for their gain profit instead of doing evil things with it like selling it to a third party at a high price.
5. Cyber Hacking
This is a term used when an individual or a group of individuals breaks into a computer system or network with malicious intent. In simple words, they want to take control over another person’s computer without his/her permission.
This happens mostly over the internet these days as compared to earlier days when it was done by physical access.
