Transcript Jeopardy - Bridgewater State University
Online Onguard Jeopardy
Invest Quest
Case of the Cyber Criminal
P2P Three Play
Phishing Scams
Spam Scam Slam
$100 Question from Invest Quest
TRUE OR FALSE: Unless you work for the government, you can’t access background information on an investment promoter or company official.
$200 Question from
Invest Quest TRUE/FALSE: Thanks to the nearly instantaneous speed of online transactions, you should focus your investing on special time-limited opportunities. When an offer is “once in a lifetime,” you can’t afford to wait!
$300 Question from
Invest Quest TRUE OR FALSE: If you’re considering an investment, all you need to do is check out the company’s claims with references it provides.
$400 Question from Invest Quest Which of the following actions should you always take after you’ve finished using your online account?
A Minimize the window of your web browser program.
D Shut down your computer, wait at least 30 seconds,
then reboot.
Click on the “log out” or “log off” button on the
website.
Set your browser to “remember” your username & password the next time you visit the site.
$500 Question from Invest Quest
Which of the following is the recommended way to verify claims about a company before you make an online investment?
If the claim was made in an online newsletter, bulletin board or blog, copy down the URL and keep it in a handy place.
Use unbiased sources like the U.S. Securities & Exchange commission.
Contact the company directly.
Ask friends & neighbors what they’ve heard.
$100 Question from Cyber-Criminal
You have no idea what kind of anti-virus & anti-spyware protection your computer has, or whether you have a firewall. You should:
Do nothing. Whatever the computer came with is probably just fine.
Be sure to do all your online banking and shopping from that computer.
Check the software on your computer to see if it’s active & up to-date, then get new or updated software from a site or store you know & trust.
Get free software from the pop-up ad you keep seeing.
$200 Question from Cyber-Criminal
Before you enter your personal information online, you should find out:
How the company collecting your information will protect it.
Why the company needs it.
With whom it might be shared.
All of the above.
$300 Question from Cyber-Criminal
Your bank sends you an email asking for your personal info-your account number, password, and Social Security number. You should:
Click the link in the email to check the company’s website before providing the information. If the site looks legit, it’s OK to share your info.
Email your information to the company right away.
Delete the email. If you think there’s a chance the message may be legitimate, call the company’s customer service line using the phone number on your billing statement.
Reply to the email and ask for details before you give away your valuable personal information.
$400 Question from Cyber-Criminal
The optimal length and type of computer password is: A 6-character word you’ll remember.
Your pet’s name, spelled backwards.
Eight or more characters that mix letters, numbers, and symbols.
The word “password.”
$500 Question from Cyber-Criminal
What type of free software may include spyware?
Electronic games
Screen savers and toolbars
Anti-spyware software
All of the above
$100 Question from P2P Three Play
TRUE/FALSE: File-sharing is safest when you set your controls so that your Internet connection is always on.
$200 Question from P2P Three Play
TRUE/FALSE: Some file-sharing programs install spyware that can monitor your browsing habits and send that data to third parties
$300 Question from P2P Three Play
TRUE/FALSE: To do file-sharing, your computer needs special software that connects your computer to an informal network of other computers running the same software.
$400 Question from P2P Three Play
TRUE/FALSE: Files you download could be mislabeled, hiding a virus or other unwanted content.
$500 Question from P2P Three Play
TRUE/FALSE: If you don’t properly install & configure file-sharing software, you could give others access not only to the files you want to share, but also to personal information you
don’t
want to share.
$100 Question from Phishing Scams
You receive an email from your bank informing you that it suspects an unauthorized transaction on your account. To protect your account, the email advises you to click on a link to verify your identity .
Should you do so?
No way-the whole thing sounds ‘phishy.’
Yes-immediately click on the link to verify your identity.
Yes-but first you should make sure the message looks like it’s legitimate.
$200 Question from Phishing Scams
You’re surfing the Web when you see a pop-up message from your Internet Service Provider saying that it needs you to click on a link to verify or update your account information. Should you comply ?
Click on the link-it sounds like a reasonable request. Then find out what info they need.
No-legitimate companies would never ask for information this way.
Yes, immediately-if you don’t, you run the risk of losing all of your email messages.
$300 Question from Phishing Scams
Despite all your precautions, you suspect you’ve been ‘phished‘-and provided personal information to someone pretending to be your bank.
What should you do?
Don’t worry. Because you gave your information in good faith, there’s no way anything wrong will happen.
Contact your local marine sports licensing board to see whether that bank has a valid ‘phishing license.
File a complaint with the FTC & check out their info on identity theft.
$400 Question from Phishing Scams
Let’s say you work for an organization with an excellent information technology department. Your network administrator sends you an email warning of a security breach and asking you to confirm your password by entering it into a secure website.
What should you do?
Don’t enter your password on the website. Instead, report this incident by calling you IT office, or emailing them at an address you know to be genuine.
Don’t enter your password on the website. Instead, email your password to the sender.
Immediately enter your password at the website. You can always trust emails from your own organization.
$500 Question from Phishing Scams
Onguard Online suggests several ways to avoid getting hooked by a phishing scam, including reviewing credit card and bank account statements as soon as you receive them.
How can this help you
avoid
being scammed?
It’s a quick way to be sure you’re solvent. If you have money in the bank, or credit, you’re still a player.
You can know quickly whether someone has started using your account. Then, you can alert the authorities and stop the problem.
It will give you something to do while waiting to see if the scammers have drained your account.
$300 Question from Spam Scam Slam
Let’s say you receive spam. Which are the next 3 steps you should take (PICK 3)?
Forward the spam to [email protected]
$400 Question from Spam Scam Slam
Which 3 of these sound like fraudulent spam (PICK 3)?
Lose up to 2 pounds a day with revolutionary new miracle diet pills!
Wipe out debts! Consolidate Bills! Let federal laws work for you!
Play in foreign lotteries great odds, big payoff!
Your account has been compromised.
Turned down by banks? Bad credit?
We’ll pre-qualify you for a Small fee!
$500 Question from Spam Scam Slam
What are 4 ways to avoid being scammed by spam (PICK 4)?
Always backup data On reliable storage media
Final Jeopardy
In the MySpace Case, what was the name of the fictitious boy who pretended to be Meghan Meier’s friend?
Final Jeopardy Answer
Josh Evans
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