Grade 8 · Computing
This quiz helps revise “Cybersecurity” in Computing for grade 8. It has 25 questions in five categories: Safer sign-in, Scam signals, Malicious software, Safe connections, Defend and recover. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Which property of a secret passphrase most increases the number of possible guesses an attacker must try?
What software can generate and securely store unique sign-in secrets for different accounts?
What sign-in protection requires…
In the gameWhat type of identity…
In the gameWhat passwordless sign-in method…
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What attack disguises a message or website as a trusted source to steal sensitive information?
An unexpected message urges you to click a link. What is safer to do before acting?
Which part of a…
In the gameWhat is the use…
In the gameWhat is a scam…
In the gameWhat threat pretends to be useful software while secretly performing harmful actions?
What software secretly gathers information about a user's activities without their knowledge?
What threat locks or…
In the gameWhat self-contained malicious program…
In the gameWhat malicious code spreads…
In the gameWhich web protocol means data between your browser and a website is sent over an encrypted connection?
What process transforms readable data into a form that conceals its meaning?
What reverse process turns…
In the gameWhat service adds an…
In the gameWhat security tool controls…
In the gameWhat should you install regularly to fix known vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications?
What is a separate copy of important files that can be restored after loss or an attack?
What check should you…
In the gameWhat principle gives users…
In the gameWhich security property means…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.