Which category of "hacker" is acting legally?
- White hat
- Grey hat
- Black hat
- Red hat
How can input validation help protect against SQL injection?
- By encrypting database connections
- By restricting special characters in user input
- By increasing the complexity of SQL queries
- By installing antivirus software
What is the term for the software that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predefined rules?
- Malware
- Firewall
- Antivirus
- Encryption
What is the name of the encryption method that uses a pair of keys (public and private) to encrypt and decrypt data?
- Symmetric encryption
- Asymmetric encryption
- Hashing
- Salting
An untargetted scam message asking for help, randomly sent to many recipients, is a ______ scam.
- Phishing
- Authorisation
- Blagging
- Adware
Which of the following is not a method of protection from a man-in-the-middle attack?
- Avoiding unfamiliar Wi-Fi hotspots
- Encrypting communication
- Using a VPN
- Using strong passwords
Which category of "hacker" breaks into a system without the owners permission, to steal or damage information?
- White hat
- Grey hat
- Black hat
- Red hat
What is the term for the process of converting encrypted data back into its original form?
- Authentication
- Authorisation
- Encryption
- Decryption
What role does input sanitisation play in SQL injection prevention?
- Encrypting database connections
- Removing special characters from user input
- Increasing the complexity of SQL queries
- Granting unlimited database access to users
Testing a system to find out if an unauthorised user can gain access is called…
- DDoS
- Penetration testing
- Blagging
- Zero-day exploitation
