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FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

CSE1200 TUTORIAL 3

SECURITY

1. Complete the phish test by following the link below. Share your score with your
colleagues. Was it simple to spot the phishing emails?
https://www.phishingbox.com/phishing-iq-test
2. List and explain three ways to determine whether an email is legitimate or an attempt
at phishing.
a. Explain in simple terms to a non-technical person how they can identify
illegitimate messages that are often forwarded on platforms such as
WhatsApp.
3. What is meant by Critical National Infrastructure?
4. Why do Cyberterrorists target Critical National Infrastructure?
5. Give an example of a cyber-attack on a country’s Critical National Infrastructure.
6. What do you understand the term ‘Insider Threat’ to mean?
7. Ransomware attacks are rampant and present a growing threat to organisations.
Research one Ransomware attack that has occurred recently.
a. What is the name of the Ransomware?
b. What does it do?
c. How is it spread?
d. How can ransomware be removed from an infected system?
e. What is meant by ‘triple extortion’ in the ransomware world?
8. What is typo squatting? What are some of the dangers of typo squatting? How can
companies protect themselves from this?

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