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Security Quiz

Postby Mike Lytt » Tue Apr 11, 2017 10:44 am

Just taken this online security quiz, interesting set of questions. Surprised myself with a "genuine" 9/10 on One attempt


http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/cyberse ... knowledge/

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Re: Security Quiz

Postby gerryh » Tue Apr 11, 2017 10:59 am

10/10 on my first and only attempt.
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Re: Security Quiz

Postby HarryJ » Tue Apr 11, 2017 11:08 am

Wow Gerry thats nothing short of awesome :clap: ...well done you....truly remarkable.......a pathetic 6/10 here and my brother who works for a major bank in their IT dept struggled with 9/10
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Re: Security Quiz

Postby Paulinmalaga » Tue Apr 11, 2017 11:20 am

A very worrying 5/10.....interesting as I thought I knew a bit more and had felt secure up until just now :lol: I doff my hat to you Gerry...btw most amusing twitter profile you have.
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Re: Security Quiz

Postby gerryh » Tue Apr 11, 2017 12:47 pm

Paulinmalaga wrote:Gerry...btw most amusing twitter profile you have.
I don't have a twitter profile that I am aware of.
Can you post me the link to it?
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Re: Security Quiz

Postby Paulinmalaga » Tue Apr 11, 2017 12:56 pm

It popped up on my twitter feed suggesting I should follow you a few days ago, the suggestions change so if it suggest you again I will take a grab of the profile...it popped up as you apparently follow A.com's twitter....maybe you can find it by looking through their followers.
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Re: Security Quiz

Postby gerryh » Tue Apr 11, 2017 1:09 pm

I wasn't aware that A.com has a twitter account or that I follow A.com's twitter or anybody else's twitter.
Generally I don't use social media as I'm not convinved they are totally secure.
I take security very seriously. Hence my 10/10 score.
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Re: Security Quiz

Postby Paulinmalaga » Tue Apr 11, 2017 1:23 pm

https://twitter.com/andalucia_com

You take your security seriously yet you broadcast your photograph, location, full name etc all in an open Forum??? Great start for anyone wishing to do some dodgy activity
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Re: Security Quiz

Postby chrissiehope » Tue Apr 11, 2017 1:26 pm

9 out of 10 - I wasn't sure what the group of hackers was called ;-)
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Re: Security Quiz

Postby Lyric » Tue Apr 11, 2017 2:20 pm

8/10 both RTFQ errors.

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Re: Security Quiz

Postby olive » Tue Apr 11, 2017 4:25 pm

Hmm quite stressful as I expected to get loads wrong. Actually got 9 out of 10. Got the Phishing one wrong.

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Re: Security Quiz

Postby markwilding » Wed Apr 12, 2017 8:40 pm

7/10
Obviously, I need to brush up a little.

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Re: Security Quiz

Postby Mike Lytt » Wed Apr 12, 2017 9:22 pm

Mark, When you put that in context with the results from the 1055 people who took part in the survey your result scored you BETTER than 91% of the public putting you in a very select group of 7% who got the same score.....interestingly out of all the 1055 people who participated only 1% got a perfect score

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Re: Security Quiz

Postby firsttango » Thu Apr 13, 2017 10:05 am

8/10 but one answer was in all honesty a lucky guess so a more realistic 7/10

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Re: Security Quiz

Postby Wicksey » Thu Apr 13, 2017 12:31 pm

9/10 ..... some were educated guesses!

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Re: Security Quiz

Postby Stevemul » Fri Apr 14, 2017 8:47 am

chrissiehope wrote:9 out of 10 - I wasn't sure what the group of hackers was called ;-)
2 of the questions asked for the " name" of a particular activity. Not knowing the " official" terminology is not the same as being unaware of the threat. The quiz is therefore a little unrealistic but nevertheless very interesting.

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Re: Security Quiz

Postby BENIDORM » Fri Apr 14, 2017 10:42 am

All very interesting, but I didn't complete it because I thought that it was probably Spam, Spoof ,Phishing etc. :lol:

The last time that I completed an online quiz for months after I was bombarded with offers of Ukranian Wives and Cheap Sunglasses. :shock:

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Re: Security Quiz

Postby Wicksey » Fri Apr 14, 2017 3:20 pm

That did cross my mind Gordon :lol:

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Re: Security Quiz

Postby Lyric » Fri Apr 14, 2017 3:55 pm

Fancy a Ukranian Wife then Wicksey ? :lolno:

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Re: Security Quiz

Postby Devils Advocate » Fri Apr 14, 2017 4:18 pm

All a bit racist if you ask me, why always Ukranian or Philipino? I seldom get offered one's from Wigan or Birkenhead :mrgreen:
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