Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees Course: Protecting workplace information and devices

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   Under PIPEDA, which of these is personal information?

   • AA weather forecast
   • BAn employee's performance review
   • CThe public street address of a city library
   • DThe company's yearly budget for office supplies
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   Svar: B. An employee's performance review

   Personal information is information about an identifiable person. It includes opinions, evaluations and employee files.

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   Which kinds of personal information are generally treated as sensitive?

   • AThe name of a city's main street
   • BA store's public opening hours
   • CA company's printed product catalogue
   • DHealth and financial details
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   Svar: D. Health and financial details

   The Privacy Commissioner says health and financial information are generally sensitive, along with other types such as biometric data.

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   Which is an example of a physical safeguard for personal information?

   • AA locked filing cabinet
   • BEncryption software
   • CStaff privacy training
   • DA network firewall
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   Svar: A. A locked filing cabinet

   PIPEDA safeguards are physical (such as locked cabinets), organizational (such as training) and technological (such as encryption and firewalls).

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   You step away from your desk for a coffee. What should you do with your computer?

   • ALock the screen
   • BClose only your email program
   • CTurn the monitor brightness down
   • DLeave it open so coworkers can use it
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   Svar: A. Lock the screen

   Get Cyber Safe advises locking your computer when you step away.

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   A new coworker keeps her password on a sticky note under her keyboard. What is the best advice?

   • ADo not keep passwords near the computer; use a passphrase she can remember
   • BMove the sticky note to the side of the monitor so it is easier to find
   • CWrite the password backwards on the note so others cannot read it
   • DShare the note with the team so no one gets locked out
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   Svar: A. Do not keep passwords near the computer; use a passphrase she can remember

   Get Cyber Safe says not to store your password near your computer.

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   A printed client list is no longer needed. How should it be disposed of?

   • AShred it or use your workplace's secure disposal
   • BPut it in the paper recycling bin
   • CTake it home and put it in your garbage
   • DLeave it in the printer tray for pickup
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   Svar: A. Shred it or use your workplace's secure disposal

   Personal information cannot simply go in the trash. Paper should be destroyed, for example by shredding, or through your workplace's secure disposal.

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   A coworker at a clinic looks up a neighbour's file out of curiosity but tells no one. Is this a privacy problem?

   • AYes, it is access without a business reason
   • BOnly if the neighbour finds out about it
   • CNo, because the information was not shared with anyone else
   • DNo, because the coworker has a login to the records system
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   Svar: A. Yes, it is access without a business reason

   Employee snooping is accessing personal information without authorization or a legitimate business reason, even out of curiosity.

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   You find a USB key in the staff parking lot. What should you do?

   • APlug it into a coworker's computer instead of your own
   • BDon't plug it in; give it to IT or security
   • CKeep it and use it for your own work files
   • DPlug it into your computer to find out who owns it
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   Svar: B. Don't plug it in; give it to IT or security

   Confirm a device is known and trusted before connecting it. Unknown devices may contain malware, and lost items are a classic baiting trick.

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   A vendor at a trade show hands out free USB drives and chargers. What does the Cyber Centre warn?

   • AThey are always tested by the vendor and are safe to use
   • BThey only work with older computers and phones
   • CThey must be used within a week or they stop working
   • DThey may contain malware
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   Svar: D. They may contain malware

   The Cyber Centre says to be cautious with gifted peripherals from unknown parties because they may contain malware.

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    You are at a café and see two Wi-Fi networks with almost the same name. What should you do?

    • AJoin the one that has the stronger signal
    • BAsk staff which network is theirs
    • CJoin the one that does not need a password
    • DJoin both to compare
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    Svar: B. Ask staff which network is theirs

    Criminals set up "evil twin" hotspots with similar names. Confirm the network name with the business before connecting.

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    Which activity should you avoid on public Wi-Fi unless you use a VPN?

    • AChecking the schedule for the next bus
    • BSending personal data
    • CLooking up a restaurant's menu
    • DReading the headlines on a news website
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    Svar: B. Sending personal data

    Do not send personal data or do banking over public Wi-Fi. A VPN routes your traffic through an encrypted connection.

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    Your work laptop says a security update is ready. What is best?

    • ATurn off automatic updates so it stops asking you
    • BSave your work and install it as soon as possible
    • CPostpone it for a few months until things are less busy
    • DIgnore it, since the laptop still works well without it
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    Svar: B. Save your work and install it as soon as possible

    The Cyber Centre says to apply security patches as soon as possible, because they close holes that malware can use.

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    Why is an "end-of-life" device that the maker no longer supports a risk?

    • AIt cannot connect to any printer or monitor
    • BIt uses far too much power when it is left on
    • CIt always runs more slowly than newer devices
    • DIt no longer gets security updates
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    Svar: D. It no longer gets security updates

    Unsupported devices stay open to problems that will never be patched. The Cyber Centre recommends replacing them.

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    What is the 3-2-1 backup rule?

    • A3 copies, 2 types of media, 1 copy offsite
    • B3 passwords, 2 devices and 1 backup for each employee
    • C3 copies on 2 USB keys kept in 1 locked desk drawer
    • D3 backups a day, kept for 2 weeks, all saved on 1 drive
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    Svar: A. 3 copies, 2 types of media, 1 copy offsite

    Keep 3 copies of your information (the original and 2 backups) on 2 different media types, with 1 copy stored offsite.

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    Why should at least one backup be kept offline?

    • ARansomware can reach backups on the network
    • BOffline backups never need to be tested
    • COnline backups are not allowed under Canadian privacy law
    • DOffline backups are always much faster to restore than online ones
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    Svar: A. Ransomware can reach backups on the network

    The Cyber Centre recommends keeping at least one backup offline, because ransomware can reach backups connected to your network.

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    Which provinces have private-sector privacy laws that are considered substantially similar to PIPEDA?

    • ASaskatchewan, Alberta and Ontario
    • BAlberta, British Columbia and Quebec
    • CBritish Columbia, Ontario and New Brunswick
    • DOntario, Manitoba and Nova Scotia
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    Svar: B. Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec

    Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec have their own private-sector privacy laws that are considered substantially similar to PIPEDA.

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