Automated cybercrime

Computing

Security

A type of malware that can be combated by constantly updating software

Self-replicating malware that does not need to infect an existing program but is able to spread very rapidly, infecting large numbers of machines

Self-replicating malware that usually embeds itself into an existing software on a device and then, once that software is run, spreads to other executable files

Which of the sentences below most accurately represents a worm?

Which of the sentences below most accurately represents a virus?

A discipline in social science that refers to efforts to influence particular attitudes and social behaviours on a large scale to produce desired characteristics in a target population

Getting information from people by promising them things

The psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information

Which of the sentences below most accurately represents social engineering in cybersecurity?

The following sentence is a description of which social engineering attack? "Trying to obtain confidential records such as passwords by sending emails that look as if they are from a legitimate, respected organisation, but contain links to fake websites that take data from their unsuspecting victims"

The following sentence is a description of which social engineering attack? "Redirects victims to a bogus site even if the victim has typed the correct web address. This type of scam is often applied to the websites of banks or e-commerce sites."

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Automated cybercrime

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.