Advanced cyber threats: ransomware and tricks
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Explain in two sentences the difference between a simple virus and an advanced threat.
A simple virus can spread without a plan. An advanced threat is planned and uses a specific weak point.
2
Draw the ransomware story in four boxes and add what a young person should do.
Message, click, locked files, then stay calm, do not follow it and tell a grown-up.
3
Why is it wrong to say that ransomware destroys the device?
It blocks access to files or locks the device; the device itself is not destroyed.
4
Write two feelings a trickster uses and a sentence he might say for each.
For example hurry: “Do it now!” Fear: “Your account will be closed!”