Practice - Real-World Examples of Cyber Attacks
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Practice Questions
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What is WannaCry?
💡 Hint: Think of a situation where access to your files is denied.
What year did the Equifax data breach occur?
💡 Hint: It was the same year as WannaCry.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of attack was WannaCry?
💡 Hint: Think about attacks that hold data hostage.
True or False: The Equifax data breach involved the compromise of personal information of 147 million people.
💡 Hint: Recall the scale of the breach discussed.
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Challenge Problems
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Discuss the implications of cybersecurity failures in the context of both individuals and organizations, using WannaCry and the Equifax breach as examples.
💡 Hint: Think deeply about how these events affected multiple stakeholders.
Devise a strategy to mitigate risks similar to those exploited in the SolarWinds attack for organizations that rely heavily on third-party vendors.
💡 Hint: Focus on prevention and the development of a comprehensive risk management plan.
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