Think Before You Click: Cyber Threats Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Unsolicited and irrelevant emails sent to many users
  2. 4. Security system controlling network traffic
  3. 5. Malware that blocks access or threatens to leak data unless ransom paid
  4. 7. Report suspicious emails quickly to your __________ team.
  5. 9. Don’t share __________ info, colleagues won’t ask via personal email.
  6. 10. Fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information by pretending to be trustworthy
  7. 12. Saving passwords in unsecured files or browsers is unsafe, use a __________ instead.
  8. 13. Disguising communication from unknown source as trusted
  9. 15. Fraud attempt to get sensitive info via SMS
Down
  1. 2. Don’t download strange __________ from unexpected emails — it might be malware!
  2. 3. Don’t click on strange _____ in emails — it might be a phishing trick.
  3. 6. If a site warns it’s unsafe, don’t ignore the browser’s __________.
  4. 8. Clicking ‘unsubscribe’ in spam emails may __________ your email to attackers.
  5. 11. Phishing attack targeted at specific individual or organization
  6. 14. A secret word or phrase used to gain access to a system