The other day you were watching the news and you heard a journalist talking about a of cyber-threat. Essentially criminals seem to be able to use malicious software to restrict users from accessing their computer system or personal files. Later criminals demand a payment in order for the restriction to be removed. What is the name of this threat?

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	Ransomware
B	Virus
C	Botnet
D	Trojan

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -To help secure your router, change the default name and password, turn off remote management, and log out as the administrator when not performing administrative functions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which one of the following would result in the loss of contact details if it were stolen? Printer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Virus: Viruses are self-replicating programs that attach themselves to clean files, much like a human virus.

Detailed explanation-4: -The PlayStation Network (PSN), Sony’s online gaming service, was attacked in April 2011. The event leaked the user data of 77M users, including names, passwords, emails, and more. Unable to control the spread of the breach, Sony’s PSN platform suffered an outage for 23 days.

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